Second Annual Pikes Peak Regional Symposium on Student Success1

Second Annual Pikes Peak Regional Symposium on Student Success

Sponsored by PPCC’s Office of the President,PPCC Foundation, PPCC Writing Center, Community Prep School

Schedule:
8:00 am-8:25 am ...Check-in
8:30 am-8:45 am...Greetings/Logistics
8:35 am-9:15 am...General Session, President Kinkel
9:30 am-10:30 am ..Session 1: (3 breakout sessions)
10:45 am-11:45 am .Session 2: (3 breakout sessions)
12:00 pm-12:45 pm.Lunch—NO SPEAKER
1:00 pm-2:00 pm ..Session 3: (3 breakout sessions)
2:10 pm-2:30 pm ..Wrap-Up / Friday, 23 April 2010 8 am--2:30 pm
Community Prep School
332 E. Willamette Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(Wahsatch and Willamette)
Martin Schneider, Director
719-227-8836 ext. 125

CALL TO CONFERENCE

Last year, we held our First Annual Symposium in an attempt to begin answering the question, “As teachers, what can we do—what should we do—to help students make a successful transition from high school to college?” This question is as relevant today as ever, perhaps more so, and once again secondary and post-secondary school teachers from around the Pikes Peak Region will gather in April to focus our attention on Student Success as we continue to explain our curricula to one anotherand to discuss education, teaching, and learning.

We will have the opportunity to take stock of what we have done to work more closely with one another over the past year, and we will continue our conversations about ways to ensure that our students experience a smoother transition from high school to college and greater academic success in general.

And while last year’s conference focused on college level reading andwriting, the Second Annual Pikes Peak Regional Symposium on Student Success broadens our scope to include history, math and foreign languages. In addtion, we will offer sessions on working with new Colorado State standards, concurrent enrollment protocols, students with disabilities, and other topics as indicated below.

Once again, PPCC President Tony Kinkel and the PPCC Foundation generously invite all to participate free of charge. This NO-FEEevent is co-sponsored by the PPCC Writing Center and hosted this year with logistical support provided by School District 11’s Community Prep School: Marty Schneider, Director.

President Kinkel will be writing to district superintendents and building principals within the next few days alerting them to this year’s Symposium and asking their support for our important teacher-to-teacher discussions by encouraging faculty attendance and providing release time on 23 April.

Our limited space may accommodate only the first 150 registrants, so please fill out the registration form (found at the end of this document) and email to to reserve your seat today.

We look forward to another great day of discussion and engagement!
2010 Symposium Topics

General Transfer Pathways/Writing Expectations

Lorraine Secondary School College Prep Composition

Transitioning to the new PreK-12 Colorado Content Standards (adopted December 2009) with embedded 21st Century Skills

What We Do With Developmental Math

Preparing High School Students with Disabilities for Higher Education

Palmer High School College Prep Composition

Concurrent Enrollment Legislation/Ascent 5th Year Program

Retention: When and How?

Creating Successful History Experiences

Younger Students In College

Developing Confidence For Success In College

Obstacles To College Engagement—Community Prep Student Panel

Taking The Pulse-Identifying College Preparedness Issues

The Learning Experience: Perspectives From Online And Hybrid Students - A Panel Discussion

Foreign Language High Schooland College Collaboration

Symposium on Student Success 1

Second Annual Pikes Peak Regional Symposium on Student Success

Sponsored by PPCC’s Office of the President, The PPCC Foundation, PPCC Writing Center, Community Prep School

Friday, 23 April 2010 8 am--2:30 pm

Community Prep School

332 E. Willamette Ave.

Colorado Springs, CO 80903

(Wahsatch and Willamette)

Martin Schneider, Director

719-227-8836 ext. 125

Schedule:

8:00 am-8:25 am ...Check-in

8:30 am-8:45 am...Greetings/Logistics

8:35 am-9:15 am...General Session

9:30 am-10:30 am ..Session 1: (3 breakout sessions)

10:45 am-11:45 am .Session 2: (3 breakout sessions)

12:00 pm-12:45 pm.Lunch—NO SPEAKER

1:00 pm-2:00 pm ..Session 3: (3 breakout sessions)

2:10 pm-2:30 pm ..Wrap-Up

To help with Session Planning, please CIRCLE up to FIVE of the following topics which seem most interesting to you today.

GT Pathways/Writing Expectations

Lorraine Secondary School College Prep Composition

Colorado Department of Education Standards

What we do with Developmental Math

Identifying Students with Disabilities/Self-Advocacy

Palmer High School College Prep Composition

Concurrent Enrollment Legislation/Ascent 5th year program

Retention Topics

Creating Successful History Experiences

Younger Students in College

Developing Confidence For Success In College

Obstacles To College Engagement—Community Prep Student Panel

Taking the Pulse-Identifying college preparedness issues

The Learning Experience: Perspectives from Online and Hybrid Students - a Panel Discussion

Foreign Language HS & College Collaboration

Parking: NO FEE onsite and street parking is available in the Community Prep School vicinity, Wahsatch and Willamette near downtown Colorado Springs.

REGISTRATION FORM

To register for the 2010 Symposium on Student Success,please email your completed form to as soon as possible and no later than FRIDAY, 16 April 2010.

CONFERENCE FEE: $00.00--FUNDED BY PPCC’S OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

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Name and Title:

Email address:

Phone:

School/Organization/Institution:

Special needs accommodations (if any):

Unfortunately, the Symposium may be LIMITED to the FIRST 150 registered participants. Please email your registration form as soon as possible.

Conference Organizers:

Larry Giddings

Sandra Miller502-3063Sandra.miller@ppcc,edu