BSILI Acceleration CoP

Overview BSILI Acceleration CoP

The Acceleration Community of Practice formed at BSILI 2012 consists of seven BSILI participants who represent campuses from northern, central, and southern California. These participants engaged in conversations intended to assist them in either expanding or instituting acceleration efforts on their campuses. The initial focus of this group is for the members to collect information from campuses in their region which are currently engaged in a model of acceleration.

The goals of the Acceleration Community of Practice are: (1) provide an avenue for members to explore the many models of acceleration, (2) provide support as members move to implementation on their own campus, and (3) offer connections to professional development for faculty involved in accelerated classrooms.

What We Did at BSILI

Pasadena City College

Connections / Networks with like-minded people around the state Learned about the various Acceleration Models that are being implemented in CCC The Course Outline Record activity (gatekeeper)

Carrie Starbird

Gavilan College

Lessons from Icebreaker Exercise: The Marshmallow Metaphor Boot-Camp: Metacognition exercises, Reading Apprenticeship lesson, understanding data mart and pipeline/gatekeeper courses

Scott Sander

Santa Rosa College

Worked

with colleagues from my college to assess best practices, generate specific tasks, Learned how other campuses have initiated programs and learn from their success. Taking initiative in being a leader

Lauren Servais

Antelope Valley College

Clear understanding of how difficult it is for students to complete remedial courses. Basic Skills Co-Hort Tracking Tool. Creating a plan to accelerate students through the Reading and Writing courses. Whos Who List Activity to engage with key personnel on campus.

Mary Rose Toll & Anne Rees

West Valley College

Two directions that BSILI influenced: 1. Leadership Role as Dept. Chair Promoting centralized leadership within my department and finding the gems in our campus The Role of Leadership within each faculty member (e.g. data-driven, resources, researcher, survey) 2. Classroom Team Base Learning Exercise in context of reading and writing process.

How Did It Impact Us?

All Together
Connections to other CCC faculty and staff, Knowledge of resources to investigate data mart from our campus as well as other campuses (Cohort Tracking Tool) Curricular Innovations, Understanding that leadership was from the roles we lead and work toward defining and achieving student success Recognize an area of concerns and to consider ways of addressing the issues. Working with other faculty members from various departments to develop CoP. Meeting with the Chair of department, working closely with Basic Skills Committee, and forming a faculty inquiry group.

Where do we go from here

Collectively
Continue networking efforts at the campus, regional and state level, Im working to make things happen on my campus, Also, building community beyond my campus through CoP Further investigate other models of acceleration and helping to implement one or more on my campus, Plan to add additional 8week courses (English & Reading) Created the AVC Quest for Success, which will guide students from basic skills pathways through college-level courses

BSILI Acceleration Song