On Friday, April 20th, participants from across the state convened for LINKS 2018: The Fierce Urgency of Now: Preparing for Change at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Ventura. Deborah Harrington, 3CSN Executive Director and Dean of Student Success at the Los Angeles Community College District, set the tone with a powerful welcome message. 3CSN Coordinators Erik Armstrong and Kyle […]
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Intro to RA at CSU Monterey Bay!
To kick off the spring semester, nearly 40 CSU Monterey Bay and Ohlone College faculty members came together to explore discipline-specific literacies through an Introductory Reading Apprenticeship workshop at CSU Monterey Bay on January 17, 2017. These faculty members teach in diverse disciplines and learning contexts, including Cinematic Arts and Documentary Film Production, English, First […]
Innovations Stalled by “Not-Invented-Here?”
A “not invented here” bias on the part of faculty is often cited as a factor in inhibiting the spread and adaptation of innovations in teaching and learning practice. The “bias” part alludes to a prejudgment that what we create locally will be better-suited to our teaching needs and learning contexts than an adaptation of […]
LINKS 9 – Beyond the Classroom: Strengthening Ties between Classroom Teaching and Academic Support Services
The LINKS 9 kickoff was held on February 21, 2014, at Cerritos College. Participants walked away with an understanding of how learning happens in academic support services: library, peer assisted learning programs (i.e. tutoring, writing center and learning centers) and noncredit programs that reinforce credit classroom learning. The day was enriched by having attendees create effective […]
New Pilot Community of Practice in CTE/ABE Open for Applications
The California Department of Education (CDE) and the California Adult Literacy Professional Development Project (CALPRO) have announced a new Community of Practice training on Integrated and Contextualized Workforce Skills in the ABE/ASE Classroom. Participant Commitment and Online Activities – mid-March through the end of April 2014 Participants must access pre-session assignments online and engage in other […]
LINKS 8: What Do Students Need to Know? Creating Space for Courageous Conversations about Disciplinary Knowledge
3CSN’s major Communities of Practice (CoP)—the California Acceleration Project, Habits of Mind, and theReading Apprenticeship Project—were developed based on the needs and concerns of California community college practitioners working in regional and leadership networks. Faculty, staff, and administrators from every California community college have engaged in our CoPs as they have worked to redesign developmental sequences […]
Changing Pathways: How Community Colleges are Rethinking College Readiness in Math
A must-read for community college professionals committed to student success and equity, this policy brief highlights the growing national movement to prioritize statistics and quantitative reasoning and rethink the traditional one-size-fits-all, algebra-based approach to math remediation. Burdman presents the rationale behind innovative new approaches, and she connects several efforts underway nationally, including 3CSN’s California Acceleration Project, […]
How to Flip without Flopping
The Beginnings Created by Knewton and Column Five Media Articles & Resources Five Best Practices for the Flipped Classroom Flipped Learning Network – Ning community of flippers Khan Academy Academic Earth TeacherTube YouTube Education 6 Expert Tips for Flipping the Classroom Edcanvas Sophia’s Flipped Classroom Certification 8 Great Videos About the Flipped Classroom TedEd
Introducing The Threshold Project at LINKS 8
3CSN’s major Communities of Practice (CoP)—the California Acceleration Project, Habits of Mind, and the Reading Apprenticeship Project—were developed based on the needs and concerns of California community college practitioners working in regional and leadership networks. Faculty, staff, and administrators from every California community college have engaged in our CoPs as they have worked to redesign […]
Student Success Lives Here Spotlight: Los Medanos College
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: A linguist and a librarian go up the mountain and meet a bunch of honey badgers. They come back down as new-age dragon slayers determined to change peoples’ lives through a non-movement movement. What do you mean, you don’t get it? We are talking about BSILI, of course. […]
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