Developmental Education Toolkit (A Webinar Sponsored by the Bridges to Opportunity Initiative)
The Webinar will discuss ways to improve education-related policies to reduce the number of students that come to college underprepared and to improve the success of these students once they are enrolled in the states' community colleges. The Webinar will be hosted by BYRON MCCLENNEY, Bridges Consultant at the University of Texas at Austin, and will feature THOMAS G. GREENE, PhD., toolkit author and Educational Consultant, and JIM APPLEGATE, Vice President for Academic Affairs at the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. Together, they will discuss:
--An overview of developmental education data and challenges
--Tools for analysis and discussion on college readiness, postsecondary transition, programming, financing and student financial aid, and performance accountability
--Current and emerging policy trends in the area of developmental education, and
--Communication tools
You can RSVP by visiting the registration page at http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/783/t/4980/event/index.jsp?event_KEY=41063
Following the Webinar, the toolkit will be available for a free download at http://www.communitycollegecentral.org. The event is free and open to all who are interested. If you have any questions or need assistance with registration, please feel free to contact Rosslyn Pieters at rpieters@douglasgould.com. | | | Date: September 16, 2008 3:00PM EDT
Location: Online | | | | Participants | Byron McClenney
Project Director and Sr. Lecturer, Educational Administration, and Community College Leadership Program, University of Texas at Austin
Thomas G. Greene
Toolkit Author and Educational Consultant, Bridges to Opportunity Initiative
Jim Applegate
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
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