Agenda
Please see the Agenda below for each day's activities. All listed session times are ET.
Conference Hours:
12 PM – 5 PM ET
11 AM – 4 PM CT
10 AM – 3 PM MT
9 AM – 2 PM PT
Monday, July 27: Day One |
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12:00 – 1:20 pm ET |
Opening Plenary Session Welcome: Reflecting on 20 Years of Service We open the conference by recognizing the incredible contributions, innovative evolution, and tireless determination over 20 years of early college
We also want to take inspiration from our first 20 years of work together to imagine the bold possibilities of what we can do together to reimagine the transition from high school to postsecondary education.
The Brandon Fleming Story Brandon will share his personal story as a struggling high school student involved with drugs and violence, a college student who came back after dropping out, and an educator creating a pipeline for underrepresented students to the Ivy League.
This session will feature tools and takeaways for educators to inform their practice as well as a Q & A session with Brandon.
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1:20 – 1:30 pm ET |
Break
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1:30 – 2:45 pm ET |
Plenary Session Boosting Resilience During a Pandemic: Trauma Informed Strategies (Part 1) Collective Trauma, such as the coronavirus pandemic, exacts a profound toll on populations, straining people’s ability to regulate overwhelming emotion and to prevent the development of trauma effects and other physical health symptoms. This interactive session will integrate information about the neurobiology of trauma and the inner workings of the human nervous system with practical mindfulness strategies to enhance long-term resilience. Wayne Scott, MA, LCSW
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2:45 – 3:10 pm ET |
Break We encourage attendees to get up and stretch their legs during the break. This is also an opportunity for teams to meet in their team rooms.
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3:10 – 4:00 pm ET |
Concurrent Sessions Boosting Resilience During a Pandemic: Trauma Informed Strategies (Part 2)
Gateway to Career: Moving Work-Based Learning Online What does work based learning look like in the middle of a pandemic? This team of four Massachusetts based Gateway program directors will share how they leveraged grant funds, the Signal Success curriculum and their networks to provide a series of industry-based panels and student coaching to create a high engagement three-week summer learning experience.
Using Data for Advocacy and Program Improvement Telling a story based in data is an important part of advocating for any dual credit program. The team from Pueblo Community College will share how they work together to turn their raw data from the Gateway to College database into reports that make a compelling case for stakeholders to support the program.
Gateway to College 101: The Power of Post-Secondary as a High School Completion Strategy This session will address the essential elements of Gateway to College and provide an opportunity for attendees to ask questions about this unique and sustainable early college model.
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4:00 – 4:10 pm ET |
Break
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4:10 – 5:00 pm ET |
Job Alike Peer Exchange Engage in interactive dialogue with colleagues in similar roles from other institutions. Small-group discussions will be available for the following roles:
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5:10 – 6:00 pm ET |
Virtual Reception & Happy Hour
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Tuesday, July 28: Day Two |
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12:00 – 1:00 pm ET |
Plenary Session: Community Recovery and Institutional Transformation
Gateway to College Student Panel Student leaders from GtC programs around the country will share their experiences in the Gateway to College program and their stories of resilience during the current context. Moderated by Prentice Davis, Senior Manager Gateway to College, Achieving the Dream Featuring: Current Gateway to College students and alumni from Community College of Philadelphia, Holyoke Community College, Mott Community College, & Spokane Falls Community College
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1:00 – 1:15 pm |
Break
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1:15 – 2:30 pm ET |
Deep Dive Sessions Deep Dive sessions will begin with a 20-30 minute presentation by a subject-matter expert and then we will transition to breakout rooms with facilitated small group discussions
Getting Relationships Right New research from Search Institute shows that when young people experience relationships with adults that are characterized by five essential elements, their attitudes, behaviors, and outcomes are better, and their risk behaviors are lower. Those five elements are expressing care, challenging growth, providing support, sharing power, and expanding possibilities. Dr. Kent Pekel will introduce participants to tools that they can use to help staff build developmental relationships with the young people they serve. Small group discussion will include examination of tools the Search Institute has developed for building strong developmental relationships and adaptive strategies for doing this crucial work remotely in the context of COVID19. Dr. Kent Pekel, CEO and President, Search Institute
Re-imagining Outreach in the Wake of COVID19 with a Focus on Race and Underrepresented Populations This is an interactive session designed to engage colleagues around the development and maintenance of outreach planning. This session will specifically address how to reimagine recruitment into programs with a focus on race and underrepresented populations. We will take a step back from the day-to-day operations that have entangled us in the wake of COVID-19. Dr. Shasta Buchanan, Vice President of Student Affairs, Austin Community College
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2:30 -2:45 pm ET |
Break |
2:45 – 3:45 pm ET |
Deep Dive Sessions Optimizing Engagement in Online and Hybrid Instruction
Pursuing an Equity Agenda Through Community Impact
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3:45 – 4:00 pm ET |
Break |
4:00 – 5:00 pm ET |
Concurrent Sessions Centering Youth Voice in COVID Response In this session, attendees will learn about the results of a youth-led survey project in King County, Washington. The survey was designed to surface the effects of COVID19 on young people’s needs and aspirations in order to inform recovery efforts of reengagement programs and community leaders. Hear directly from young people about their experiences and ideas for solutions and reflect on how your programs can respond to the needs raised by young people in the survey.
Budgeting to Expand K-12 Partnerships This session will feature the growing partnership between the Gateway to College program at Holyoke Community college in Holyoke Massachusetts and how the district expanded their investment in the program and reduced the district's high school drop-out rate in half in just three years.
Engaging Students: Relationships, Retention, and Rolling to Goals Many educators contemplate what retains students, keeps them engaged, and progressing toward their goal? Being cognizant of fiscal and human resources, this workshop presents a relational model benefiting both students and schools aiming to achieve goals (e.g., graduation, course completion, attendance, etc.). Strategies will be shared, but more importantly, the critical role educators contribute to student goals will be highlighted and why the relational model matters for disconnected youth.
Communicating with Your Stakeholders This session will highlight a Director's work in developing an annual report designed to inspire, engage, and share program outcomes and strategic goals to a diverse set of stakeholders from within the college and across 13 different public school districts.
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5:10 – 6:00 pm ET |
Virtual Reception & Happy Hour
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Wednesday, July 29: Day Three |
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12:00 – 12:30 pm ET |
Program Recognition
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12:30 – 1:30 pm ET |
Concurrent Sessions: Student Voice/Student Experiences Student Voices in Community College and Higher Education Governance GtC at MWCC alumni share their reflections on serving as student union members, representatives to the College Board of Trustees, and the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education. This session offers strategies to ensure that student voices are heard in policy making and governance at in K-12 and higher education.
Institutional Leadership & Program Success Because Gateway to College is a unique early college model--featuring a staffing plan and funding arrangements that are different from typical K-12 partnerships, campus leadership plays an important role in program success. In this session, administrators from three Gateway partner institutions will share their insights and experience supporting Gateway programs.
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1:30 – 1:45 pm ET |
Break |
1:45 – 3:00 pm ET |
Team Time: Facilitated Strategic Planning Activity Before heading back to summer planning, this session will provide a structured activity with your college team to reflect on what you have learned during the conference and turn your learning into action steps. You will work with your college teams to document your aspirations and goals and identify the strategies needed to make progress toward a strong future.
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3:00 – 3:15 pm |
Break |
3:15 – 4:00 pm ET |
Plenary Closing Session In this final session, we will synthesize what we have done together over the course of our three days and make our commitments to the challenging and exciting work that lies ahead.
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