Strengthening Pre-collegiate Education in Community Colleges (SPECC)

Strengthening Pre-collegiate Education in Community Colleges (SPECC)

We are pleased to announce a new set of reports and products from our three-year project, Strengthening Pre-collegiate Education in Community Colleges (SPECC). Drawn from the work on the 11 participating campuses, these materials were produced over the final year and a half of the project by different members of the Carnegie team. Faculty, campus administrative leaders, policy makers, researchers and others interested in improving basic skills education are invited to download the full set of materials below. Please note that this site includes additional resources as well, including multimedia exhibits, short “Carnegie Perspectives” essays, and summaries by each campus of its SPECC activities.


Basic Skills for Complex Lives: Designs for Learning in the Community College
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Listening to Students About Learning
By Andrea Conklin Bueschel
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The Promise of Faculty Inquiry for Teaching and Learning Basic Skills
By Mary Taylor Huber
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Faculty Inquiry in Action: Guidelines for Working Together to Improve Student Learning
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Strengthening Pre-collegiate Education in Community Colleges: Project Summary and Recommendations
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Change and Sustain/Ability: A Program Director’s Reflections on Institutional Learning
By Rose Asera
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Toward Informative Assessment and a Culture of Evidence
By Lloyd Bond
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Fall Open Houses at Northeastern University for Seniors and Transfer students

Please pass on information to your students. (Registration required)

http://www.northeastern.edu/admissions/open_house/index.html
Dates - October 17, 31 November 7

Women in Engineering Day - 10/30/09Women in Engineering Day is an all day event for high school girls and their parents to find out more about our program. This year it is scheduled for Friday, October 30, 2009. The day starts out with a Welcome Continental breakfast, several information presentations, and a student panel of engineering women ready to answer all of your questions. Over lunch, meet our Admissions, Financial Aid, and Residential Life staff. The afternoon includes visits to our engineering research facilities with lots of fun activities. The day ends with an optional campus tour. To reserve a spot, please e-mail Rachelle Reisberg at r.reisberg@neu.edu by October 17th.

How People Learn

Our first How People Learn session will take place this Friday at Northern Essex Community College from 11:00 until 2:30. Dr Zahopoulos (PI for this STEP grant) will again lead this seminar which will consist of 4 different sessions throughout the academic year. While it is being hosted at Northern Essex Community College, all institutions are welcome to join. If you are interested in attending a session or would like more information about the seminar, please contact Ryan Sauve at r.sauve@neu.edu