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| The Maricopa County Community College District and Educational Impact are proud to present Teaching Strategies to Super Charge Your College Classroom. This online professional development program provides faculty members with an understanding of the teaching strategies needed to be a successful college instructor.
Many college instructors are experts in their field, but lack an understanding of the teaching strategies and techniques needed to be successful in a college classroom. This program provides faculty members with a laundry list of researched-based teaching strategies that engage students and improve learning outcomes. Learn how to develop a syllabus, set up a cohesive lesson plan, and choose the right type of assessment. Hear how active learning strategies can increase student engagement – then watch real college instructors in action as they use these strategies in actual college classrooms. This program will give college faculty the confidence they need to engage students (both face to face and online) and super charge their college classroom! Click Here for the full story. |
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| Education Commission of the States, Academy for Educational Development and Iowa State University have agreed to establish the Community College Policy Center (CCPC). The CCPC will be a critical resource for community college leaders, state policymakers, policy analysts and researchers as they seek to fully leverage community colleges as critical mechanisms for achieving college attainment and workforce development goals. In order to provide the high quality information that state leaders need, the Policy Center will disseminate information on critical policy trends and issues affecting community colleges; produce policy and applied research; engage policymakers in live and virtual discussions on developing policy issues; and provide technical assistance to policymakers and state and local community college leaders. |
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| In November 2008, the National Science Foundation funded a meeting of a group of leaders from two-year colleges and STEM professional organization to discuss the state of STEM teacher preparation in the United States. The outcome of this meeting was a report, The State of Affairs: Impact and Implications of STEM Teacher Education at Two-Year Colleges. This report addresses current practices, challenges, and recommendations for future action related to STEM teacher preparation at two-year colleges. Authors hope that this publication informs institutions wanting to initiate or enhance their STEM teacher preparation, and guide policy makers as they forge legislation to enhance STEM education in the U.S. |
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| Gov. Jan Brewer issued an executive order in June reinstituting the Arizona Community College Council. The council unites the state's 10 community college districts, the Gila County provisional community college district, and Tohono O'odham and Dine community college districts, creating a body to speak on behalf of the state's community colleges. The council provides a coordinating mechanism for colleges to meet and discuss state education needs. Governor Brewer charged the council with creating a business plan focused on "accountability, predictability and affordability.” |
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| One of the fastest-growing and most important segments of the American college scene are community colleges, which enroll a 44 percent of U.S. undergraduate students. To find out what the main differences are between community colleges and four-year liberal arts institutions, Professor’s Guide blog invited George Boggs, president and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges, to offer his thoughts. Dr. Boggs notes that with family budgets now under the microscope, community colleges have become attractive alternatives to the more expensive four-year colleges and universities, and offers the top ten reasons that nearly half of American undergraduates choose to start their higher education in a community college. |
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| Building a High Quality Education Workforce suggests that state efforts to improve student achievement focus on workforce policies and practices, and on funding decisions that improve the quality of the education workforce. To do this, governors should consider a comprehensive human capital approach that strategically invests in teachers and principals and that, in turn, can improve student outcomes. This retooling of state and local systems for recruiting, training and retaining talent, should include setting or raising minimum-entry standards for teacher- and principal-training programs; improving such programs' emphasis on student achievement; and designing performance-based pay and professional career ladders. |
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| A new analysis of existing online-learning research by the U.S. Department of Education reveals that students who took all or part of their class on line performed better, on average, than those taking the same course through traditional face-to-face instruction. The study says online learning is deserving of analysis, because it is one of the "fastest growing trends in educational uses of technology." Most of the studies examined by researchers dealt with college-level courses, and Department of Education officials caution against generalizing the report's findings to the K-12 level. Still, the report could help educators as they seek to create effective learning environments for all students. |
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