Partnering for Student Success: Earning College Credit in the School Library Paige Battle & Lori Wamsley ILAGO Conference May 16, 2015
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While you were out... PAVTEC PACTEC Dual Credit
What is Dual Credit? Approved high school instructors teach PCC courses on your high school campus High school students earn PCC credits, which are transcribed by PCC These credits are transferable to colleges across the country No tuition, no fees, no kidding - THE CREDITS ARE FREE!
How Dual Credit Works Instructor Approval Course Approval Admission & Registration Grades → Transcript
Student Benefits ● It’s FREE o $2.9 million saved in o Up approximately 28% for ● Head start on college completion ● Increases likelihood of attending college
Who Can Participate ● Qualified high school instructors ● High schools in our service area ● Registered high school students o Exception: Study Abroad students ● Programs offered by PCC
High School Teacher Support ● Dual Credit office o Enrollment of students ● PCC subject area faculty o Learning outcomes (aka CCOGs) o Syllabus & learning activities ● Yearly symposium o Educational topics/speakers ● Professional Development funding
Assessment/Evaluation ● Initial assessment & every three years o credit/pcc-faculty/documents/ PCCDualCreditAssessmentFormFillablePDF.pdf credit/pcc-faculty/documents/ PCCDualCreditAssessmentFormFillablePDF.pdf ● Review of Learning Outcomes ● Curriculum revisions
Courses Offered ED Library Procedures* ED Library Collection DevelopmentLibrary Collection Development *ED Library Access ServicesLibrary Access Services *ED Introduction to Library and Information ServicesIntroduction to Library and Information Services ENG Introduction to Literature (Fiction)Introduction to Literature (Fiction)
Extracurricular Activity
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Student Perspective Why I took this course Reference Desk Readers’ Advisory Booktalks In the future...
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