1. T2 1A. Catch Them Early: Focus on Early Alerts & Interventions
SAI EAI Team
Brooke Bovee * Ana Corrales * Davia Hudson-Holness
MDC Conference Day
March 1, 2018

2. Workshop Outline Introductions
What are the “Red Flags” to student success?
Challenges/barriers to retention, progression and completion
What are Early Alerts & Interventions (EAI)?
How does it support student success?
Creating a Support Services Partnership
CHM 1025 Faculty Experience
Recruiting for Spring Training!

3. What are the “Red Flags” in your class?

4. What is EAI? 
A systematic approach to deploying the right people with the right resources at the right times 
Comprehensive, intrusive, pro-active and intentional  
Aligned with individual student needs (cognitive and non-cognitive)
Focused on what we can influence/control  
Collaborative between professors, tutors, advisors, and mentors
Evidence-based

5. EAI is the framework for doing this
Overview
Students start in different places, have different needs, and progress at different speeds
Range of strategies available to improve course performance, progression and completion
Instructional strategies
Supplemental instruction
Non-cognitive support
Key is providing equitable opportunities so individual students can succeed in spite of differences
EAI is the framework for doing this

6. Some Possible Alerts
Attendance: monitoring who is late and absent, and who attends the first day
Previous Attempts: identifying who is repeating the course for the 2nd or 3rd time
Diagnostic: assessing prerequisite knowledge or skills
Class Materials: identifying who has acquired and who brings the textbook(s), access codes, other materials to class regularly
Assignments: monitoring completion of and/or assessing student learning on the first assignment(s)
Quizzes/Tests: assessing students’ scores on early quizzes and tests

7. Some Possible Alerts
Threshold Concept/Skill: identifying and assessing a concept or skill covered early in the term that students must master in order to succeed in the rest of the course
Engagement: assessing engagement in class activities or discussions, with homework, and/or with Blackboard or another online learning platform
Non-Cognitive Factors: assessing work, transportation, family, or personal issues that are interfering with students’ success
Pedagogy: reviewing your pedagogy via an anonymous, mid-term student survey on your teaching strategies
MAP: ensuring students are taking the required or recommended courses for their program of study
GPA: determining at-risk students by overall GPA
Awesomeness: promoting and rewarding good work and good habits

8. Describe your Dream Partnership with Support Services

9. CHM 1025 Faculty Experience

10. What We’ve Learned Effective EAI system is intentional
Structured roles and responsibilities for faculty and those who support
Early diagnostic to determine starting levels
Frequent assessments and feedback
Individual study plans
Early and regular communication
Faculty, tutors and students
Evaluation, best practice sharing and on-going improvement
Requires multiple semesters for smooth implementation

11. Hands-On Activity 1 Identify a Course for EAI
Identify a course you will teach in the next semester that could be a good candidate for EAI
Discuss with the person sitting next to you why you want to apply early alerts and interventions to this course

12. Upcoming EAI Workshops
Thursday, March 8 (1:30 – 4:00 PM) @ Homestead Campus (Rm F203)
Friday, March 16 (1:30 PM – 4:00 PM) @ North Campus (Rm 1203)
Wednesday, March 28 (1:30 – 4:00 PM) @ Wolfson Campus (Rm 3325)
Blackboard Workshops
Thursday, March 15 (1:00 – 2:30 PM) Retention Center + (2:30 – 4:00 PM) Kendall Campus (Rm 9105)
Friday, March 23 (1:00 – 2:30 PM) Retention Center + (2:30 – 4:00 PM) Collaborate @ North Campus (Rm 2223)

13. Contact EAI Team Brooke Bovee, English @ North, bbovee@mdc.edu x7-1699
Ana Corrales, Wolfson, x7-3413
Arlen Garcia, North, x7-1880
Davia Hudson-Holness, Wolfson, x7-3113
AJ Kreider, Homestead x7-5088
Alex Hernandez, Learning Hialeah, x7-8630
Jenn Kross, Retention Kendall, x7-2316
District:
Susan Mayer, SAI Senior Partner, x7-7555
Hanadi Saleh, Director of Training & Development, x7-1371