1. Maximizing Success and Retention in Developmental Courses and Beyond

2. In this session we will discuss strategies that have increased the success and retention of students enrolled in developmental courses. These strategies promote early connections, high expectations, and provide strong academic support.

3. * Annual data only includes Fall 2010 (official) and Spring 2011 (unofficial)

4. Total Number of Students in 031 Level Developmental Studies Courses

5. Growth in Average Class Size

6. Total Number of Sections

7. Average Class Size

8. Student Success Rates
This year’s goal

9. Successful Completion of Courses

10. Strategies 1) the creation of student success teams,
2) the use of unified texts, tests, and pacing guides for courses,
3) the use of academic coaches,
4) increased support for adjunct faculty
5) modified learning communities.

11. Required for Developmental Courses
Same Textbook
Same Syllabus for Each Course
Departmental Exams
Select Assignments

12. Lead Teacher/Mentor
Schedule meetings with adjunct instructors to discuss the course, teaching issues, etc.
Develop and provide sample lessons.
Develop and provide pacing guides.
Develop and provide tests for each course.

13. Lead Teacher/Mentor
Serve as a resource for questions and concerns about the courses.
Work with discipline specific teams on course development and improvement.
Provide developmental education workshops for adjunct instructors.
Serve as course specialist & liaison with other academic departments.

14. Electronic Resources Pacing Guides
EXAMPLE from RDG 100

15. Electronic Resources Calendar
EXAMPLE from ENG 031

16. Electronic Resources Calendar
EXAMPLE from COL 103

17. Electronic Resources Course Mapping
EXAMPLE from MAT 031

18. Electronic Resources Course Mapping
EXAMPLE from MAT 031

19. Electronic Resources Required Assignments
EXAMPLE from RDG 101

20. Electronic Resources Rubrics
EXAMPLE from RDG 101

21. Tests
EXAMPLE from MAT 031

22. Step by Step Software Guides
EXAMPLE from MAT 031

23. Student Review Tools
EXAMPLE from MATH 031

24. Teaching Strategy Ideas
EXAMPLE from MAT 031

25. Sharing PowerPoint Slides and Sample Lectures
EXAMPLE from ENG 031

26. Sample Lessons
EXAMPLE from ENG 031

27. Ideas for Using Supplemental Material
EXAMPLE from RDG 031

28. Video Resources
EXAMPLE from COL 103

29. Teacher Sharing Faculty D2L Online Communities
adjunct and full-time faculty members upload and share lessons, ideas, and resources
Math Community
Reading Community
English Community
College Skills Community

30. Online Faculty Communities and Resources

31. Adjunct Workshop Topics
Expert Learners
Actively engage with the material, take responsibility for learning, motivate themselves, use learning strategies selectively and strategically, based on personal learning style, attribute failures to correctable causes, and know HOW to learn
What learning strategy can you teach that might improve student performance in your course?

32. References
Five Principles for Powerful Classrooms: Lessons from Strengthening Precollegiate Education in Community Colleges
Pat Hutchings and Molly Breen The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
High Structure
High challenge
Intensity
Learning How to Learn
Make Learning Visible

33. References How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School
John D. Bransford, Ann L. Brown, and Rodney R. Cocking, editors
Expert and Novice Learners
Modeling Expert Behavior
Metacognition
Full Text free online at:

34. Idea Time
What ideas do you have to maximize student success and retention in developmental courses?

35. York Technical College
Thank you
Taunya Paul
York Technical College