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Academic Vertical Alignment Training and Renewal (AVATAR) Project

Academic Vertical Alignment Training and Renewal (AVATAR) Project. Grant Project Overview Meeting September 27, 2011. From: Achieve, Inc./American Diploma Project http://www.achieve.org/ADPNetwork. U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 ACS .

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Academic Vertical Alignment Training and Renewal (AVATAR) Project

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  1. Academic Vertical Alignment Training and Renewal (AVATAR) Project Grant Project Overview Meeting September 27, 2011

  2. From: Achieve, Inc./American Diploma Project http://www.achieve.org/ADPNetwork

  3. U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 ACS

  4. Report of The Select Commission on Higher Education and Global Competitiveness, January 2009

  5. Participation Add 630,000 more students • Success Award 210,000 more undergraduate degrees and certificates .

  6. From: Achieve, Inc./American Diploma Project http://www.achieve.org/ADPNetwork

  7. College Ready Graduates in English Language Arts and Mathematics: State and Region Texas Education Agency (TEA) Academic Excellence Indicator System Report (AEIS)

  8. College Ready Graduates in English Language Arts and Mathematics: Gender Texas Education Agency (TEA) Academic Excellence Indicator System Report (AEIS)

  9. College Ready Graduates in English Language Arts and Mathematics: Student Groups Texas Education Agency (TEA) Academic Excellence Indicator System Report (AEIS)

  10. College Ready Graduates in English Language Arts and Mathematics: Additional Student Groups Texas Education Agency (TEA) Academic Excellence Indicator System Report (AEIS)

  11. Closing the Secondary and Postsecondary Student Success Gap How will secondary and postsecondary staff… • support the success of students graduating college-ready from high schools? • prepare smooth transitions to postsecondary education? • decrease the need for postsecondary developmental education?

  12. What Is AVATAR?

  13. AVATAR Project Goals • Conduct a pilot vertical alignment training program with Fort Worth ISD, Tarrant County College, and University of North Texas • Design scalable secondary and postsecondary training processes for vertical and horizontal curriculum alignment that support successful transition and completion for students preparing for higher education and careers

  14. AVATAR Project Goals • Facilitate secondary and postsecondary work groups, composed of faculty, administrators, and P-16 Council leaders, to conduct horizontal and vertical curriculum alignment of high school courses, higher education lower division course sections, and lower division course sequences in 2 year and 4 year higher education settings

  15. AVATAR Project Outcomes • Enhance the success of students graduating college-ready from high schools and prepared for smooth transitions to postsecondary education with a significant decrease in the need for developmental education • Ensure course descriptions, content learning outcomes, instructional strategies, and student and instructor expectations are aligned and communicated so that secondary students are prepared to enroll and succeed in postsecondary education at all levels

  16. AVATAR Project Outcomes • Create secondary and postsecondary course templates aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) End-of-Course (EOC) Assessments, and Texas College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) in Chemistry, English Language Arts, and Mathematics • Develop project training workshops, deliver to faculty, administrators, Education Service Center personnel, and P-16 leaders throughout the state, and provide technical assistance to help these participants replicate the vertical alignment processes and activities in their regions

  17. AVATAR Model

  18. AVATAR Partners • University of North Texas P-16 Council • University of North Texas • Texas Woman’s University • Dallas County Community College District • North Texas Community College Consortium • Stephen F. Austin University • Collin College • Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce • Early College High School at Brookhaven College • Fort Worth Independent School District • Dallas Independent School District • Tarrant County College • Education Service Center Region 10 • Education Service Center Region XI

  19. Partnership Benefits • Build capacity to improve curriculum alignment between secondary and postsecondary courses • Strengthen secondary and postsecondary commitment to college access for all students

  20. Secondary and Postsecondary Partners • Secondary district leadership and teachers who teach English III, English IV, Chemistry and Algebra II • Postsecondary (2 year and 4 year) staff who teach fundamental courses of English Language Arts (1301and 1302), Chemistry (1311 and 1312), and Mathematics (1314 and 1414)

  21. Partners’ Roles and Responsibilities Partners… • Are committed to higher education access for all students • Understand content knowledge and skills • Utilize research-based instructional strategies • Demonstrate strong communication and leadership skills • Are effective team players • Are flexible – able to deal with ambiguity

  22. AVATAR Partnership Agreement

  23. Secondary and Postsecondary Pilot Training Modules Module One • AVATAR Project Introduction and Partners’ Roles and Responsibilities Module Two • Creating a College Ready Student • National, state, and regional data • David Conley’s research and college ready model Module Three • State Standards and Assessment Connections • Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) • Texas Assessment Program [End-of-Course (EOC)] Module Four • College and Career Readiness Standards Module Five • College Board ACCUPLACER Tests Module Six • Secondary and Postsecondary Course Profiles

  24. Questions Concerns

  25. AVATAR Project Contacts • University of North Texas • Jean Keller • AVATAR Project • North Texas Regional P-16 Coordinator • Education Service Center Region XI • Francine Holland • Deputy Executive Director of Instructional Services • Kathy Wright-Chapman • Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

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