Enhancing Student Success through Reading Apprenticeship at College of San Mateo
The Reading Apprenticeship program at College of San Mateo aims to address achievement gaps and improve overall student success rates. With 70% of incoming students requiring basic skills classes, the initiative focuses on creating partnerships, conducting purposeful forums, and emphasizing collaborative efforts to support students academically. Professional development for faculty has been prioritized, enhancing teaching methods across various disciplines. Through targeted workshops and tutoring, the program has positively impacted student confidence and performance in reading, fostering a culture of continuous learning.
Enhancing Student Success through Reading Apprenticeship at College of San Mateo
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Reading Apprenticeship BSILI Spotlight June 3, 2014
CSM Student Data • 70% of incoming students place into a basic skills class • There are achievement gaps that have not been addressed • Our goal is to improve the college-wide student success rates
Framing the Narrative • Mapping Change-Golden Line (p. 3) Theory of Change specifies… a) how to create partnerships; b) hold purposeful forums; c) focus on results; d) operate collaboratively and e) locate and employ needed support, technical or otherwise.
Squiggly Lines of Learning ? • What professional learning have College of San Mateo (CSM) educators experienced and what value does this learning have for the CSM community?
Timeline • June 2012-CSM Team attended BSILI • June 2012-STEM Dean joined RA Community of Practice • Summer 2012-CSM Team attended 3-day RA workshop in Oakland • August 2012-Hosted 3CSN-sponsored RA event
Timeline • October 2012-Hosted LINKS VI • January 2013-FLEX day for 3CSN sponsored RA workshop; other colleges invited to attend. • June 2013-CSM Team attends BSILI • June 2013-CSM Team attends RA LCoP • September 2013-CSM RA Event • November 2013-RA workshop with focus on Social Sciences
Institutional and Curricular An Improved Campus Culture Assessment Better trained faculty Student Success
Faculty Support of Reading Apprenticeship • Academic Senate made RA their highest priority in their 2013/2014 goals • The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Center has been revived to support faculty professional development • Two professional enrichment co-coordinators hired to develop and promote professional development opportunities
Disciplines engaging in RA Spring 2014 • Anthropology • Art • Biology • Chemistry • Math • Physics • Astronomy • English • ESL • Reading • Sociology • Psychology
RA in the CSM Learning Center • Tutoring and FIGs • Pathway to College program • Reading Apprenticeship Workshops
Number of students exposed to RACurrent and Projected • Fall 2012 – 300 students • Spring 2013 – 500 students • Fall 2013 – more than 1500 students (estimated)
How RA is Effecting the Student Learning Experience • “Reading activities helped me improve my performance in this class.” • “Working with reading strategies in class has given me confidence in my ability to comprehend what I read.”
“…now that I have actually seen these strategies, I have actually made connections and I have seen other students doing the same, I actually understand what reading is. I just feel it is really important, and I want to take this to everyone else so they can also take advantage of this skill we all have.” Jorge Tafolla – RA Student, 2013
Squiggly Lines of Learning? • What professional learning have College of San Mateo (CSM) educators experienced and what value does this learning have for the CSM community?
