Project Title: Building a Better Workforce through Contextualized ...

Project Title: Building a Better Workforce through Contextualized Learning Resources

To complete our planned activities, we need… Personnel Faculty Counselor Tutors/SI leaders Project coordinator Administrative assistant Facilities Project office with meeting space

Other Resources Funding for training and professional development activities Office supplies and training materials Release time for math, reading and English faculty to embed in Career Technical Education courses, interview industry representatives including employers and employees to develop contextualized curricula

Activities To meet our overarching goal, we will complete the following activities: Faculty teams will collaborate to produce contextualized math, English and reading curricula Math, reading and English faculty will observe one semester of a Career Technical Education program course Math, reading and English faculty will interview Career Technical Education industry employers to identify skill gaps and needs Math, English and reading faculty will deliver contextualized curricula paired with Career Technical Education courses via learning communities Successful math, science, and English students will train on Career Technical Education programs/requirements and will provide supplemental instruction and/or tutoring to Career Technical Education students enrolled in math, science, reading, and English courses A counselor will provide inclass skill-building presentations to Career Technical Education students

San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA 95207

Outputs

Short-Term Outcomes

The activities we complete will be evidenced by…

If we complete our activities, we expect to see these changes in the first year of the program

Faculty in math, English and reading will produce contextualized curricula for Career Technical Education students Faculty will (combined) produce at least 30 new Career Technical Education contextualized assignments Students will participate in contextualized math, English and reading courses Students enrolled in a contextualized math, English or reading course will participate in SI or tutoring A counselor will provide at least 6 inclass college skillbuilding presentations to students in Career Technical Education courses each academic year

Career Technical Education students who participate in contextualized math, reading and English courses will be more likely to succeed in those courses than similar students in noncontextualized sections of the same courses Career Technical Education students who participate in SI or tutoring for math, science, reading or English will be more likely to succeed in those courses than similar students who do not participate Students enrolled in Career Technical Education courses in which a counselor provided a workshop will make a significantly higher number of appointments per academic year with guidance counselors than similar students who do not attend the in-class presentation

Intermediate-Term Outcomes If we complete our activities, we expect to see these changes in the later stages of the program (2 to 4 years) Students who participate in one or more grant-funded activities (contextualized courses, SI or tutoring and in-class counseling presentations) will be more likely to persist to the following term and following year than similar nonparticipating students; i.e., the more services students receive, the more likely they will be to persist

Impact Our activities and outcomes are expected to produce this largescale change over the next 5 to 10 years Students who participate in one or more grant-funded activities will be more likely to graduate with a degree or certificate within 5 years of their initial participation term than similar students who did not receive grant services Students who participated in contextualized learning communities: - will be more likely to obtain employment and continue up the career ladder in a related CTE field than similar nonparticipating students

Funded by a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE) Office of Post Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education

SAN JOAQUIN DELTA COLLEGE Contextualized Learning & Faculty/Staff Professional Development

Building a Better Workforce Through Contextualized Learning Innovative Strategies in Community Colleges for Working Adults and Displaced Workers |

2009 abstract

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San Joaquin Delta College (SJDC) will provide skill assessment, contextualized instruction, and support services to displaced workers and underemployed adults. SJDC’s career and technical education (CTE) programs enroll a disproportionate share of low-income and non-traditional students. The project will provide the comprehensive services necessary to help adult displaced workers successfully complete their coursework and re-enter the workforce. Participants will learn mathematics, English, and reading skills in contextualized settings that are tailored to match their vocation and will be supported in their coursework by a host of financial support services, counseling, textbook grants, job-shadowing experiences, and peer-led supplemental instruction and tutoring services.

Rigorous Program Evaluation Improved Rates of Learning & Higher Rates of Program Completion by Displaced Workers

Community Support Services from Local Govt. Agencies

Counseling, Workshops, Peer Tutoring, Student Support Services

Job Shadowing Experiences with Local Employers

Model for Building a Better Workforce through Contextualized Learning San Joaquin Delta College Sharon Daegling, Project Coordinator, FIPSE Grant Cunningham 120 209-954-5471 [email protected]