Reading Apprenticeship

BSILI SpotlightJune 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 ande) locate and employ needed support,

technical or otherwise.

Old School

The RA Approach

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

Interaction with

Students

Professional

Development

3CSN/WestEd

Better trained faculty

Student Success

An Improved Campus Culture

Assessment

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) Fall

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Number of Students with RA training

Number of StudentsExponential (Number of Students)Linear (Number of Students)

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.”

Bio 110 Case Study

Focused on student achievement

“…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?