Santa Fe Community College

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Santa Fe Community College

• ABE Transitions to College Project
• Update as of September 1, 09

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Background

• Decisions, decisions.

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2008 STEM Project

• Concurrent Enrollment in GED/ESL STEM
• GED/ESL single cohort
• Students in class four nights a week
• 2 nights STEM
• 2 nights regular GED or ESL class
• 35 completion rate
• Different Coach/Content and ABE/ESL
• Instructors
• Students did not receive a stipend

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2009 I-BEST Model

• Embedded instruction
• Class twice a week/3 hrs. each session
• Separate ESL/GED cohorts
• Two teachers in every class session
• Coach is also the GED/ESL instructor
• Students receive a stipend
• So far, a 90 persistence rate

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Identifying Career Needs

• Northern Area Local Workforce Board Santa Fe
  County Workforce Profile
• 4 designated "priority industries"
• Health Services
• Information Technology
• Finance
• Small Businesses with Sustainable Wages. 

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Further support

• Recommended source from our Career Center
  Counselor
• ONet In Demand Careers http//online.onetcenter
  .org/
• Relevance Code Occupation
• 100 11-3021.00 Computer and Information
  Systems Managers
• 73 43-9011.00 Computer Operators
• 72 15-1081.00 Network Systems/Data
  Communications Analysts
• 71 15-1051.00 Computer Systems Analysts
• 71 15-1071.01 Computer Security Specialists
  
• 70 15-1011.00 Computer and Information
  Scientists, Research
• 68 17-2061.00 Computer Hardware Engineers
  
• 68 25-1021.00 Computer Science Teachers,
  Postsecondary
• 66 15-1061.00 Database Administrators
• 66 15-1071.00 Network and Computer Systems
  Administrators
• 63 15-1031.00 Computer Software Engineers,
  Applications
• 62 13-1073.00 Training and Development
  Specialists
• 62 15-1041.00 Computer Support Specialists
  
• 61 15-1032.00 Computer Software Engineers,
  Systems Software

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Why CITC/OFTC Courses?

• Mandatory for all SFCC associate degrees
• OFTC 111 is a prerequisite for the completion of
  the Accounting Specialist Certificate
• both OFTC 111 and CITC 111 can be applied towards
  certificates in Dental Assisting and Office
  Management.

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Selection Process

• Who was going to participate?

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GED Students ESL Students

• TABE grade level equivalency of at least 8.0 in
  reading, language and math
• Consistent attendance in GED classes

• 220-235 on CASAS Reading (NRS Level 6)
• Enrolled in one of three advanced ESL courses
• Consistent attendance in ESL/GED en español
  classes
• Mid-range score on Technology survey

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Challenges

• What do we still need to figure out?

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Future Discussions

• Division of time between content and GED/ESL
  material and teachers
• Textbooks Level of difficulty vs. content
  support
• Students time commitments (longer days vs. more
  days)

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Outcomes

• What are we hoping for?

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Measuring Success

• Completion of CITC/OFTC courses with a C or
  better
• Completion of GED or ESL courses
• Enrollment in college classes either full or
  part-time
• Improved employment
• Overall student persistence in educational
  settings

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Transitions 2 Course
The scope of the project is to build computer
technology and sheltered English as Second
Language abilities within our teaching staff here
in ABE. Wed like to model research based
teaching methods and techniques to 3 other ESL
teachers to build the capacity of their teaching
abilities and have a replicable curriculum packet
that could be shared with our peers throughout
the state of NM.  We hope that this team approach
will strengthen our practice and allow us to have
teachers with ESL/Computer software skills lead
the next cohort of learners through transitions
courses.

• The course objectives include
• Microsoft Word and Excel practical
  applications and skills
• Computer software and hardware vocabulary and
  usage
• Learn to Learn Note Taking Techniques
• Process Based Learning
• Goal setting
• Business Writing Skills
• Time Management
• Conflict Resolution
• Phone etiquette/messages
• Writing oral responses to workplace situations
• Force Field Analysis and problem solving skills

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Contact Information

• Mary Wooten
• GED Coordinator
• [phone]
• mwooten_at_sfccnm.edu

• Andrea Gaytan
• ESL Coordinator
• [phone]
• agaytan_at_sfccnm.edu

• Kim Iwasko
• ABE Director
• [phone]
• Kimberly.iwasko_at_sfccnm.edu