Conference 2009
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10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Concurrent Session A
¨ Session 1 ( St. Helens ) – Level 2
In Their Own Words: How Plus 50 Students are Reinventing the American Dream Through Education and Training
The current economic downturn presents unique challenges to Baby Boomers who, in addition to facing unemployment, have also suffered from increasing losses to their retirement savings. Participants in this session will hear how some of these individuals have reinvented their American Dreams by returning to the classroom.
Presenters: Mabel Edmonds, Dean for Workforce Development, Clover Park Technical College, WA;Joanne Murcar, Ph.D., Dean of Instruction, Community Colleges of Spokane, WA; Brandon Rogers, Coordinator, Institute for Sustainability in the Workforce, Clover Park Technical College, WA; John Walstrum, President, Clover Park Technical College, WA
¨ Session 2 ( Adams ) – Level 2
Challenges and Opportunities for Community Colleges in Educating the Middle-Skill Workforce
This session will explore implications for practice of recent research on challenges and opportunities for community colleges in educating students for career-path employment in middle-skill jobs.
Presenters: James Jacobs, President, Macomb Community College, MI; Davis Jenkins, Senior Research Associate, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY; Michelle Van Noy, Research Associate, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY
¨ Session 3 ( Baker ) – Level 2
Building the Health Information Technology Workforce
“Medical Informatics” and Health Information Technology are in the spotlight as healthcare reform receives renewed attention. This session examines the labor market implications of this emerging field, drawing on both current program models and emerging research findings on occupations, training needs, and potential career pathways to middle and higher-skilled jobs in informatics. Representatives from Rogue Community College, Oregon Health and Science University, and Asante Health System will present educational models for meeting labor demand in informatics/HIT. Research with medical employers will be presented to gauge interest in these and other models for informatics training.
Presenters: Mark Bony, Department Head/Instructor, Computer Science Department, Rogue Community College, OR; Bill Hersh, Professor and Chair, Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Heath and Science University, OR; Marcy Jacobs, External Relations Liaison, Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Heath and Science University, OR; Patricia Stubbs, Education Coordinator, Asante Health System, OR; Randall Wilson, Senior Project Manager, Jobs for the Future, MA
¨ Session 4 ( Olympic ) – Level 2
A University and Industry Partnership: Innovative Strategies to Serve Youthful Offenders
Utilizing an innovative corporate/university partnership that serves youthful offenders, attendees will participate in generating and sharing effective strategies and techniques for greater faculty understanding about, and involvement in, successful strategic relationships. The dimensions of success of the partnership will be weaved throughout this “learning-by-doing” session, including the use of Kolb’s Experiential Learning Theory, to ensure the active participation of the attendees and their systematic sharing of their most effective partnership strategies and techniques.
Presenter: Raymond Campbell, Ph.D., Director, Center for Lifelong Learning & Professional Development, Kutztown University, PA
” Session 5 ( Blakely ) – Level 3
The National Career Readiness Certificate: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
ACT has been an international leader in educational assessment and workforce development services for more than forty years, best known for the ACT Assessment college entrance exam. Its Work Keys program is a job skills assessment system measuring “real world” skills that employers believe are critical to job success. These skills are valuable for any occupation—skilled or professional—and at any level of education. Work Keys is used by schools, community colleges, adult education centers, government funded centers and businesses across the United States and internationally. A primary objective of education today is to prepare students for college and the workforce. ACT, Inc and its multiple state partners and community colleges have embarked on a project to create a nationally recognized system –Work Keys–for the certification and improvement of work-related skills–a system that is equally meaningful for both education and business.
Presenters: Thomas Kilijanek, Regional Manager, ACT, Inc., CO; John Means, Associate Chancellor, Economic & Workforce Development, Kern County Community College District, CA
¨ Session 6 ( Whidbey ) – Level 3
Regional Approach that Works
The Los Angeles/Orange County CTE deans have maximized their resources through a partnership consortium. The outcome has been the development of valuable resources utilized by the colleges within the region. Relationships among the 28 colleges and other educational and economic development entities are a model that can be replicated elsewhere.
Presenters: Susan Coleman, Coordinator, Los Angeles/Orange County Regional Consortium, CA; Lyla Eddington, Chair, Los Angeles/Orange County Regional Consortium, CA
¨ Session 7 ( Orcas ) – Level 3
Increasing Postsecondary Transitions through Collaborative Partnerships
Learn how to build and operate regional partnerships to increase the number of adult learners with the basic skills necessary to participate and succeed in post secondary education and training programs from three members of new collaborative service partnerships in Michigan, representing adult education, workforce, and postsecondary institutions.
Presenters: Dianne Duthie, Director, Division of Lifelong Learning, Bureau of Workforce Transformation, Michigan Department of Energy, Labor, and Economic Growth, MI; Anne Greashaber, Washtenaw Community College Adult Transitions, Washtenaw Community College, MI; Leise Grimmer, Policy Associate, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce, MI; Rich Klemm, Director of Adult and Alternative Education, Niles Community Schools, MI; Elaine Wood, Deputy Director, Northwest Michigan Council of Governments, MI
¨ Session 8 ( Vashon ) – Roundtable Session – Level 3
Sustainability – Green Manufacturing
Going green – You care about the ENVIRONMENT…RECYCLING more…POLLUTING less…learn how an international standard is helping to guide business, industry and individuals to become better stewards of the environment. ISO 14001 impacts your work life, broadens career opportunities and helps you make decisions that promote sustainability.
Presenters: Elizabeth Adair, Curriculum Developer, MatEd, Edmonds Community College, WA; Mel Cossette, PI, MatEd Materials Science Resource Center, Edmonds Community College, WA; Frank Cox, Project Manager, MatEd, Edmonds Community College, WA
¨ Session 8 ( Vashon ) – Roundtable Session – Level 3
Alternative Energy Initiatives at the Community College
An in depth discussion on Alternative Energy programs that are currently being offered or proposed in the near future by member’s institution. Bring and share with a group of educators are who interested in starting Alternative Energy programs. Topics that will be up for discussion are Alternative Energy, Green, & LEED programs.
Presenter: Granville Brown, Director, Technical and Industrial Education Programs, College of Southern Nevada, NV
¨ Session 8 ( Vashon ) – Roundtable Session – Level 3
“What Can Green Do For You?” How to Organize a Symposium for Government, Business, and Industry Representatives.
Our College has an Institute of Government which is comprised of local government officials. With the stimulus initiatives a one-day symposium, “What Can Green Do For You?” is planned. Details regarding the symposium will be presented. Business and industry representatives will also be invited to the early October 2009 conference.
Presenter: Tom Davenport, Dean, Workforce Development and Continuing Education, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, KY
¨ Session 8 ( Vashon ) – Roundtable Session – Level 3
Green Is a Bright Idea: Sustainable Methods and Practices for the Trades
OTAP is Going GREEN! The OTAP Program (presented in 2007, “From Welfare to Hardhat”) has incorporated a new 10 week Sustainable Curriculum, “Green is a Bright Idea, Sustainable Methods and Practices for the Trades”. This program is designed to assist participants in gaining the skills needed to obtain entry level employment in weatherization and retro-fitting. The OTAP curriculum has been recognized by our credit colleagues and now OTAP grads can continue their career pathway with up to nine credit hours toward a certificate or degree.
Presenter: Carol Higgins, Program Supervisor, OTAP (Orientation to Trade and Apprenticeship Program), Columbus State Community College, OH
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Concurrent Session B
¨ Session 1 ( St. Helens ) – Breaking Through – Level 2
Moving from Access to Completion-What Does it really Take?
This session will focus on what the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is learning about what it takes to significantly increase the credential attainment of low income adults enrolled in community colleges across the country. Dr. Diane Troyer, Sr. Program Officer, will also provide information about the Foundation’s Post Secondary Success Initiative and specifically her community college work.
Presenter: Dr. Diane Troyer, Sr. Program Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and former President of Cy Fair College in Texas.
¨ Session 2 ( Adams ) – Level 2
Industry Certification Pathways for Advanced Manufacturing
As American manufacturers face intense global challenges, they are still finding it challenging to find skilled workers who possess the core knowledge and skills needed in modern manufacturing. This presentation will describe a system linking secondary and post-secondary education, incumbent worker training, apprenticeship programs, college credit articulation, and industry certification (MSSC-CPT).
Presenters: Steve Hawkins, Director of Business Development, RWD Technologies, GA; Ernie Helms, Manufacturing Training Manager, Polk State College – Corporate College, FL; Eric Roe, Ph.D., Director of Advanced Technological Workforce Development, Hillsborough Community College, FL
¨ Session 3 ( Baker ) – Level 2
Career Pathways Roadmap Web Tool: An Innovative Strategy for Sustaining Conversations with Employers & Faculty and Career Planning with Students
A Picture’s worth a Thousand Words: Oregon’s 17 community colleges developed an online web tool to draw career pathways roadmaps and Plan of Study templates. More than 200 roadmaps are now available on community college and high schools websites. Roadmaps chart education and career options navigating users through entry and exit points, courses, competencies, jobs, wages, and labor market forecasts.
Presenters: Dawn Dewolf, Dean, Adult Basic Education & Workforce Development, Lane Community College, OR; Mimi Maduro, Pathways Initiative Statewide Director, Deptartment of Community Colleges & Workforce Development, OR; Lynn Nakamura, Career Pathways Coordinator, Deptartment of Community Colleges & Workforce Development, Lane Community College, OR
¨ Session 4 ( Olympic ) – Level 2
Greening the Nation – One Community College at a Time
As the new administration boosts renewable energy research, the nation will need green collar workers to increase enterprise. This talent will likely come from two-year schools as they train 12% of Americans. The Los Angeles Community College District is among the few leading in green training through its $6 billion Sustainable Building Program. The District plans to declare its energy independence.
Presenters: Mona Field, Vice President, LACCD Board of Trustees, Los Angeles Community College District, CA; Nancy Pearlman, Member, LACCD Board of Trustees, Los Angeles Community College District, CA; Miya Walker, Senior Account Executive, MWW Group for the Los Angeles Community College District, CA
¨ Session 5 ( Blakely ) – Level 3
Integration: One Step at a Time
Have you heard about the benefits of integrating basic and technical skills training but aren’t sure what that would look like or how to get there? This session will describe five models of increasing levels of integration. Participants will hear about these models and discuss considerations for implementation of each.
Presenter: Donna Miller-Parker, Dean for Basic & Transitional Studies, South Seattle Community College, WA
¨ Session 6 ( Whidbey ) – Level 3
Success in Louisiana – A Story of Real Collaboration with Workforce Investment System!!
Local and regional collaborations between public colleges and Workforce Investment Boards are required to address the workforce and training challenges AND meet the requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The workshop will share successful strategies developed and implemented to meet the needs of a struggling regional economy and workforce in need of retraining to participate in the economy’s recovery. The Presentation will focus on how the college and WIB overcame traditional barriers and challenges to offer meaningful workforce training to prepare workers for high demand, and high wage jobs and careers pathways.
Presenters: Doretha Bennett, Executive Director, Ouachita Workforce Investment Area 81, LA; Ellen Hill, Dean of Special Programs, Louisiana Technical College Region 8, LA; Norene Smith, CEO/Regional Director, Louisiana Technical College Region 8, LA
¨ Session 7 ( Orcas ) – Level 3
Registered Apprenticeship and WIA: 21st Century Work-Based Learning
The US Department of Labor-ETA has a 21st Century focus on the role of the 70 year old Registered Apprenticeship System. New rules for Registered Apprenticeship create opportunity for workforce educators. New WIA guidelines create funding opportunities, also the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides resources to programs that leverage Registered Apprenticeship.
Presenter: Robert Ketchum, Ph.D., Executive Director of Workforce Training, North Idaho College Workforce Training Center, ID
¨ Session 8 ( Vashon ) – Roundtable Session – Level 3
We’re All Freelancers Now: Training Students to Find Work in the 21st Century
Students are entering the 21st Century workplace with 20th Century job seeking skills. Corporate loyalty and job security are virtually extinct. Everyone is now a freelancer and their own brand. This presentation will offer specific actions to help us train students to determine, articulate, and sell their brands.
Presenter: Charles Austin, Professor of Organizational Consulting, Phillips Graduate Institute in Encino, CA
¨ Session 8 ( Vashon ) – Roundtable Session – Level 3
Online Workforce Development: Contours and Directions
In this interactive session, we will present the findings of a national research study regarding the institutional and economic contexts of online workforce development and provide opportunity for interaction and small group discussion regarding future directions of online workforce development.
Presenters: Fashaad Crawford, Researcher/Asst. Professor, National Research Center for Career & Technical Education, University of Louisville, KY; Rod Githens, Researcher/Asst. Professor, National Research Center for Career & Technical Education, University of Louisville, KY; Timothy Sauer, Research Assistant, National Research Center for Career & Technical Education, University of Louisville, KY
¨ Session 8 ( Vashon ) – Roundtable Session – Level 3
The Evidence Process: A Collaborative Approach to Contextualizing Development Math Courses for CTE Students
Cerritos College Faculty and high school teachers are participating in a professional learning community to assess student work that infuses shared methods and processes across academic and vocational disciplines in order to embrace the broader goal of relevant curriculum. This session will actively engage participants in this practice.
Presenters: Ilva Mariani, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Cerritos College, CA; Sue Parsons, Director of Teacher TRAC; Associate Professor of Mathematics, Cerritos College, CA
¨ Session 8 ( Vashon ) – Roundtable Session – Level 3
Transitioning Basic Skills Students in Trying Times
During the economic downturn, a postsecondary credential is more important than ever for basic skills students. Higher-skilled workers are returning to college for retraining. Participants will discuss strategies for transitioning basic skills students to college training programs in light of trimmer budgets and competition for resources.
Presenters: Jodi Novotny, Associate Dean of Basic Studies, Renton Technical College, WA; Jenna Pollock, Curriculum and Technology Specialist, Renton Technical College, WA; Connie Tran, ESL Instructor, Renton Technical College, WA
¨ Session 8 ( Vashon ) – Roundtable Session – Level 3
My Cup is Half-Full: Moving Away From a Deficit Model of Workforce Education
Helping America recover requires workforce educators to revise their thinking about Basic Skills instruction, and move beyond the traditional deficit model of educating adults and youth. Including a self-reflection component in Basic Skills curriculums can help students focus on their strengths and talents and enhance their ability to apply program content on the job, and in classes.
Presenter: Linda Rose, Ed.D., Instructional Dean, Cerritos College, CA
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Concurrent Session C
¨ Session 1 ( St. Helens ) – Breaking Through – Level 2
Retraining Displaced Workers in Allied Health Careers with WIA Funding
Discover how a majority of 1500 displaced workers in Maine chose allied health careers for re-training. Evaluate how over 100 people in Louisiana have a promising job future as pharmacy technicians. These workforce leaders are getting funding from their local WIB by partnering with a company that can do rapid high-quality turn-key implementation.
Presenters: Paulette Millette, Director of Continuing Education, York County Community College, ME; Krystal Pauli, Program Coordinator, Louisiana Technical College, Workforce Development Region 9, LA
¨ Session 2 ( Adams ) – Level 2
Putting the Business in Education: A Successful Model for Workforce Development
Does your community college have a systematic plan to develop new workforce programs? The LSCS program development process includes collaboration with local businesses, national industry standards, credit, continuing education, and contract training. We will share our timeline, processes, forms and insights to help you create your own industry-centered, collaborative process.
Presenters: Megan Costanza, New Program Development & Emerging Technologies, Lone Star College System, TX; Linda Head, Associate Vice Chancellor, Workforce Development, Lone Star College System, TX; Rand Key, Senior Vice Chancellor/C.O.O., Lone Star College System, TX
¨ Session 3 ( Baker ) – Level 2
Today’s IT Workers: Employer Needs and Community College Programs
This session will share findings from a research and action project on employers hiring practices for entry-level information technology (IT) jobs and demand for community college IT degree programs in two distinct labor markets: Seattle and Detroit.
Presenters: Dave Corba, Dean of Business and Information Technology, Macomb Community College, MI; James Jacobs, President, Macomb Community College, MI; Sandy Mikoloski, Associate Director, National Workforce Center for Emerging Technology, Bellevue College, WA; Michelle Van Noy, Research Associate, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, NY; Cheryl Vermilyea, Director, Center for Career Connections, Bellevue College, WA
¨ Session 4 ( Olympic ) – Level 2
Partnerships That Work! Improving Retention and Reducing Recidivism Through Intensive Support Services for Future Careers in Changing Times
We received a sector-based training grant in construction providing free tuition for participants. We were confronted with individuals struggling to stay in class due to life’s circumstances. We successfully partnered with two non-profit agencies that were prepared to answer our student’s needs for transportation, childcare, clothing, housing, and food assistance.
Presenters: Stephanie Badeaux, Chief Workforce Development Officer, Louisiana Technical College (LTC) – Region 9, LA; Karen Burkhalter, Program Coordinator, Louisiana Technical College – Region 9, LA; April McCormick, Program Coordinator, Quad Area Community Agency, LA
¨ Session 5 ( Blakely ) – Level 3
Answering the Needs of our Community
How do you provide a new professional technical program to meet the needs of your community when they only need a hand-full of graduates each year? You develop an educational model that works across the state (and between states) with on-line classes and hands-on lab at multiple sites. Know the challenges and learn from our mistakes and victories!
Presenters: Nicki Bly, Program Coordinator Polysomnographic, Highline Community College, IA; Alice Madsen, Dean of Professional Technical Programs, Highline Community College, IA
¨ Session 6 ( Whidbey ) – Level 3
Building Community College CTE Teacher Pathways
The presentation will focus on the role of community colleges in preparing future high school and community CTE teachers. Both internal and external partnerships including K-12, other Community Colleges, Universities, and industry will be featured.
Presenter: Sue Parsons, Director of Teacher TRAC, Cerritos College, CA
¨ Session 7 ( Orcas ) – Level 3
Washington Update: What You Need to Know About Recent Federal Workforce Legislation
This session will provide an overview of recent developments in federal workforce legislation of relevance to NCWE members. We will discuss the Workforce Investment Act reauthorization, including the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, as well as relevant higher education legislation, and opportunities for impacting Congress and the administration’s decisions in this area.
Presenter: Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Law and Social Policy, DC
¨ Session 8 ( Vashon ) – Roundtable Session – Level 3
ABE/ESL Pathways to Employment and Postsecondary Education: Key Linkages and Strategies
This presentation will discuss models for integrated ABE/ESL and occupational courses as pathways to employment or postsecondary training. Highlighted will be the range of partnerships that are critical for developing and conducting these pathways, the curricula and support services provided, and the types of data that are collected to document client outcomes.
Presenter: Judith Alamprese, Principal Associate, Abt Associates Inc., MD
¨ Session 8 ( Vashon ) – Roundtable Session – Level 3
Links to Opportunities – An Innovative Partnership Leading to Increased Success for at Risk Students
The discussion will present a unique partnership consisting of three very different agencies, cultures and programs: a college, community based organization and the Employment Security Department. The purpose of this collaboration is to launch an innovative new program that will make lasting changes for at risk, low income adults. The discussion will focus on the project goals of increasing educational retention, credential achievement and job placement for at risk, low-income students by building a system of support and how the collaborative efforts of three independent institutions and programs are blended to build a seamless system which supports student success.
Presenters: Beth Bailey, Associate Director, Workforce Education,, Bellevue College, WA; Ed Cruver, Employment Specialist, Employment Security Department, WA; Marie Groines, Case Manager, Hopelink, Community Based Organization, WA; Darlene Molsen, Workforce Education Director, Bellevue College, WA
¨ Session 8 ( Vashon ) – Roundtable Session – Level 3
NCWE: A Catalyst for Interstate Collaboration
NCWE provides a unique opportunity to collaborate across regions to develop workforce programs and ensure quality in these programs. By viewing NCWE as an opportunity to identify workforce and academic partners, institutions can leverage contacts made through NCWE as another tool in developing their regional economies.
Presenters: Bill Baker, Vice President of Instruction, Redlands Community College, OK; Jo Alice Blondin, Ph.D., Chancellor, Arkansas Tech University – Ozark Campus, AR; Philip Cleveland, Dean of Technical Education, Wallace State Community College, AL; Bruce Sikes, Chief Academic Officer, Arkansas Tech University – Ozark Campus, AR; Kenneth Warden III, Chief Business and Community Outreach Officer, Arkansas Tech University – Ozark Campus, AR
¨ Session 8 ( Vashon ) – Roundtable Session – Level 3
The Next Step to Success: Academic Credentials for Incumbent Workers
Gateway has active career pathways and serves incumbent workers helping them transfer customized academic credit to actual completion of credentials such as certificates. Through employer partnerships, career counseling and academic advising we are successfully helping incumbent workers gain certificates in operations management, financial perspectives, human resources and mechatronics.
Presenter: Angie Taylor, Ed.D, Vice President, Workforce Solutions, Gateway Community and Technical College, KY
¨ Session 8 ( Vashon ) – Roundtable Session – Level 3
Connecting Education to Business: How to Align Career Pathways for Future Success
Ensuring that students are successfully prepared for the workforce continues to be a priority for educators today. Join us to learn how connecting education to workforce through business and industry can help students effectively align career pathways with future goals and the opportunities offered in your state.
Presenter: Brianna Harrington, Account Manager, Kuder, Inc., IA
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Concurrent Session D
¨ Session 1 ( St. Helens ) – Breaking Through – Level 2
Helping English Language Learners Achieve the American Dream
North Shore Community College has created unique partnerships with schools, community-based organizations and the local workforce investment board to help English language learners gain credentials, certificates and degrees. This workshop will highlight an innovative ESOL Gap Analysis Project, professional development for community-based ESOL teachers, and a successful career pathways model.
Presenters: Kathryn Gallo, Community Partnerships ESL/CDA Coordinator, North Shore Community College, MA; Ellen O’Donnell, Dean, Division of Human Services, North Shore Community College, MA; Amy Powell Faeskorn, Public Policy Faculty Fellow, adjunct faculty ESL, North Shore Community College, MA
¨ Session 2 ( Adams ) – Level 2
Ensuring the Viability and Quality of Workforce Education Programs
This presentation will report on a successful model that produces performance data and how that information is used to strengthen workforce program outcomes. Key to the evaluation are the viability and quality indicators that are used to measure a program’s survivability potential and the level of excellence it delivers.
Presenters: Dennis Brown, Vice President of Instruction, El Paso Community College, TX; Lydia Tena, Northwest Campus Dean, El Paso Community College, TX
¨ Session 3 ( Baker ) – Level 2
Reverse Engineering to Work at the Speed of Business
Join a discussion about Portland Community College’s Customized & Workplace Training Department (CWT) reverse engineering process designed to develop training systems with local companies. Learn how PCC has used this approach to develop targeted workplace-based training materials, helped influence pre-employment training programs, and helped shape the region’s WIRED program.
Presenter: Genevieve Howard, Program Manager, WIRED Grant, OR
¨ Session 4 ( Olympic ) – Level 2
Workforce Development, Career Tech Ed and the Fed
The Obama Administration has announced “a fundamental rethinking of our job training, vocational education, and community college programs”. Many national leaders are looking to workforce and career and technical education to address a variety of 21st century challenges. Learn about the latest federal activities and trends.
Presenter: Stephen Dewitt, Senior Director of Public Policy, Association of Career and Technical Education, VA
¨ Session 5 ( Blakely ) – Level 3
Addressing Energy, Family Sustaining Incomes & The New Automotive Technician
The American automotive industry is struggling to regain market share. These struggles are impacting automotive technician programs of community colleges and tech centers. Seminole Community College has devised a model, which integrates domestic and import programs, hybrid and traditional engine design. The new model uses faculty expertise and is resulting in 30% savings in expenditures.
Presenters: Mark Davis, Department Chair, Automotive, Seminole Community College, FL; Angela Kersenbrock, Dean, Career and Technical Education, Seminole Community College, FL
¨ Session 6 ( Whidbey ) – Level 3
Bridges: They are Not Just For Engineers
Through leveraging of WIA, Wagner-Peyser and Adult Basic Skills, Portland Community College developed two bridge classes that address skill gaps for high growth high demand jobs. This presentation focuses on how Bridge programs can be flexible enough to meet the needs of various student populations.
Presenters: Andrew Roessler, Manager, Career Pathways, Portland Community College, OR; Jackie Sandquist, Director, CAPITAL Career Center, Portland Community College, OR; Amy Youngflesh, Director, Workforce Network, Portland Community College, OR
¨ Session 7 ( Orcas ) – Level 3
Insights on Implementing IBEST programs – Lessons Learned
Renton Technical College has been working with the Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (IBEST) model for several years now. This session will explore the “lessons learned” from the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) IBEST program, helping other schools to avoid pitfalls and find ways to improve their integrated programs. In particular, we will look at issues around student recruitment and retention, faculty preparation and development, and campus-wide coordination.
Presenters: Leslie Lehnoff, ESL/IBEST Instructor, Renton Technical College, WA; Heather Stephen-Selby, Dean of Allied Health, Renton Technical College, WA
¨ Session 8 ( Vashon II) – Level 3
From YouthSource to a Career
The panel will share how collaboration between a YouthSource Center and colleges helps youth (16 to 24 years old) to attain their GED’s and move on to post-secondary education and program completion. Transition from Digital Bridge and Youth Build to college programs including I-BEST will be profiled.
Presenters: John Chadwick, Dean of Basic Studies, Renton Technical College, WA; Jennifer Hill, Youth Program Manager, King County Work Training Program, WA; Grace Kong, Director of YouthSouce, King County Work Training Program, WA; Manual Moises, GED Instructor, Renton Technical College, WA; Marlena Sessions, CEO, Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County, WA
¨ Session 8 ( Vashon I) – Level 3
Help Us Help You: Online Learning Research Discussion
If you have knowledge or interests in online workforce development, please join us in a conversation to help create Phase 3 of a federally funded national study. In particular, we’re interested in cutting-edge issues or unanswered questions that need to be studied in a systemic way.
Presenters: Fashaad Crawford, Researcher/Asst. Professor, National Research Center for Career & Technical Education, University of Louisville, KY; Rod Githens, Researcher/Asst. Professor, National Research Center for Career & Technical Education, University of Louisville, KY; Kristin Wilson, Researcher/Asst. Professor, National Research Center for Career & Technical Education, University of Louisville, KY
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Concurrent Session E
¨ Session 1 ( St. Helens ) – Breaking Through – Level 2
Health Care Learning Network
The HCLNä was designed by experts in adult learning to enable workers to meet entrance requirements for college health care education programs through a web-based education system that is contextualized to health care and scalable. The College Prep modules (for people reading at the 8th grade; covers reading, writing, health math, health science) has been designed and tested. The developers of the HCLNä will demonstrate their product and then conduct a dialogue with participants to gauge levels of interest in various parts of the country.
Presenters: Sylvia Beville, Executive Director, Metro South/West Regional Employment Board, Marlborough, MA; Henry Bryson, Program Director, HealthcareWorks, MA
¨ Session 2 ( Adams ) – Level 2
Creating Entrepreneurial Excitement in Community College Students
Learn how Genesee Community College’s CEO club (College Entrepreneur Organization) developed, branded (Scholars), and successfully marketed a new product by getting students from several courses involved. See how business problems became course assignments that generated a high level of student interest for the adult and traditional students.
Presenter: Michael Stoll, Associate Vice president for Academic Affairs / Dean of Math Science and Career Education, Genesee Community College, NY
¨ Session 3 ( Baker ) – Level 2
Understanding the Green Economy in California: What is it and How Can We Prepare a Workforce?
The California Community Colleges Centers of Excellence will present recent research on defining and scoping the green economy. The presentation will share the methodology of defining the six sectors of the green economy and developing a crosswalk of the sectors to existing NAICS, SOC, TOPS and CIP codes.
Presenter: Michelle Marquez, Director – Central Region Center of Excellence, CA
¨ Session 4 ( Olympic ) – Level 2
Shifting Gears: Building Bridges to Move More Low-Skilled Adults through the Pathway
As part of its RISE Initiative and Shifting Gears project, the Wisconsin Technical College System is rolling out bridge programs that integrate adult education and occupational training and are embedded in career pathways. Learn about Wisconsin’s statewide vision for bridges, bridge curricula that include welding, industrial maintenance, CNA/ELL, accounting, etc., lessons from developing bridges, and how you can implement them at your institution.
Presenters: Amy Duke-Benfield, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Law and Social Policy, DC; Marla Gamoran, Director, Business, Industry and Community Services, Madison Area Technical College, WI; Mark Johnson, Education Director, Adult Secondary and Developmental Education, Wisconsin Technical College System, WI; Pat Schramm, Executive Director, Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin, WI
¨ Session 5 ( Blakely ) – Level 3
Models for Providing and Paying for Participant Academic and Nonacademic Supports
Courses to Employment is exploring partnerships between community colleges and non-profit organizations to learn about how collaborations can expand a college’s ability to provide student supports—including both academic and non-academic assistance. Presenters will detail two different models for providing participant supports and describe how collaboration enables them to maximize resources available to students. Courses to Employment research will be presented and outline how the different service models are financed from a range of resources.
Presenters: Amy Blair, Senior Consultant, The Aspen Institute, Workforce Strategies Initiative, DC; Peter Cavanaugh, Planner, Workforce Development Council of Seattle King County, WA; Robert Matthews, Director, Workforce Education, Mott Community College, MI; Karla Turner, Client Service Representative, Mott Community College, MI
¨ Session 6 ( Whidbey ) – Level 3
Reading Apprenticeship: Using Metacognitive Dimensions to Create Active Readers for College, the Workplace, and Personal Lives of ABE/GED Students
My reading class is now a student-owned conversation, which melds content with textual evidence and students’ rich thinking, life, and work experiences. Reading Apprenticeship®, a research-based approach, creates a learning environment infused with metacognitive conversation fostered by instructional modeling, RA routines, and scaffolding toward reading independence.
Presenter: Michele Lesmeister, Faculty, Renton Technical College, WA
¨ Session 7 ( Orcas ) – Level 3
Oregon Pathways for Adult Basic Skills Transition to Education and Work Initiative (OPABS): Case Studies of Implementation
This panel will discuss the Oregon Pathways for Adult Basic Skills Transition to Education and Work Initiative (OPABS) in which Oregon community colleges are developing pathways for adult basic skills (ABS) learners’ transition to postsecondary education, training, and work. Featured will be the OPABS integrated ABS/occupational courses and support services to assist learners in their transition.
Presenters: Judith Alamprese, Principal Associate, Abt Associates Inc., MD; Dawn DeWolf, Division Chair, Adult Basic and Secondary Education, Lane Community College, OR
¨ Session 8 ( Vashon ) – Level 3
Partnerships, Green Jobs, and Reemployment Strategies
In a time of recent economic hardship community colleges are strategically positioned to efficiently boost the region’s workforce productivity in their communities and play a major role in local economic development. A working knowledge of productive partnerships and regional economic analysis (Green jobs, industry growth, job layoffs, etc.) is crucial to understanding how colleges can detour further decline in the regional economy.
Presenters: John Means, Associate Chancellor, Economic and Workforce Development, Kern Community College District, CA; Gabriel Rench, Business Development, EMSI, ID
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Concurrent Session F
¨ Session 1 ( St. Helens ) – Breaking Through – Level 2
Breaking Through with I-BEST
Tacoma Community College (TCC) is one of the original pilot sites for I-BEST (and has been offering I-BEST ever since, and is also an original participant in Breaking Through.) In this session Paula Norby and Kim Ward, will present results from data they have been gathering on TCC I-BEST student for the last five years looking at employment and education outcomes. Did they go farther faster? Did they connect with employers? TCC will be analyzing these data by program to see if some programs lead more to employment and others lead more to further education, in the context of Breaking Through’s 4 high-leverage strategies.
Presenters: Paula Norby, Dean for Workforce, Basic Skills and Corrections Education, Tacoma Community College, WA; Kim Ward, Associate Dean for Adult Basic Skills, Tacoma Community College, WA
¨ Session 2 ( Adams ) – Level 2
Genesee Community College’s Academies Provide High School Seniors College Credits and Career Exploration Opportunities
Genesee Community College partners with our area Career and Vocational High School and area industry leaders to give high school seniors an opportunity to earn 15 to 17 college credits while exploring a career cluster through job shadowing and internships in the Health, Legal or IT Careers Academies.
Presenters: Karin Kovach-Allen, Dean of Human Communication and Behavior, Genesee Community College, NY; Michael Stoll, Associate Vice president for Academic Affairs / Dean of Math Science and Career Education, Genesee Community College, NY
¨ Session 3 ( Baker ) – Level 2
Strategic Resources and Talent to Build Dynamic Best-Practices Health Career Pathways
Learn how Santa Fe College in collaboration with business and industry, Shands Healthcare, Heart of Florida Healthcare Steering Committee, and secondary Health academies in rural counties developed strategies and processes that promoted community partnerships and increased overall success of healthcare programs. Career pathways activities and regional articulations will be discussed.
Presenters: Billie Monroe, Interim Coordinator Workforce Education, Santa Fe College, Downtown – Workforce Education, FL; Linda Nichols, Chair of Sciences for Health Programs, Santa Fe College, FL; Angela Clifford, Perkins Programs Coordinator, Santa Fe College, FL; Paul Hutchins, Dean of Economic Development, Santa Fe College, FL
¨ Session 4 ( Olympic ) – Level 2
Greening South Seattle – Infusing Sustainability Across South Seattle Community College’s Workforce Education Mission
In close partnership with industry, labor and workforce development agencies, South Seattle Community College launched a series of green training initiatives designed for diverse skill sets and student populations. Programs range from pre-apprenticeship and weatherization training to advanced residential and commercial energy auditing and building sustainability, while infusing sustainability across the college campuses.
Presenters: Michael Ryan, Dean of Hospitality and Service Occupations, South Seattle Community College, WA; Ellen Gordon, Program Manager, South Seattle Community College, WA; Malcolm Grothe, Executive Dean, Workforce Education, South Seattle Community College, WA; Joe Hauth, Director, Puget Sound Industrial Excellence Center, Georgetown Campus, South Seattle Community College, WA; Mike Porter, Industry Liaison, South Seattle Community College, WA
¨ Session 5 ( Blakely ) – Level 3
The New Podcasting Paradigm
Discover keys to creating innovative faculty podcasts that serve workforce learning needs. Students increasingly live their lives while commuting and working making access to (mobile) mlearning with learning across contexts and mobile devices necessary. Sample strategies will be shared, including keys to success and pitfalls to avoid.
Presenters: Caren Coleman, Director Workforce Development, Florida State College at Jacksonville, FL; James Simpson, AVP Workforce Development, Florida State College at Jacksonville, FL; Jeffrey Smith, Instructional Program Manager, Florida State College at Jacksonville, FL
¨ Session 6 ( Whidbey ) – Level 3
We’re All Freelancers Now: Training Students to Find Work in the 21st Century
Students are entering the 21st Century workplace with 20th Century job seeking skills. Corporate loyalty and job security are virtually extinct. Everyone is now a freelancer and their own brand. This presentation will offer specific actions to help us train students to determine, articulate, and sell their brands.
Presenter: Charles Austin, Professor of Organizational Consulting, Phillips Graduate Institute in Encino, CA
¨ Session 7 ( Orcas ) – Level 3
Effective Education for Employment: A Global Perspective
What role can education and basic skills play in determining the economic fortunes of countries? Find out how and contribute to the debate by learning about our research titled “Effective Education for Employment: A Global Perspective” which engaged governments, employers, educators and learners from across 25 countries.
Presenters: Ross Hall, Director of International, Edexcel, UK; Chris Shenk, Vice President, Pearson Learning Solutions, PA
¨ Session 8 ( Vashon ) – Level 3
Workforce Trends and Needs in Green Sectors
The Centers of Excellence will present labor market research on emerging green sectors including Solar, Wind, Water Efficiency, Green Building and Energy Efficiency. Information provided includes job projections, skill requirements, employer challenges, and industry growth. This information is a ‘must-have’ for any college designing training programs for these industries.
Presenter: Michelle Marquez, Director – Central Region Center of Excellence, CA
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Concurrent Session G
¨ Session 1 ( St. Helens ) – Breaking Through – Level 2
Creating a Pathway into Green Construction for Low-Skilled Adults in Michigan
There is a real need in Michigan for pathways into viable occupations/careers for adults with lower-skills who have lost employment through the collapse of the automobile industry. In response, community colleges around the state have created workforce partnerships, trainings and certifications in green construction. Practitioners from community colleges in the metro Detroit area and Flint, Michigan, along with their workforce collaborative partners will describe the programs they have developed for these workers in transition.
Presenters: Linda West, Director, Henry Ford Community College, Michigan Technical Education Center, MI; Bob Chapman, Executive Director, WARM Training Center, MI; Robert Matthews, Director, Workforce Development, Mott Community College, MI; Doug Weiland, Executive Director of the Genesee County Land Bank, MI
¨ Session 2 ( Adams ) – Level 2
Aligning Curriculum With Health Information Technology Stimulus
National healthcare reform and $19B in stimulus funding has accelerated a need for workforce development in Healthcare IT. Bellevue College is leading Washington’s 34 community colleges in responsive Health IT curriculum development and implementation. This session’s topics include: Career Pathways, Regional Consensus Building, and Stimulus Indicated Curriculum.
Presenters: Paula Boyum, Ph.D., Vice President, Workforce Development, Bellevue College, WA; Patricia Dombrowski, Director, Life Science Informatics Center, Bellevue College, WA
¨ Session 3 ( Baker ) – Level 2
21st Century Skills for Workplace Success
Explore the important role that career and technical education plays in the continued expansion and value of workforce readiness credentials. Learn and experience the 21st Century Skills for Workplace Success assessment, endorsed by NCATC (National Coalition of Applied Technology Centers) and NOCTI/ The Whitener Group.
Presenter: Lana Ford, Division Manager, Marketing, Sales and Public Relations, NOCTI and The Whitener Group, MI
¨ Session 4 ( Olympic ) – Level 2
Cross Those Boundaries! A New Process to Transcend Departmental and Curricular Isolation, Help Pre-College and College Students Build Confidence, and Increase Program Completion
Faced with a harrowing financial crisis, higher educational institutions can no longer accept that so very few of their ABE/GED/ESL and developmental students ever complete credit studies. Why is it so unusual for pre-college students to meet their college-level counterparts so as to appreciate each other as human beings and learners? A Collaborative Cross-Course Student Involvement Project (CCSIP) makes this happen. Panelists from the Clover Park Technical College faculty, student body, and administration describe the challenges and strengths of the CCSIP model, which was created at the college and piloted over a seven-week period in 2009.
Presenters: Sally Gove, Clover Park Technical College, WA; Veronica Spencer, Clover Park Technical College, WA; Phil Venditti, Instructor, Speech Communications, Clover Park Technical College, WA
¨ Session 5 ( Blakely ) – Level 3
Career Academies: A Strategy for Keeping Students In School and Engaged in Career-Focused Learning.
Learn how one K-12 School District and a Community College are partnering to create career academies to draw students into programs leading to real jobs in hospitality/tourism, energy technology, engineering, and technical trades. Our approach leverages community college resources to give students extra momentum to stay on their career path.
Presenters: Kristin Dinsmoor, Director, Campbell County H.S. Hospitality Career Academy, WY; Kevin Drumm, President, Northern Wyoming Community College District – Gillette College, WY; Lyn Velle, CTE Director, Campbell County School District, WY; Paul Young, Executive Dean, Northern Wyoming Community College District – Gillette College, WY
¨ Session 6 ( Whidbey ) – Level 3
“Portland Community College (PCC) Computer Applications – ESOL Pilot Training Experiences”
Over the last year Portland Community College has developed Computer Applications for Speakers of Other Languages (VESL) program of study based on an existing state approved certificate. In this session we will highlight the partnerships involved to serve students and how resources were leveraged, successes and challenges.
Presenters: Barb Lave, Instructor, CAS Department, Portland Community College, OR; Andrew Roessler, Program Manager, Career Pathways, Portland Community College, OR; Sara Treadway, Education Coordinator, Vocational ESL, Portland Community College, OR
¨ Session 7 ( Orcas ) – Level 3
Building Bridges to CTE for Basic Skills Students: How to Design Cost-Effective Basic Skills Programs
Learn from leading practitioners how to accelerate the transition to college-level career-technical education for basic skills students though programs that contextualize the teaching of basic skills in technical subject matter. Special attention will be given to how to offer contextualized basic skills programs cost-effectively on a substantial scale.
Presenters: Elaine Baker, Director of Workforce Initiatives, Community College of Denver, CO; Leticia Barajas, Dean of Academic Affairs, Los Angeles Trade – Technical College, CA; Davis Jenkins, Senior Research Associate, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY; Karen Johnson, Dean for Developmental Education, Edmonds Community College, WA
¨ Session 8 ( Vashon ) – Level 3
Regional Approach to Collaboration of CTE and Economic & Workforce Programs
In large states community colleges must face how to collaborate in new and innovative methods. The California Community College Association for Occupational Education is facilitating discussions about new effective models for how CTE programs on the campus level can work with college economic development programs directed at the state level to come together at the regional level.
Presenters: John Means, Associate Chancellor, Economic and Workforce Development, Kern Community College District, CA; Mollie Smith, Immediate Past President, Palomar College, CA
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Concurrent Session H
¨ Session 1 ( St. Helens ) – Breaking Through – Level 2
Creating Pathways for Adults with Limited English Proficiency
While the economy is strong and employment opportunities are expanding in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, adults with limited English proficiency face significant barriers in obtaining good jobs with advancement potential. South Texas College, in partnership with the Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement, are developing and implementing pathways in health care and construction/maintenance with on-ramps for adults with limited formal literacy in Spanish. Because there are virtually no models for them to replicate, they are innovating at every step of the way. They will present their program, and learnings to date.
Presenters: Luzelma Canales, Director of Grant Development, Accountability & Management Services, South Texas College, TX; Gretchen Wells, Director for Talent Development, Workforce Solutions, TX
¨ Session 2 ( Adams ) – Level 2
On Ramps & Bridges: Toolkits for Navigating the Community College System
For individuals entering community & technical college systems, it requires a high degree of self-efficiency and persistence that many currently do not possess. In 2008-2009, SJI partners identified ways to engage students in enrolling & persisting in their educational goals. This workshop presents three toolkit products created as a result. The Good Paying Careers Curriculum: distilled SJI middle wage jobs research into an accessible, easy to understand curriculum from which potential students can better choose a career path; The Navigator Role: addresses the complexity of enrolling in community colleges via coordinated, targeted assistance to individuals; Community College 101: designed to more fully orient students to the college system, its programs, campuses, & resources.
Presenters: Patrice Davis, Project Manager – Navigator Project, Seattle Jobs Initiative, WA; Linda Rider, Employer Relations Project Manager, Seattle Jobs Initiative, WA; Rosanna Stephens, Policy Analyst/Career Pathways Project Manager, Seattle Jobs Initiative, WA
¨ Session 3 ( Baker ) – Level 2
Refocus Your Workforce Programs for Survival
This session will focus on Macomb Community College’s Workforce Development Institute’s (WDI) transformation from complete reliance on the automotive industry to a diverse provider of educational offerings. This includes short-term skill specific programs using WIA funds; green energy programs; and offerings developed through strategic partnerships. The session will provide examples and innovative approaches to retrain the workforce.
Presenter: Holger Ekanger, Associate Director, Macomb Community College – Workforce Development Institute (WDI), MI
¨ Session 4 ( Olympic ) – Level 2
Green Technology and Sustainability at Portland Community College
This presentation will outline Portland Community College (PCC) instructional leadership in the area of Green Technology and sustainability. PCC administrators, faculty and staff are proactively moving the college and community toward a more sustainable future while giving students the tools they need to obtain green collar employment.
Presenters: Kate Dins, EdD, Portland Community College, Cascade Campus, OR; Margie Fyfield, PhD, Portland Community college, Rock Creek Campus, OR
¨ Session 5 ( Blakely ) – Level 3
Illinois Shifting Gears: First Steps Toward Policies and Pathways that Enable Adults to Achieve the American Dream
This presentation explores student, program and policy outcomes from Illinois’ Shifting Gears evaluation. This Joyce Foundation initiative targets policy innovation and coordination among adult and postsecondary education, workforce and economic development systems to better prepare adults, via bridge programs, for education and credentials required for occupations in three industry sectors.
Presenters: Debra Bragg, Ph.D., Director OCCRL, University of Illinois, Office of Community College Research & Leadership, IL; Tim Harmon, Project Director, University of Illinois, Office of Community College Research & Leadership, IL; Catherine Kirby, Assistant Director, Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL), University of Illinois, IL
¨ Session 6 ( Whidbey ) – Level 3
Expanding Access, Improving Quality, and Reducing Costs: Work-based Learning in Health Professions Education
Learn how to increase the number of students served and the quality of education provided, while decreasing your costs. Come and hear how Renton Technical College and Virginia Mason Medical Center have partnered in the Jobs to Careers initiative to use new educational methods and to award credit for learning that occurs in the health care workplace.
Presenters: Ed Phippen, Program Director, Health Work Force Institute, WA; Erin Reid, Clinical Education Project Manager, Virginia Mason Medical Center, WA; Heather Stephen-Selby, Dean, Health Sciences, Renton Technical College, WA
¨ Session 7 ( Orcas ) – Level 3
Data You Can Actually Use: How to Customize it, Use it, and Keep Community College Programs Relevant
Do you need local data to support starting or revising a program? Do you need information for grant applications but find that on-line resources aren’t enough? Worry no more! Come learn from the California Community Colleges’ Centers of Excellence about tools, services, and databases you can access to enhance local and regional planning efforts.
Presenter: Michelle Marquez, Director – Central Region Center of Excellence, CA
¨ Session 8 ( Vashon ) – Roundtable Session – Level 3
Informing the Public About Personal Finance & Partnership
Personal finance has become a required course in public schools nationwide and many school systems do not have teachers with the financial backgrounds to teach it properly. University of Arkansas has partnered with local high schools to broadcast a distance education class while teaching a “UA Fort Smith” branded personal finance course on campus.
Presenters: Argie N. Nichols, Associate Professor- CADD, University of Arkansas Fort Smith, AR; Diana Payne, CPA, MBA, CFE, Assistant Professor of Business, University of Arkansas Fort Smith, AR