college readiness conference
Pathways to College Readiness and College Success was the theme of the Southeastern Massachusetts Regional College Readiness Conference held Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at the Indian Pond Country Club in Kingston. This conference brought together more than 300 secondary and post-secondary faculty, administrators, and policy makers to talk about the transition from high school to college, the changing environment in which Massachusetts public education operates, and how to set more students on the path to success in college. Presented in partnership with the Southeastern Massachusetts Readiness Center, this conference was sponsored by the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, College Board, the Department of Higher Education and ACT.
The final program, including the schedule of presentations and biographies of the speakers, is available here.
Read the Readiness Conference press release here.
conference highlights & speaker presentations
VIEW CONFERENCE VIDEOS HERE
The powerpoint presentations of many of the plenary session speakers are available for download:
KEYNOTE: Allison Jones, The High School to Higher Education Transition - National Trends
PANEL: Public Higher Education in Massachusetts: Where We Are, Where We Are Going
Richard Freeland, The Vision Project
Susan Wheltle, Transitioning to the New Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks, Incorporating the Common Core Standards
Heather Woodcock Ayres, Regional Collaboration and Assessment to Leverage Next-Level Change
NEW APPROACHES TO STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Sharyn Sweeney, Introduction to the Common Core and College Readiness - Math
Susan Wheltle, Introduction to the Common Core and College Readiness - English
Kate Harrington, Assessing Student Learning in Public Higher Education
BEST PRACTICES: Ambitious Innovations and Experiments in Reform
Denise Richardello, Berkshire County Goes to College
Glenn Gabbard, Four Approaches to Retaining Underserved Students - Project Compass
recommendations for conference follow-up
The following reports offer recommendations for conference follow-up and further discussion along with reports from Collegial Conversations sessions in Advising, English, and Math.
- Readiness Conference Recommendations for Follow-Up
- Collegial Conversations Report--Advising
- Collegial Conversations Report--English
- Collegial Conversations Report--Math
recommended conference readings & resources
The following link connects you with selected readings which have been compiled to maximize the benefit of attending the conference Pathways to College Readiness and College Success: Conference Readings & Resources
