Transcript Summing Up Success: Linking Counseling, Reading, English and

Summing Up Success:
Linking Counseling, Reading, English and Math
Meet the CREM Team...
Anu
Khanna
Coordinator
Tom Nguyen
Counselor
Sarah Lisha
Reading
Instructor
Amy
Leonard
English
Instructor
Doli
Bambhania
Math
Instructor
CREM: What It Is
An interdisciplinary cohort of
●
Counseling
● Developmental Reading/
Writing through transfer
level English Writing
● Developmental through
transfer level Math
CREM Evolution
● Institutional Research identified Math and English
pairings
● Evidence of increased student success with embedded
counselor
● Pilot Project through the Learning in Communities
(LinC) program in 2008
● Program evolution based on student and faculty focus
groups, student surveys, and program review data
CREM cohort sequence
Fall
Winter
Spring
Integrated Reading
and Writing
Composition and
Reading
Critical Reading,
Writing and Thinking
Beginning Algebra
Intermediate Algebra
Elementary Statistics
and Probability
Topics in Counseling
Counseling Seminar
Counseling Seminar
Keys to Success
● Partnerships across campus
● Dedicated counselor
● Faculty Collaboration
● Joint syllabi and assignments
● Community building
● Scholarship Opportunity through APIASF
● Peer mentors
● Outreach
Who We Partner With
● IMPACT/AAPI Program
● LinC (Learning in Communities)
● Peer Mentor Initiative
● Divisions: Language Arts, Physical
Sciences, Math & Engineering,
and Counseling
What We Do
● Counseling and Mentoring
● Collaborative Policies and Interdisciplinary Assignments
● Establishing Strong Community
Interdisciplinary Assignments
● Business & Advertising Project
● Social Media Debate
● Global Issues Conference
● Data Analysis Project
● Autobiography with a personal
finance component
● Tribute to a STEM hero
Counseling Overview
• Meet with faculty on weekly basis
• Student follow up involves classroom visits & additional
interventions, case management
• Safest entry point for AAPI’s involves helping students to
organize and apply information: Educational plans, Career
development, Campus resources
Counseling Sessions
• Managing expectations & tension to establish parameters
• Balancing information with strategy, perspective
• Practicing active listening while offering empathy, genuineness
and unconditional care
Becoming a Cultural Broker
• Identify student skills, strengths, & assets
• Clarify institutional processes and policies
• Provide safe, inclusive place for code switching, reflection, and
identity development
The Hero’s Journey
Whip Around
“If I could have one superpower, then I would
choose …”
Student Success Courses
• First year: Study skills workshops & STEM guest speakers
• Second year: Studenthood issues including study skills,
campus resources, teamwork, grit/growth mindset
• Third year: Building upon best practices while exploring
neuroplasticity, self-compassion & cultural resiliency
• Seminar: Developing identity capital
Processing the Hero’s Journey
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Worksheet helps students to process video
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Opportunity for building community through timeline exercise
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Tie in with another assignment, Finding Heroes in Everyday Life
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Encourages students to reflect on personal journeys with
respect to attending college, incorporating family/immigration
history
Why We Do It
● Interdisciplinary connections improve teaching and learning
● Faculty collaboration and community building is worth the
investment
● Interdisciplinary projects make learning more relevant
● Overall CREM success rate: 80%
● Significant improvement over standalone Math courses
● Somewhat better than standalone English courses
How We Do it
● Institutional Research - facilitates course “compatibility” and
outreach efforts
● Block Scheduling
● Faculty Professional Development
● Institutional-level Logistics: negotiating seat count,
scheduling rooms and assigning cohort designations,
evaluation/data gathering
Thanks for Coming!