The Concurrent Support Models professional learning series is aimed at assisting colleges with Equitable Placement, Support, and Completion (AB 705/AB 1705) implementation.
The professional learning opportunity provides invaluable enrichment and support to colleges in enhancing student success in concurrent support courses, spanning corequisite and enhanced support models. Participants gain valuable insights, practical strategies, and opportunities for collaboration and support. Please do not miss out on these FREE professional development opportunities!
SAVE THE DATE: Concurrent Support Virtual Conference, Friday May 1, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Registration for Concurrent Support Virtual Conference
In partnership, the California Community College Chancellor's Office and The RP Group are hosting a Concurrent Support Virtual Learning Series Conference on Friday, May 1, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Attendees may register for multiple interactive workshops throughout the day, facilitated by faculty from community colleges. Workshop topics will include active learning, faculty learning communities, embedded tutoring, culturally responsive teaching, growth mindset, enhanced vs corequisite support models, and more. All workshops are free to attend. Registration is required to attend the conference workshops.
Register for the session which you would like to attend. Each workshop is offered twice in the day to increase opportunities for attendees to join multiple sessions without missing a topic of interest. Both recurring sessions will offer similar content. Please register for only one time block for each workshop.
To keep the workshops interactive, a few workshops have a registration limit. If you have registered but can no longer attend, please cancel your registration.
Workshops
Active Learning and Engagement for STEM Math
This workshop will focus on strategies used to engage students in STEM math courses through active learning and community-building. Attendees will leave with a few different ways to get students out of their seats and learning together across a variety of math courses. This session focuses on face-to-face instruction.
Presenter: Doug Yegge (Chaffey College)
Discipline: STEM Math
Knowledge Level: All Levels
Register for the first session, 9:00 - 10:20 a.m.
Register for the second session, 10:30 - 12:00 p.m.
Moving from Passive to Active Learning in STEM Calculus 1 and Calculus 2
This workshop will focus on engaging students in hands-on activities in both Calculus 1 and 2. The strategies can be applied in corequisite support and flipped classrooms. Attendees will leave the session with multiple resources that can be incorporated into their course right away and access to a folder with additional resources.
Presenters: Paula Young and Lisa Morales (Mt. San Antonio College)
Discipline: Calculus 1 and Calculus 2
Knowledge Level: All Levels
Register for the first session, 9:00 - 10:20 a.m.
Register for the second session, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Engaging Students Through Active Learning and Culturally Responsive Activities
This workshop focuses on active learning with a focus on culturally responsive assignments. Activities will include an oral history assignment and student ePortfolio project – both honoring a student's cultural and linguistic background while engaging in research, reading, and writing to empower students to use their voice and connect with their community.
Presenter: Sheryl Cavales Doolan (Santa Rosa Junior College)
Discipline: English
Knowledge Level: All Levels
Register for the first session, 9:00 - 10:20 a.m.
Register for the second session, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Growth Mindset, Metacognition & Active Learning within Calculus
This workshop focuses on building student capacity and a culture of growth mindset through active learning activities within Calculus 1 and Calculus 2 with support. Attendees will learn how to construct a thinking classroom to develop skills such as adaptability, critical thinking and metacognition to enhance students’ understanding of Calculus concepts and increase course retention.
Presenter: Corrine Kirkbride (Pasadena City College)
Discipline: Calculus 1 and 2
Knowledge Level: All Levels
Register for the first session, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Register for the second session, 1:00 - 2:20 p.m.
Active Learning, Equitable Grading and Career Connections in STEM Classrooms
This workshop will focus on active learning and equitable grading practices in STEM math classrooms. Attendees will engage in active learning assignments by interacting with various assignments from a student’s perspective and how to organize a STEM Career Achievement event for students to engage with career professionals. Equitable grading strategies will include grading, test retakes and student portfolios.
Presenter: Anne Gloag, San Diego Miramar College
Discipline: STEM Math
Knowledge Level: All Levels
Registration: No Cap
Register for the first session: 1:00 - 2:20 p.m.
Register for the second session: 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy: Practical Tools for all Disciplines
This workshop will introduce practical ways to design lessons grounded in culturally sustaining pedagogy that build on students’ lived experiences, invite meaningful discussion, and support rigorous learning in any content area. Participants will engage in hands-on activities adaptable for all disciplines, including math, science, technology, and humanities. We will explore how key instructional moves can increase student engagement, deepen understanding, and honor the diverse identities and perspectives students bring to the classroom. Participants will leave with ready-to-use tools, strategies, and ideas they can apply immediately in their own classrooms.
Presenters: Chloe de los Reyes and Lyn Westergard (Crafton Hills College)
Discipline: All Disciplines
Knowledge Levels: All Levels
Register for the first session: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Register for the second session:1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Redesigning EVERYTHING to a Student-Centered Classroom
This workshop will focus on redesigning STEM math courses from start to finish through a student-centered lens. Attendees will drive what will be shared based on the interests of the group. This session will be fully dynamic and responsive to attendees needs. If you are interested in a tailored experience, this is your session. Materials will be shared to take back to your college with you.
Presenter: Terrie Nichols (Cuyamaca College)
Discipline: STEM Math
Knowledge Levels: All levels at 9:00 a.m., Intermediate/Advance at 10:30 a.m.
Register for the first session: 9:00 - 10:20 a.m.
Register for the second session: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Course Redesign: Seamless Concurrent Support, Backwards Design and Building Your Own Toolkit
Focused on the redesign process for math and science, including embedded tutoring and growth mindset strategies.
Presenter: Kelly Spoon (Mesa College)
Discipline: All Disciplines (math/science focus)
Knowledge Levels: All Levels
Register for the first session: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Register for the second session: 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Rebuilding English with Support: From Course Outline to Classroom Practice
This workshop will focus on student-centered approaches in redesigning English to meet students where they are and offer support for their success, from curriculum design to active learning, growth mindset pedagogy, and collaborations with tutoring. Attendees will leave with tools to redesign their English courses from start to finish.
Presenter: Steve Schlesser (Cabrillo College)
Discipline: English
Knowledge Levels: All Levels
Register for the first session: 1:00 - 2:20 p.m.
Register for the second session: 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Innovative Calculus Preparation Through Course Redesign
This workshop focuses on the development of an innovative calculus preparation course with embedded concurrent support. Curriculum redesign focused on identifying the essential skills necessary to be successful in Calculus and added complexity along the way. Attendees will leave with an understanding of the redesign process as well as hands-on activities students engage in through active learning strategies.
Presenter: Josh Robles (Pasadena City College)
Discipline: Transfer-Level Preparation for Calculus/Innovative Course
Knowledge Levels: All Levels
Register for the first session: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Register for the second session: 1:00 - 2:20 p.m.
Designing Equitable, Flexible, AI-Resilient Math Courses
This workshop focuses on flexible grading assignments and project-based assessments such as flexible late work, simplified grading, goal building, and revisions to give students the opportunity to learn and grow. Attendees will practice how to implement these strategies which help reduce students’ overreliance on AI, especially in online courses. By shifting attention away from point counting and toward growth and mastery, these approaches support student persistence and improve retention and pass rates. Attendees will also learn how to make connections to learning outcomes, revise assessments, grading, and due dates, and design projects aligned with course goals.
Presenter: Brandi Bailes (Crafton Hills College)
Discipline: All Math Courses
Knowledge Levels: All Levels
Register for the first session: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Register for the second session: 1:00 - 2:20 p.m.
Communities of Practice: Team Building, Problem-Solving & Evidence-Based Strategies
This workshop will focus on how to create a faculty community of practice at your own college. The session will include: how to get started, how to structure learning activities, build community, and create sustained conversations on curriculum and pedagogy. Attendees will learn how to implement activities within a COP such as a book club focused on evidence-based practices to encourage deep reflection as well as activities to build departmental collaboration and community. This session is based on an English department's experience but is applicable to all disciplines.
Presenter: Tracy Tennenhouse (Moorpark College)
Discipline: All Disciplines (English focus)
Knowledge Levels: All Levels
Register for the first session: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Register for the second session: 1:00 - 2:20 p.m.
Community of Practice and Standards Based Grading
This workshop will focus on our faculty community of practice and our widespread implementation of standards-based grading across our STEM and non-STEM math courses. We will focus on SBG in the context of our innovative precalculus course with support, however the method can be applied to any math course. We also have student success data to show it works!
Presenter: Rena Weis (Moorpark College)
Discipline: All Math Disciplines
Knowledge Levels: All Levels
Register for the first session: 1:00 - 2:20 p.m.
Register for the second session: 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Using Supplemental Instruction to Engage Students in Transfer Level English
This workshop will focus on providing a window into the practices, structure, and implementation of an English supplemental instructional program, which centers learning with successful near-peers. Attendees will learn about student-centered collaborative learning strategies, faculty interactions with an SI leader, planning sheets, classroom strategies, and how to facilitate group study sessions. Attendees will actively engage in developing a session planning sheet and implementing session strategies.
Presenter: Elena Tinker Diaz, East Los Angeles College
Discipline: English
Knowledge Level: All Levels
Registration: No Cap
Register for the first session: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Register for the second session: 1:00 - 2:20 p.m.
Just in Time Support for Transfer-Level Math
This workshop will focus on using Just in Time Math inside and outside the classroom to support students in all transfer-level math courses. Attendees will learn practical approaches for integrating targeted, timely support into daily instruction, as well as designing meaningful out-of-class practice that reinforces key concepts. Attendees will learn how Just In Time software can help to identify and address learning gaps in real time, monitor student progress, and personalize instruction—ultimately increasing student confidence, engagement, and readiness for higher-level mathematics.
Presenter: Yvette Hassakoursian, Gevork Demirchyan, Glendale College & Ken Sorey, NLET
Discipline: All Math Courses
Knowledge Level: All Levels
Registration: No Cap
Register for the first session: 9:00 - 10:20 a.m.
Register for the second session: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Utilizing Technology to Support Math Learning: AI, ZTC and Interactive Activities
Utilizing multiple technologies to support student learning in Statistics and Calculus such as AI for calculus utilizing Learnvia in a flipped classroom, MyOpen Math, OER and ZTC including interactive activities and gamification to engage learners in mathematical concepts.
Presenter: Larry Greene (Lake Tahoe College)
Discipline: Statistics and Calculus
Knowledge Levels: All Levels
Register for the session: 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
AI Support for Calculus I Success - Pilot Project
The CCCCO, ASCCC and the CCC Digital Center are collaborating on Calculus I learning with various tools including LearnVia, StudyStash, MathGPT.ai. This session will inform attendees on the project and opportunities to participate in piloting one of the AI tools. This project is guided by the burden free access regulations. Attend this session to learn more about exciting AI opportunities to support STEM Calculus students.
Presenters: Ginny May (CCCCO), Robert L Stewart Jr., and Bethany Tasaka, (ASCCC), Kevin Kelly (CCC Digital Center)
Discipline: STEM Calculus
Knowledge Level: All Levels
Register for the session: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Webinars
Concurrent Support Learning Series Kick-off and Research Findings (January 28, 2026)
This webinar is the first in the spring series highlighting concurrent support models and practices in English and math courses. This webinar provides an overview of current research on concurrent support models through a panel discussion with leading research organizations. Subsequent webinars will be in a workshop format and will take a deep dive into corequisite or enhanced support models, strategies and support structures.
Concurrent Support Model Resources
Research for Action (RFA)
Corequisite Course Models in California Community Colleges: Implementation Variation and Challenges
The RP Group (The Research and Planning Group)
Corequisite Support Implementation and Impact for Low-Placement-Profile Students Post-AB 705, January 2026
This research brief offers highlights on the scope of corequisite support implementation in the California Community Colleges post-AB 705 and the impact of different curricular approaches on low-placement-profile students’ successful completion of transfer-level English and math within one year.
Corequisite Support for Students with a Low Placement Profile in the California Community Colleges: Implementation and Impact Post-AB 705 (Five-Year Trends, 2019-2020 through 2023-2024), January 2026
This report details findings on corequisite support implementation and enrollment across the California Community Colleges since AB 705 implementation. It also provides insights on the impact of corequisite support on students’ timely completion of transfer-level English and math, both compared to students starting in developmental education courses pre-AB 705 and to students enrolled in standalone courses without this support post-AB 705, focusing on students with a low placement profile.
Considerations for Strengthening Concurrent Support Courses in English and Math, October 2024
This brief provides evidence-based strategies for corequisite and enhanced support models. Insights pertaining to structural considerations for effective concurrent support and strategies for improving learning with concurrent support are includes as well as examples of corequisite and enhanced course models at three colleges are included.
