The Chancellor’s Office has curated and invested in a set of curated support and technical assistance opportunities colleges can engage in. Colleges are invited to participate in Chancellor’s Office sponsored curated support and technical assistant offerings in addition to the AB1705 funding allocation to assist with implementation requirements outlined in ESS 23-08 Required Action: Equitable Placement, Support and Completion (AB 1705) Funding Allocation and the Submission of Funding Plans (PDF). Please review the overviews of each of the exciting opportunities below.
Equity Accelerator
Equity Accelerator, formerly known as the College Transition Collaborative, is a focused research organization that leverages learning from social, behavioral, and brain sciences to create robust and evidence-based practices and programs that support students learning, belonging and growth in college. The Chancellor’s Office is partnering with Equity Accelerator to test an adaptation of their existing Belonging Intervention in the community college context, which aims to help incoming students view the challenges associated with the transition to college as normal, so that they are better able to stay academically engaged and motivated when they face challenges.
To apply to be a part of the Equity Accelerator work, please complete the application. The deadline to apply is extended to September 29, 2023. Contact katie@accelerateequity.org with questions or for more information.
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Motivate Lab
Lab seeks to “improve people’s lives through rigorous motivation research”, by applying that research to “create significant and sustainable positive change, from the individual to the system.” Through this partnership, Motivate Lab will bring their growth mindset and developmental education reform work to the CCCs. They will work with clusters of colleges to implement and scale math and English corequisite models with a focus on instructor and student learning mindsets and professional development using Motivate Lab's four-phase research design process.
To apply to be a part of the Motivate Lab work, please complete the application. The deadline to apply is September 29, 2023. Contact marcus@motivatelab.org with questions or for more information.
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Supporting Student Motivation in Corequisite Courses (PDF)
The National Laboratory for Education Transformation (NLET)
The National Laboratory for Education Transformation (NLET) seeks to “develop and support student-centric learning and career outcomes toward improving lives” by supporting and credentialing learners. Through this partnership, NLET will customize a faculty driven OER (open educational resources) platform for corequisite support in math, targeted to the needs of the California community college system. Referred to as Just In Time Math, the platform uses curated OER with automated formative assessments to create targeted support in math. This concurrent support tool assists math teaching, learning, and review by providing more than 600 micro- competencies from pre-algebra to pre-calculus and statistics.
To apply to be a part of the National Laboratory for Education Transformation work, please complete the application. The deadline to Apply is September 29, 2023. Contact ken.sorey@nlet.org with questions or for more information.
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California Corequisite Initiative Campus Application (PDF)
California Corequisite Initiative (PDF)
California Corequisite Initiative (PPT)
Partnership Resource Teams (PRT)
Partnership Resource Teams (PRT) provide colleges with technical assistance to support the development of innovative strategies, best practices, resources, and tools. For example, a PRT can help a client institution create a development plan centered on achieving racial equity in educational access, support, and outcomes for students. A PRT can also provide guidance and support in the cultivation of inclusive classrooms and anti-racist curriculum, and the integration of evidenced-based pedagogical strategies that promote equitable placement, support, and completion. PRTs serve as peer guides, helping colleges improve their developmental education reform implementation.
To work with a PRT, please visit our Letter of Interest (LOI) web page for guidelines on submitting your letter. For LOI submissions for a PRT process beginning in Spring 2024, the application deadline is September 29, 2023.
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EPS&C Webinar 9/8/2023: Showcase of Curated Support Opportunities
Equitable Placement, Support and Completion (AB 705/1705) Showcase of Curated Professional Development Opportunities Webinar ~ September 8, 2023
