The Basic Skills Initiative Effective Practices Database
ASCCC Central/Sacramento Regional Workshop Spring 2009
The following successful practices were presented at the Central/Sacramento Regional Workshop held at the Sacramento Hilton Arden West Hotel, April 30-May 1, 2009. The successful practices fell into three categories: First Year Experience, Tutoring, and Cross Curricular Programs.
First Year Experience Programs
Addressing the Needs of a Diverse Student Population Through a First Year Experience Program
Contact: Frances Gusman, College of the Sequoias: francesg@cos.edu
.XL – The Summer Bridge & First-Year Experience Program
Contact: Lynn Wright, Pasadena City College: lmwright@pasadena.edu
The Digital Bridge Academy PowerPoint
Digital Bridge Academy Booklet
Digital Bridge Academy Video
Contact: Diego Navarro, Cabrillo College: diego@cabrillo.edu www.dbacademy.org/ProfDev
Tutoring Programs
Partnership for Student Success at Santa Barbara City College
Contact: Jerry Pike, SBCC: Pike@sbcc.edu
Butte College Center for Academic Success
Contact: Miya Squires, Butte College: SquiresMi@butte.edu
Students Helping Students Through Fresno City ETC Extending The Class
Contact: Jaclyn Hardy and Janine Nkosi, Fresno City College: jaclyn.hardy@fresnocitycollege.edu
Cross Curricular Programs 
The DIOP Story; Once Upon a Time…
Contact: Teresa Aldredge, Cosumnes River College: aldredt@crc.losrios.edu
An Adjunct Paired Class: Helping Students Be Successful
Contact: Gretchen Cupp and Rick Bliss, Yuba College: gcupp@yccd.edu and rbliss@yccd.edu
Cross Curricular ESL
Contact: Vicki Curtis, Ohlone College: vcurtis@ohlone.edu
Participants at the Sacramento/Central Workshop identified programs/activities in which their colleges excel and those in which their colleges are challenged.
Nancy Cook’s PowerPoint for ASCCC Central/Sacramento Regional Workshop, May 1, 2009
Check out presentations from the Bay Area Regional Workshop, April 23-24, 2009
Check out presentations from the Southern California Regional Workshop, May 7-8, 2009
Developmental Mathematics Pilot
Teams of college faculty in the San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco areas are collaborating in a pilot study program to support implementation of effective instructional practices for the Basic Skills Initiative in Developmental Math courses. The Faculty Collaborations for Course Transformations (FACCTS) Program for Development Mathematics in the California Community Colleges is supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Read more about this exciting pilot!
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