Spring 2000
Vol 8 Issue 2
IN THIS ISSUE...
Metaphors, Mathematics, and Myers-Briggs
The MIL: Developing a Public Conversation about Teaching Learning
Integrating Humanities Classes with Historical Storytelling
Re-framing and Renewing a Learning Project
Inquiry-Oriented Physics Instruction
Self-Directed Learning in the Chemistry Lab
Rio Salado's ABE Transition
Center for Native and Urban Wildlife at SCC
ASSIDERE
"Just Tell Me What I Have to Do to Get an 'A' in Your Class!"
MCLI Assessment and Evaluation Resources
SEE ALSO...
The Labyrinth
Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction
Rio Salado's ABE Transition Program
Jeanne Harrington, RSC
The Rio Salado Transition Program is a proactive strategy designed to assist adult students as they move from adult basic education to college coursework. While many who complete the GED or ESOL program will go on to seek immediate employment, others are prepared for and desirous of higher education and training.
The Transition Program offers services that a student who is unfamiliar with the system often requires. In addition to recruitment of potential candidates through site visits to ABE locations, program advisors help the students understand and maneuver the system. They provide initial advisement, placement testing, help with class selection and information on the services offered by the colleges. The program staff has also developed a series of workshops aimed at better preparing the student for the college experience.
The number of students transitioned last fiscal year testifies to the demand for this kind of program. By June of 1998, 127 students had transitioned into the nine other Maricopa colleges. Figures for fall 1999, and spring 2000, come to over 200. These students transition into academic, tuition-bearing ESL classes as well as computer classes and general studies. Many enter specific courses of study leading to a certificate or degree.
Rio Salado intends to expand this program over the years so that more adults can successfully transition into MCCCD.
