CCSF Presentation

8/13/2019 CCSF Presentation

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Acceleration at City College of

San Francisco

Caroline Minkowski

English Instructor

[email protected]

(415) 452-7210


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Overview of CCSFsAcceleration

Program

Fall 2013 is the sixth semester since implementation

From Spring 2011 through Fall 2012:

1,142 students have enrolled in the Developmental

Accelerated class1,506 students have enrolled in the Transfer-levelAccelerated class

Distinctions of CCSFsAccelerated Model:

Partial credit optionTransfer-level accelerated class

Thematic driving questions

Project-based learning


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Student Success in the

Accelerated PathwayWe tracked 1,142 students enrolled in theDevelopmental Accelerated class over a 24month timeframe:

2.25 times more likely to pass the course 2levels below transfer

2.2 times more likely to pass the course 1level below transfer

3 times more likely to pass freshmancomposition

African American students were 3.7 timesmore likely to complete freshmancomposition

Latino students were 1.6 times more likely to

complete freshman composition


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Sample Driving Questions

Can we stop gang violence?Is technology making our lives better?

Are we headed towards environmental

collapse?Why are we so attracted to monsters?

Who has a voice in society?

How does food shape our identity?To what degree does justice exist in

our society?


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Sample Curriculum: English

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Can we stop gang violence?Why do kidsJoin gangs?

Summary ofPatrick DuPhuoc Longschapter 2,

WhyIndochineseChildren Turnto Gangs

Studentsanalyze whykids joingangs, using

informationfrom Longschapter 2 andLuisRodriguezsAlwaysRunning

How do therelationshipsbetween gangmembers,marginalizedcommunities,and law

enforcementaffect the fightagainst gangviolence?

StudentsevaluateDavidKennedys

arguments inDont Shoot,usinginformationfrom Longschapter 2,and LuisRodriguezsAlways

Running

Is itpermissible tocompromisethe individualrights of gangmembers toprotect

communities?

Studentsarguewhether ganginjunctionsare a viablestrategy toprotect

communitiesfrom gangviolence,usinginformationfrom variousarticles,chapter 2,Always

Running, andDont Shoot

Can We StopGangViolence?

Individually,studentsanswer the

coursesdrivingquestion,usinginformationfrom all textsthey read plustwo sourcesfrom the

librarys onlinedatabases.

In groups,studentspublish theiressays inonline zinesand presenttheir zines tothe class.


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Spring 2013 Student Zine

http://hkraja92.wordpress.com
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Approaches to Grading

Acknowledge what students can doinstead of evaluating them from a

deficit perspective

Positive competency levels on gradingrubric

Exceeding, Meeting, Approaching,

Developing, Beginning


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Student Voices

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Student Voices

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