Editor's Overview of the Spring Edition
The June issue includes a diversity of articles on teaching, assessment challenges, collaborations and rewards. A special section contains the proceedings from four sessions of the Institute on Student Discipline held in April of this year. Covering mental health, internet challenges, campus disruptions and the need to educate faculty and staff about student discipline processes, this section is designed for campus leaders seeking insights in these areas. The issue ends with a book review on teacher recognition, a calendar of events and an end note: Hope Eternal or Just the Basic Skills?
By Edward J. Shenk, Ed.D.
Immediate Remediation! Helping Students Begin Right Away
It is a well-known best practice in developmental education to encourage students who need remediation to begin their English and math coursework without delay. However, few (if any) California community colleges have a policy in place to guarantee that this occurs. Counselors and academic advisors can not accomplish this huge task on their own; it is as much an instructional and curricular matter as it is a student services matter.
By Patrick Wall, Ph.D.
The BSI Road show and Other CIO/CSSO Collaborations in 2006-2007
The collaborative efforts of the CIO and CSSO organization are summarized in this article. Key accomplishments focus on the funding of the Basic Skills Initiative and the numerous presidents made by the organizations along with the Academic Senate on the value of the initiative. The joint conference in San Francisco is also touted in this glowing portrait of the year.
By Randal Lawson
How ACT Scores Are Used for Course Placement
An examination of institutional data details how ACT scores can be used for placement into entry level courses, through data collected from colleges and universities. The article provides campus leaders information to see how ACT can assist with course placement needs.
By Jennifer E. Kelly
Student Discipline Section
Introduction to Special Section on the Institute on Student Discipline Section
This is a special section designed to provide practitioners in the field insight and ideas to utilize in addressing Student discipline on campus. The four sections in this section provide the proceedings from each session as complied by the presenters.
By Edward J. Shenk, Ed.D.
Article: Faculty, Staff and New Managers: Why and How to Educate Them on Student Discipline in the 21st Century
What does faculty need to know to manage the classroom? What are key facets of discipline administration necessary for the new college employee to understand? What is the best way to share the info? What works best and what should be contained in the orientation? What resources exist? This PowerPoint presentation is designed to provide campus leaders and those who handle discipline a format for which to educate faculty and staff on the nuances and responsibility of clear communication to students prior to any incident on the consequences of inappropriate behavior in the classroom and on campus.
By Carsbia Anderson and Edward J. Shenk, Ed.D.
Student Mental Health Issues
What are the legal controls? How do you address these issues on campus and in the classroom? What are the campus processes and what is needed? The presenters suggest ways to address the "complicated management of risk and safety as college leaders attempt to understand the vast array of student's psychological disabilities as they effect the student, the college and the community."
By Denise Swett, Ed.D. and Jess Miller
Internet Discipline
How is it identified? What are the legal constraints as related to free speech? How are the rules and regulations for campuses communicated? Is there a nexus to the home computer for violations? The presenters delve into the challenges of the internet as student populations expand the use of this dynamic tool.
By Katherine A. Dey and Jean Han
Disruptive Behavior and Expulsion Issues
This session posed many questions for participants. How is disruption defined? What constitutes disruption in the classroom and on campus? What are the critical issues in managing disruption? Can an expelled student move to another campus? What planning should be in place; what precautions should be taken? Based on the input from the participants, a list of tips, tools and techniques are suggested to improve the management of student discipline on campus.
By Ron Travenick and Audrey Yamagata-Noji, Ph.D.
Book Review
Book Review: Awards and Recognition for Exceptional Teachers by Dr. Hans A. Andrews
In Awards and Recognition for Exceptional Teachers, Dr. Andrews believes strongly that there should be a quality teacher in every classroom and that the best teachers and counselors need special recognition. In this work, he provides lots of examples and best practices on teacher recognition.
Reviewed by Sue Nelson
Staff Development
Staff Development Calendar
Overview of upcoming student services staff development opportunities, 2006-2007.
End Note
Hope Eternal or Just the Basic Skills
The author details the key to quality teaching and how it may stem the tide for more basic skill classes at the next level in the educational steps our young people take.
By Irving Leung, Ed.D.
