Reading Apprenticeship

BSILI Spotlight
J une 3, 2014
CSM Student Data
70% of incoming students place into a
basic skills class
There are achievement gaps that have not
been addressed
Our goal is to improve the college-wide
student success rates

Framing the Narrative
Mapping Change-Golden Line (p. 3)
Theory of Change specifies
a) how to create partnerships;
b) hold purposeful forums;
c) focus on results;
d) operate collaboratively and
e) locate and employ needed support,
technical or otherwise.
Old School
The RA Approach
Squiggly Lines of Learning ?
What professional learning have College
of San Mateo (CSM) educators
experienced and what value does this
learning have for the CSM community?

Timeline
June 2012-CSM Team attended BSILI
June 2012-STEM Dean joined RA
Community of Practice
Summer 2012-CSM Team attended 3-day
RA workshop in Oakland
August 2012-Hosted 3CSN-sponsored RA
event
Timeline
October 2012-Hosted LINKS VI
January 2013-FLEX day for 3CSN sponsored
RA workshop; other colleges invited to
attend.
June 2013-CSM Team attends BSILI
June 2013-CSM Team attends RA LCoP
September 2013-CSM RA Event
November 2013-RA workshop with focus on
Social Sciences
Institutional
and
Curricular
Interaction
with
Students
Professiona
l
Developme
nt
3CSN/West
Ed
Better trained faculty
Student Success
An Improved Campus Culture
Faculty Support of Reading
Apprenticeship
Academic Senate made RA their highest priority in their 2013/2014
goals
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Center has been revived
to support faculty professional development
Two professional enrichment co-coordinators hired to develop and
promote professional development opportunities
Disciplines engaging
in RA Spring 2014
Anthropology
Art
Biology
Chemistry
Math
Physics
Astronomy
English
ESL
Reading
Sociology
Psychology

RA in the CSM Learning Center
Tutoring and FIGs
Pathway to College
program
Reading
Apprenticeship
Workshops



Number of students exposed to RA
Current and Projected
Fall 2012
300 students
Spring 2013
500
students
Fall 2013
more than
1500
students
(estimated)

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Number of Students with RA training
Number of Students
Expon. (Number of Students)
Linear (Number of Students)
How RA is Effecting the Student
Learning Experience
Reading activities helped me
improve my performance in
this class.
Working with reading
strategies in class has given
me confidence in my ability
to comprehend what I read.
Bio 110 Case Study
Focused on student achievement
now that I have actually seen these
strategies, I have actually made
connections and I have seen other
students doing the same, I
actually understand what
reading is.
I just feel it is really important, and I want
to take this to everyone else so they can also
take advantage of this skill we all have.
Jorge Tafolla RA Student, 2013
Squiggly Lines of Learning?
What professional learning have College
of San Mateo (CSM) educators
experienced and what value does this
learning have for the CSM community?