Back in March, I learned about a series of VCCS webinars about better serving under-resourced ALICE students.
ALICE households are employed and earn above the federal poverty level, but they do not earn enough to afford basic household necessities.
The VCCS series returns next week (Sept. 13-17), with a one-hour webinar scheduled each day at 12:30 p.m.
I was most interested in the webinar entiled,”Relationships and Motivation: Building Bridges for Student Success,” because I’m obsessed with this book.
In that March webinar, we learned relationships — not achievement — is the driving force for ALICE students. I wrote about my big webinar takeaways here.
Below is the full ALICE schedule, along with the next week’s roundup of free professional learning opportunities.
And don’t forget about our “How to Design a Successful Innovation Grant” virtual workshop series, which starts this month.
A growing list of professional development during the month of September can be found here.
VCCS: The ALICE Series
The ALICE Series: Engaging Our Under-Resourced Students
Successfully serving under-resourced students will be a key to creating the future, skilled workforce required by the Commonwealth. Are you ready to meet this challenge on your campus? This interactive series of workshops hosted by the VCCS will examine economic class and the implications for engaging under-resourced students. Each session will be offered Live via Zoom twice during the fall semester. No registration required.
- Monday, Sept. 13, 12:30 p.m.: Let’s Meet ALICE
- Tuesday, Sept. 14, 12:30 p.m.: Under-Resourced Students and Hidden Rules of College
- Wednesday, Sept. 15, 12:30 p.m.: Relationships and Motivation: Building Bridges for Student Success
- Thursday, Sept. 16, 12:30 p.m.: Building Cognitive Skills: Strategies to Improve Student Success
- Friday, Sept. 17, 12:30 p.m.: Language and Communication: Missed Opportunities for Connection
Details and Zoom link available here.
Bookmark the VCCS professional development website
The Future Trends Forum with Bryan Alexander
The Future Trends Forum: Discussions about the future of education and technology with writer/futurist Bryan Alexander.
Thursday, Sept. 9, 2 p.m.: Will scholarly publishing become open?
How will scholarly publishing, that crucial output of higher education, change in the future? Will it flip to open? To understand and explore these questions the Forum will host one of the world’s leading experts, Glenn Hampson, founder of the Science Communication Institute and program director of the Open Scholarship Initiative (OSI).
More upcoming programs. Video recordings available on YouTube.
The #RealCollege Virtual Journey
The #RealCollege Virtual Journey, sponsored by the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice. A series of online workshops and engaging activities led by experts and delivered free of charge. The theme for September is Student Advocacy.
Tuesday, Sept. 14, 3 p.m.: In the Room Where it Happens: Featuring the #RealCollege SLAC
As students make their way back to campus, how are their voices being recognized and considered after a year of virtual learning? Join The Hope Center’s Student Leadership Advisory Council as they explore the various ways institutions engage student leaders in decision making, and the opportunities ahead in this period of transition. In this fishbowl discussion, students will also discuss a range of topics like the impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic, to their ideas on the best ways institutions can spend their HEERF allocations. Register here.
Recordings of previous events are available by scrolling down this page.
VCCS: Go2Knowledge webinars and on-demand training
Go2Knowledge: All VCCS faculty and staff have free, unlimited access to live webinars and on-demand training provided by Go2Knowledge. The live webinars are highlighted at the top of the Go2Knowledge dashboard, but you can search through an entire library of recorded, on-demand sessions on topics including teaching and learning, campus safety, institutional effectiveness, and student success.
Some upcoming live webinars:
- Thursday, Sept. 9, 1 p.m.: How to Transition Your Face-to-Face Content to Online Delivery in 48 Hours
- Thursday, Sept. 9, 3 p.m.: Conflict Resolution: Practical Strategies for Handling Difficult, Disruptive & Aggressive Students
- Friday, Sept. 10, noon: How the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is Using a Trauma-Informed Approach to the Fall Semester
- Tuesday, Sept. 14, 1 p.m.: Violence Risk & Threat Assessment: Understanding the Core Principles of Crisis Communication
- Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1 p.m.: Creating a Compassionate Classroom: How to Address Anxiety, Stress, Failure & Grief
- Wednesday, Sept. 15, 3 p.m.: Developing a Proactive Culture of Well-Being in the Aftermath of COVID-19
You can access Go2Knowledge on your MyVWCC dashboard or here: Go2Knowledge.org/vccs
The Chronicle of Higher Education virtual events
Chronicle of Higher Education. Free virtual events (and plenty of previously recorded webinars):
Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2 p.m.: The Right Curriculum for Digital Skills
College students today are among the most digitally savvy higher ed has ever seen, but there is always more to learn. In an interactive virtual forum, panelists and attendees share their thoughts on how colleges can ensure their students are prepared with the technology and communications skills needed post-graduation.
Register for the Chronicle webinars here
Thank you for reading. Why does Stephanie Ogilvie Seagle feature free learning opportunities on the Green House Grants Blog? Because we transform ourselves by learning like our students. All of us are teachers and learners, no matter our titles.