Concurrent Enrollment

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Concurrent enrollment has fans, detractors - Post-Bulletin

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Concurrent enrollment has fans, detractors - Post-Bulletin:

Concurrent enrollment has fans, detractors
Post-Bulletin,'MN'- Mar 4, 2008
On the high school side, Phillip Olson, chairman of the English department at Century High School, was hesitant to talk about concurrent enrollment, ...

The National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment provides an accreditation framework to help college, faculty, high school administrators and teachers implement a viable CEP that meets the needs of all stakeholders. CEP programs from across the country provide replicable models of academic integrity and success for the Rochester constituents.

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College credit - Logan Herald Journal

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College credit - Logan Herald Journal:

Logan Herald Journal

College credit
Logan Herald Journal,'UT'- Feb 21, 2008

While high school concurrent enrollment programs are strong in Utah, Idaho lags behind. West Side’s program may serve as an impetus for change across the ...

Week in Review at the Indiana General Assembly from Senate Democrats
Muncie Free Press,'IN'- Feb 27, 2008

A concurrent enrollment partnership to coordinate dual credit programs among Indiana high schools and state educational institutions would be established ...

Concurrent enrollment gains support - Twin Falls Times-News

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Concurrent enrollment gains support - Twin Falls Times-News

Concurrent enrollment gains support
Twin Falls Times-News,'ID'- Feb 15, 2008

By Jared S. Hopkins BOISE - Concurrent enrollment appears to be gaining support among state lawmakers, but support for Gov CL 'Butch' Otters scholarship ...

IB In the Press

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:47:00 +0000

Two articles regarding the International Baccalaureate program:

http://tinyurl.com/2yqjpu

http://tinyurl.com/2cfzh7

High schools administrators, teachers, parents and students who want a challenge should consider concurrent enrollment programs. If your local college or university does not offer a program ask why not! Many CEP programs operate state wide.

C'om! CEP's as well

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:04:00 +0000

Jay Mathews over at washingtonpost.com posted his "Ten Tips for Picking a Good School." His number 9 is reflective of Mr. Mathews ignoring CEPs in favor of AP and IB:

9. Look for challenging high schools.

These days, that means schools that have many Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses, and that encourage all interested students, no matter what their grade-point averages, to take those courses and the independently written and scored AP or IB tests.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/25/AR2008022500675.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns

It's like banging your head against a wall - AP and IB are not the only games in town! There are quality concurrent enrollment programs across the country that challenge students, and provide professional development for teachers.

National discussion on credit transfer

noreply@blogger.com (John Fiset) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:53:00 +0000

This is an issue that NACEP needs to bring to the national level regarding concurrent enrollment courses. The discussion is heating up over at Inside Higher Ed regarding the transfer of credit:

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/02/19/transfer

Dual enrollment program expands with WSU, Detroit high school

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Dual enrollment program expands with WSU, Detroit high school: "High-achieving Renaissance High School students will be able to take college courses for credit through an expanded program with Wayne State University. The Dual Enrollment Program enables Renaissance students to attend college courses ..."

(Via Google Blog Search: "dual enrollment".)

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Post Secondary Enrollment and the Governors Plan for HS Seniors

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Post Secondary Enrollment and the Governor's Plan for HS Seniors: "The report, 'The Promise of Dual Enrollment: Assessing Ohio's Early College Access Policy,' found that participation rates were not equal throughout Ohio and that high schools lose money for every PSEO course taken by their students. ..."

(Via Google Blog Search: "dual enrollment".)

Another option is to implement a concurrent enrollment program in which high school teachers are trained to deliver college courses in the high school as part of the regular high school day. There are many programs that can serve as a model - Indiana University's Advance College Project and Syracuse University's Project Advance program are two nationally recognized models.

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Confident and Competent

noreply@blogger.com (SARI SIGNORELLI) — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:31:00 +0000

I recently spoke with an assistant principal and a high school administrator who told me that at their high school there were skill building opportunities for students who were struggling at the remedial level, but there was a gap in skill building for strong high school students who were college bound. The skills that serve them well in the high school classrooms are not the skills that will continue to serve them well in a college classroom. The question was how to develop and grow those skills. The answer, of course, is to provide them with the opportunity to take a college course while they are still in high school. Students in college "prep" courses see them as just that, preparation. But put students in an actual college course and they can experience first-hand what the work load and curriculum are like. They can also gain the experience of what it feels like to have a course "count," because they are earning college credit and receive a transcript to take with them wherever they matriculate for their college career. It's the difference between watching a film on skydiving and taking that first jump. The exhilaration of truly having done it sends you into the future all the more confident and competent.

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A Difference in Delivery not in Goals

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Dual Enrollment? Concurrent Enrollment? Early College High School? What is the difference? All the programs have the same goal - to allow high school students, primarily high school seniors, the opportunity to earn post-secondary credit while still in high school. The means of delivering the courses differ but the the goal is the same.

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Happy New Year. We hope everyone had a good holiday. I am testing a desktop application, MarsEdit (OS X), to post directly from my desktop to the blog.

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Newsweek's Flawed School Rankings

noreply@blogger.com (SARI SIGNORELLI) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:36:00 +0000

It seems that while Jay Mathews claims that it is hard to assess the quality of college and university courses offered to seniors in their high schools, he is more than willing to take the leap of faith with regard to the quality of the teaching in AP and IB classes.

This article Newsweek's Flawed School Rankings, addresses the issue of measuring quantity rather than quality.

Buying A Ranking

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:50:00 +0000

One item that the Washington Post fails to mention in the ranking of high schools is how easy it is to buy yourself up the ranking - want to move higher - implement more AP classes without regard for what is best for students.

We think relationships with colleges and universities through CEPs offer a rich program for students and teachers.

See:

Odd Math for Best High Schools List

Florida Union Article

Would Mr. Mathews Consider Counting Dual/Concurrent Enrollment?

noreply@blogger.com (SARI SIGNORELLI) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:20:00 +0000

"Many dual enrollment community courses are just as good as AP. I took a fine calculus course at my local city college when I was in high school. But my conversations with college admissions officers and experts on community college offerings suggest that too many of these dual enrollment course are not so challenging. Some do not even require final exams to receive the college credit."

Excuse me Mr. Mathews, but if I recall correctly, you don't actually count the results of the tests, just the numbers taken, so does it really matter if there is a final exam, rather than multiple ways of assessing students' knowledge and mastery of the content?

There are ways for college admissions to assess the quality of the courses taken through dual/concurrent enrollment, see if they are offered by NACEP accredited programs.

And, lastly, concurrent enrollment courses are offered through a variety of institutions: four-year public and private, as well as two-year private and community college.

Washington Post Discussion

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:14:00 +0000

Jay Mathews was asked about using AP, IB and dual-enrollment (of course he skipped over the dual part) to save a year of college tuition:

That strikes me as a good way to go. In my view, the best thing about AP and IB is not the college credits, but the way they add juice to the high school experience, giving teens a chance to experience great teaching in preparation for a demanding final exam.

Too bad college and university courses don't come down to a one time, one shot exam.