The Role of State Staff in Promoting
Student Persistence
Anaheim, California
May 4, 2005

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 9:00 – 9:20 a.m.       Welcome and Introductions

                              Training Objectives -

                               View the PowerPoint
                               Activity Packet

 9:20 - 9:45  a.m.      So How Important is Student Persistence?

                               What Does the Research Tell Us?

•   NCSALL’s Learner Persistence Study

•   Activity 1:  Characteristics of Persistors

•   B. Alan Quigley’s Three Barriers to Persistence

•   Thomas Sticht’s Turbulence and Focus

•    Research Implications

o       The three P’s

 9:45 – 10:30  a.m.   Examining the Practice

• Introduction to Four Supports and Sample Strategies

• Support 1:  Management of Positive and Negative Factors
              Handouts- Strategies

o       Student needs assessment

o       Sponsorships

o       Building a sense of community

o       Accessibility

• Activity 2:  Supporting the Management of Positive and Negative Forces

• Support 2:  Building Self-Efficacy
                * Handouts - Strategies

o       Student leadership

o       Assessment

o       Recognition and incentives

o       Learner-generated materials

• Activity 3:  What is your state doing to build self-efficacy?

 10:45 – 11:35 a.m.

• Support 3:  Clear Goals
    * Handouts - Strategies
       Considerations for Setting Realistic NRS Goals

o       Intake process

o       Bridge to next steps

o       Goals in envelope

• Activity 4:  Setting Clear Goals

• Support 4:  Progress
        * Handouts - Strategies

o       Assessment strategies

o       Conferencing

o       Dialogue journals

• Activity 5:  Progress and the Three P’s

 11:35  a.m. – Noon Episodic Learning and Re-engagement

                                From Practice to Policy and Professional Development

 1:15 - 2:15 p.m.         It’s All About Program Improvement

• The Three Starting Points

• Integrating Research Findings
  *Handout:  Research Article

o       Authority versus influence

• Communication Channels

o       Program funding application

o       Integration into program improvement initiatives

o       Integration into professional development

• Activity 6:  Creating the Expectation – What Are You Doing Now?

  2:30 – 3:30 a.m.     Building Resources to Support Adoption

• Factors That Effect Adoption
  * STEPS

• Changing Teacher Practice

• Professional Development Options
  *  NCSALL's Study Circle

• Piloting New Strategies

• Activity 7: Integrating Research to Practice and Policy

 3:30 – 4:00 a.m.      Wrap Up

An Invitation to Participate

Evaluation

Contact us: Dr. Lennox McLendon, Executive Director; 444 North Capitol Street, NW; Suite 422; Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-624-5250; Fax: 202-624-1497; Email: lmclendon@naepdc.org