|
 In
December, MPICT Co-PI and City College of San Francisco
Computer Networking and Information Technologies Department
Chair Carmen Lamha took faculty and students to Sacramento to
demonstrate ICT education’s commitments to improving our
performance in career and technical education and in serving
women and girls.
The Joint Special Populations Statewide Advisory Committee (JSPAC)
is part of a joint effort between the California Department of
Education and the California Community Colleges Chancellor's
Office to develop the academic, vocational and technical
skills of secondary and postsecondary “Special Population”
students who elect to enroll in vocational and technical
education programs. Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical
Education Improvement Act of 2006 State Leadership funding
supports the ongoing efforts of the JSPAC in their efforts to:
1. Identify and disseminate specialized curriculum materials
and resources to support services to Special Populations. Such
materials can include books, videos, software, and other
materials designated for students or to support professional
development;
2. Expand linkages with other programs for which equity and
service to Special Populations is mandated by funding sources
and for which that service is critical to program success;
share information on best practices; coordinate and leverage
resources to maximize the number of students who can be
served; and incorporate the expertise, resources, and support
those having a stake in assuring all students succeed in
school and the workforce, including business and labor, and
community-based organizations;
3. Continue to expand the strong relationship between the
CCCCO and CDE in service to students who are members of
special populations and involve other Special Populations
staffing in all Perkins VTEA planning and implementation; and
4. Create linkages with other state and federal agencies
serving the identified Special Populations and offer jointly
developed professional development and technical assistance
opportunities.
For the 2008 Special Populations Conference, the Mid-Pacific
ICT Center paid to rent 10 laptop computers and send CNIT
faculty and students to conduct a presentation and hand-on
workshops.
JSPAC’s 2008 Special Populations Conference: Planting for the
Future was held December 2-4, 2008 at the Holiday Inn Capitol
Plaza in Sacramento, CA.
The MPICT sponsored, CNIT offered presentation on “Using
Technology to Engage Special Population Students” had a full
room of some 50 people.
It demonstrated and explained various tools for teachers to
inspire, motivate, and engage Nontraditional and other Special
Population students. It taught attendees to create safe,
collaborative, and supportive learning environments for
teaching and learning Web 2.0, Google tools and the iClicker
Audience Response System. It provided an opportunity for
hands-on practice in a computer lab staffed by City College of
San Francisco.
The presentation format of 15 minutes per technology topic,
with the option for hands-on in the open lab, was very well
received, and presenters were approached consistently
throughout the event for additional information.
An open learning lab was offered throughout the event, staffed
by CNIT students, provided opportunities for hands-on
learning.
CNIT launched a Facebook presence at the event which was
joined by more than 100 people in two days!Over two-hundred
people attended the MPICT/CCSF program!
Back to Q4 2008
Newsletter |
