College of Education JiMei Chang, Michael Kimbarow, Roxana Marachi, Dolores Mena, Susan Meyers, Sami

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College of EducationJi-Mei Chang, Michael
Kimbarow, Roxana Marachi, Dolores Mena, Susan
Meyers,Sami Monsur and Angela Rickford

• SJSU Achieving Greater Expectations Institute

AsilomarJanuary, 2007
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COEs Unique Context for Inclusive Excellence
COE Mission Theme Equity Excellence(2002)
Multi-Layers of Governing Standards State
National Standards Professional Organization
Standards
Student Profile Undergraduates Credential
Students MA Students Doctoral Students
Conceptual Framework
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COEs Conceptual Model for Inclusive Excellence
(IE)
COE Mission Theme Equity Excellence(2002)
Evidence Based Student Success
SJSU Vision 2010
AACUs 4 Elements of IE
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COE Team Charter

• Communication,
• Connection,
• Support

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COE Team Charter

• Communication Recruitment/retention of
  students
• Develop the Student Ambassador Program to contact
  potential students.
• Create an inclusive College of Education
  welcome/orientation week.
• Establish a student study area, a place where
  students can congregate to study/learn together
  in an informal environment during the day and
  evening.

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COE Team Charter

• Connection Creating Inclusive Learning
  Environments
• Develop a menu of strategies that promote
  student to student and student to faculty
  connections.
• For example assignments that help faculty
  know their students, chat rooms, role plays,
  student faculty research and projects,
  autobiographies, panel presentations, etc.
• Present the menu to faculty at the College
  forum.

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COE Team Charter

• Support Inclusive teaching-learning paradigms
• Create next steps for the College of Education
  ELL Initiative
• Professional Development for creating Inclusive
  Classrooms
• COE Retreat devoted to evidence based strategies
  for creating Inclusive Classrooms
• Develop Web page to house effective strategies

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COE Inclusive Excellence Projects Timeline
Fall 05
English Language Learner (ELL) Initiative
Evidence Based Student Recruitment Present plan
to Council of Chairs (Jan 07) Present plan at
Spring Forum (Jan 07) Data Collection
Institutional Research Student Focus Group (Feb
07) Recruitment Survey (Feb 07) Student
Ambassador Plan (March-April 07) Student Panel at
the Faculty Retreat (March 07) Data Review
Program Assessment (August 07)
ELL Faculty Panel ( Fall 05) ELL Writing Research
Project (Spring 06 - Fall 09) ELL Curriculum
Review (Fall 06 - Spring 07) Faculty Research
Panel on ELL (Fall 06) Faculty Effective
Strategies Retreat (Fall 07)
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COE Inclusive Excellence Projects Timeline
English Language Learner (ELL) Initiative (Includi
ng English Dialect Speakers)
ELL Faculty Panel ( Fall 05) ELL Writing Research
Project (Spring 06 - Fall 09) Faculty Syllabus
Review Project (Fall 06 - Spring 07) Faculty
Research Panel on ELL (Fall 06) Faculty Effective
Strategies Retreat (Fall 07)
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COE Inclusive Excellence Projects Timeline
Jan 07
Evidence Based Student Recruitment Present plan
to Council of Chairs (Jan 07) Present plan at
Spring Forum (Jan 07) Data Collection
Institutional Research Student Focus Group (Feb
07) Recruitment Survey (Approved by IRB) (Feb
07) Student Panel at the Faculty Retreat (March
07) Student Ambassador Plan (March-April 07) Data
Review Program Assessment (August 07)