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Fall 2003 Semester - Digital Bridge Academy
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ACADEMIC NEEDACADEMIC NEEDACADEMIC NEEDMaria Campuzano,Santos MoralesMaria Campuzano,Santos MoralesJesus Gonzales, Maricela Zavala Jesus Gonzales, Maricela Zavala
Israel Frutos, Maria CastilloIsrael Frutos, Maria Castillo
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE SUMMARYSUMMARYMaria CampuzanoMaria Campuzano
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ACADEMIC NEED•
LEADER: Maria Campuzano–
Executive Summary
•
GROUP MEMBERS:–
Santos Morales•
Need Statement–
Jesus Gonzales•
Solution Statement–
Maricela Zavala•
Work Plan–
Israel Frutos•
Team Process Improvement–
Maria Castillo•
Proposal Evaluation Analysis
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GOALTo produce a proposal defining support
services for Academy students focusing in their academic needs
TEAM WORK PLAN•
To get organized
•
Checkpoints•
Milestones
•
All activities that have to be accomplished•
Who is responsible for each activity
•
Flow Chart
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DEVELOP INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
INDIVIDUAL•
Questions to be answered in the proposal
•
Questions for interviews•
Survey questions for students (20)–
Draft by: November 6, 2003
TEAM•
Combine our questions together –
By: November 11, 2003
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INTERVIEWSTO:
•
Diego Navarro•
Marcy Alancraig
•
Susan Nerton •
All group on November 11, 2003
STUDENT SURVEYS•
Gave surveys to 20 students in the Academy
•
Gathered results•
Found out needs
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NEED AND SOLUTION
•
Every person did
NEED•
Power point slide sets•
Draft-
November 18, 2003•
Final-
November 20, 2003SOLUTION
•
Power point slide sets•
Draft-
November 20, 2003•
Final-November 25, 2003
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TEAM SURVEYS
•
Team Process Improvement•
Proposal Evaluation Analysis
•
Gathered results•
Power point slide sets
•
Draft-
November 25, 2003•
Final –December 2, 2003WORK PLAN
By: December 2, 2003
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FINAL
•
Gave slide sets to person in charge–
December 2, 2003•
Draft of slide sets-
December 4, 2003
•
Final of slide sets-
December 9, 2003
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Academic Needs Academic Needs Academic Needs
By: Santos MoralesBy: Santos Morales
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Who is in Need?•
Students of the WDBA
•
Underprivileged students.•
Students at risk.
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The Needs ?•
Tutoring in Math, Writing, and Reading.
•
Study Groups•
Organization Skills.
•
Editing their papers. •
Help from teachers.
•
Having to work less.•
Focusing
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When are the Needs evident?
•
When they don’t progress.•
Poor basic skills scores.
•
Drop out rates.•
When assignments are not completed
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Why do these needs occur?
•
They don’t get a good education in High School.
•
English is their second language.•
They are lazy.
•
T.V.•
Play sports.•
Work outs•
Don’t have family support.
•
They have to Work.
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Evidence to Support the Claim?
• Survey done to Student of the WDBA
Organization skills, 65%
Study Groups, 75%
Editing Papers, 90%
Basic skills Tutoring
95%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Basic skills Tutoring Organization skills Study Groups Editing Papers
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WDBA Experts•
“
Study groups should be a
requirements”
(Diego, WDBA founder)
•
“Organization Skills are very important for high wage jobs”
(Diego)
•
Toast Masters to help students in public speaking.
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Consequences•
Drop out Rates will increase
•
Students will be disorganized.•
Less Students Graduating
•
Student will not be prepared for high wage jobs.
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Need linked to Student’s Success?
•
Place higher on basic skills tests•
Less drop outs
•
Graduating from college•
Receiving a degree.
•
Getting a better job.•
Having a better way of living
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Possible SolutionsPossible SolutionsPossible Solutions
Long Term Academic Support Long Term Academic Support By: Jesus GonzalesBy: Jesus Gonzales
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Possible Solutions
•
Tutoring in Basic Skills•
Open a Study Hall
•
Peer support•
Extend Integrated Learning Center
hours •
Organization classes
•
Make study groups for Academy students
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Tutoring
•
Students get help w/ basic skills
•
Can ask questions when needed
•
Improved grades•
Better Understanding
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Open Study Hall
• Place to meet with their study groups
• Just need a place to study
• Higher scores on basic skill test
• Labs for students
– Math
– Reading
– Writing
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Peer Support
•
Academy Students–
Training class
–
Working in small groups
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Extend Integrated Learning Center Hours
•
More time to do work
•
Can get help•
Some student’s don’t have computers at home
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Organization Classes
•
Class to be available on:–
Time Management
–
How to get organized
–
Being Prepared
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Creation of Study Groups
•
Support and help from fellow classmates
•
Learn communication skills
•
Learning from each other
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Criteria List•
Can it be done in one semester?
•
Do we have the financial resources?•
Do we have the staff?
•
Is there a location for the solution?•
Is training needed to support the program?
•
Is it sustainable?
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Criteria Table
Criteria Tutors ILC hours
Study Hall
Study groups
Organization Classes
Peer Support
Time: 1 Semester
Yes Yes No Yes No No
Financial Resources?
No No No Yes No Yes
Staff? No Yes No Yes No Yes
Place? Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
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Criteria Table (cont)
Criteria (Cont.)
Tutors ILC Hours
Study Hall
Study Groups
Organization classes
Peer Support
Training? No N o No No Yes Yes
Partners to collaborate?
No Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Sustainable? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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Should study groups be a requirement?
75%
25%
Yes
No
Survey Results from students
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Key Solution
•
Long Term Academic Support–
Tutoring
–
Study groups–
Organization class
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Objectives
•
Asses each student’s academic needs•
Create study groups
•
Organization skills class
•
Tutoring
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Goals
•
Prepared for higher education
•
Less drop outs
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Outcomes
•
Ask questions if they don’t understand the assignment (better prepared for test)
•
Have someone to talk to•
Support from team members
•
Homework done on time
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Action PlanAction PlanAction PlanSolutionSolution
By: Maricela ZavalaBy: Maricela Zavala
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SolutionA long term academic support
based on assess student needs.•
Assess student needs.
•
Make study groups mandatory.•
More tutors.
•
Improve organizational skills in Learning to Learn class.
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Objective: 1 Assess student needs
Solution: Long term academic support based on assess student needs
Objective:1 Assess student needs Activities Deliverables Completion Date Person (s) Responsible
Give out surveys to students to know their needs
Knowing students struggles to be able to help them
During the foundation course Previous students from the Academy
Give students tests of basic skills
Information about the need of each student
During the foundation course Faculty members of the WDBA
Design or assign a class or class time for students to ask questions or to work with a tutor in one to one
Motivation of students to work to improve their needs
During the foundation course Faculty members of the WDBA
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Objective: 2 Make study groups mandatory
Activities Deliverables Completion Date Person (s) Responsible
Make study groups mandatory
Having better learning environment among students
At the beginning of the semester
Faculty and students of the WDBA
Combine different learning styles in study groups
Better interaction among students
At the beginning of the semester
Previous students from the academy
Timing: Check if all the students have the time required for study groups
Schedule the hours of the meetings of study groups
At the beginning of the semester
Faculty and students of the WDBA
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Objective:3More tutors available
Activities Deliverable
sCompletion
DatePerson (s) Responsible
Survey students to identify their problems with homework
Finding out why students have problems for with homework
During the semester
Previous students of the WDBA
Arrange time for tutors
100% of effective tutors to meet students needs
During the beginning of the semester and outgoing
Faculty members
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Objective:4 Improve organizational skills in learning to learn class
Activities Deliverables Completion Date
Person (s) Responsible
Create a survey to find out about how many students need organizational skill classes
Information about how many students need organization skill classes
First weeks of the beginning of the semester
Previous students of the Academy
Improve organizational skills in Learning To Learn class
Seeing 75% of students improvements in being organized
Middle of the first month of the semester
Faculty members of the WDBA
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Team Process AnalysisTeam Process AnalysisTeam Process Analysis
By: Israel FrutosBy: Israel Frutos
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Challenges•
Being organized
•
Being on time•
Accomplishing all the slides sets
•
Staying focused•
Bored sometimes
•
Disagreements•
Students talking
•
More time
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Team MembersMaria Campuzano:
Executive Summary
Santos Morales: Need Statement
Maricela Zavala: Work Plan
Jesus Gonzales: Solution Statement
Maria Castillo: Evaluation
StatementBy: Israel Frutos
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Process•
Distribute tasks to each
member in the
group•
Describe each assignment with everyone
•
Met twice outside of class during the whole project
•
Develop interview questions
•
Develop survey question
•
Interviewed three staff members
•
Gave a survey to twenty students
•
Everyone asked questions during interview
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Group Interactions•
It seemed like everyone had fun participating
•
Everybody gave opinions out loud
•
We were all confident•
We all agree with each other
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How much did you participate?
00.5
11.5
22.5
33.5
4
A Lot Somewhat Not Much
Participation
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Members Showing Up For The Team
•
We all gave our different points of view
•
We all participated evenly
•
Nobody stayed quiet
•
Giving more ideas
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Helping Each Other•
When somebody would have a problem we would try to help the student to understand
•
Explain as clearly as we could
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Facilitation•
Respecting others opinions
•
Participation everyone
•
Great teammates
•
Good communications
•
Organization
•
Motivation
•
We had to think smart and fast
•
No needs for improvements
•
We didn’t waste time when we had to work
•
Good team
•
Our leader was strict and had good strategy to keep us focus
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Behaviors Behavior that held
us back:•
We would distract other groups
•
Playful•
Moody
•
Angry•
Frustrating
Behaviors that helped us:
•
By staying focused•
Support
•
Participating fully•
Communicating out loud
•
Energetic•
Complete tasks on time
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Improvements For Next Time
•
Having more meetings together
•
Focusing•
Follow the progress
•
More participation
•
More motivation•
Taking turns to talk
•
Making sure everyone knows what they are doing
•
Asking more questions
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Proposal Evaluation Analysis
Proposal Evaluation Proposal Evaluation AnalysisAnalysis
By: Maria CastilloBy: Maria Castillo
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Activities Done as a Group
•
Work Plan •
Flow Chart
•
Team Roles •
Questions Interviews
•
Interviews•
Survey for Questions
•
Putting Results •
Came out with need
•
Need Slides •
Possible Solution
•
Criteria•
Select Solution
•
Solution Slides•
Team/Evaluation Survey
•
Slide sets
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How was the participation in your team?
100%
0%0%0%0%
Yes
No
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ActivitiesDROP
•
Less slide sets •
H.W not due on the same day of other H.W
•
Less individual work
ADDED•
More time
•
Asking more follow up questions in interviews
•
Discussion
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Student/ Team Improvements
•
Paying attention •
Asking questions
•
Keeping agreements
•
Follow rules•
Be on time
•
More motivation•
Follow leader directions
•
Participation by everyone
•
Meeting since the beginning
•
Causing less distractions
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Faculty Improvements•
More individual help
•
More time•
Less homework from other classes
•
Lab Instructor knowing more about Proposal
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Improvements For Next Time
•
More prepared •
More focused
•
Being more involved in helping others •
Work to be turned in on time
•
Spend more time together