Time: 11:00am HST (5:00 p.m. EDT)

Location: Webinar

Description: The goal of this webinar is to inform stakeholders about research-based promising practices for effective transition course development intended to improve college and career readiness for high school graduates and easing the transition from high school to college. The presentation will also discuss surrounding REL Pacific’s work in support of transition course development in the Pacific Region.

Research Alliance: CNMI Alliance for College and Career Readiness
RMI Partnership for College and Career Readiness and Success
Republic of Palau Partnership for College and Career Readiness and Success
FSM Partnership for College and Career Readiness and Success

Audience: The primary audience for the event will be REL Pacific Region stakeholders, including state and local education agency and community college staff. A secondary audience is expected to include mainland researchers and university staff who are focused on mitigating the effects of developmental education and aligning high school and college coursework.

Attendees will be recruited through infoblasts, social media, and the REL Pacific website. REL Pacific will also provide any requested supporting materials to IES for promotion on the IES website and event calendar.

Speakers: Kirsten Miller, REL Pacific at McREL International
Max Altman, REL Pacific at McREL International

Report Citation:

Herman, P., Carreon, D., Scanlan, S., & Dandapani, N. (2017). Using high school data to understand college readiness in the Northern Mariana Islands (REL 2017–268). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific. Retrieved from http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs

Herman, P., Scanlan, S., & Carreon, D. (2017). Comparing enrollment, characteristics, and academic outcomes of students in developmental courses and those in credit-bearing courses at Northern Marianas College (REL 2017–269). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific. Retrieved from http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs