In this episode, I interview Margaret Prothero, English Faculty and Guided Pathways Coordinator at Santa Barbara City College.
(Scroll down to access the transcript.)
Focus of the episode: Inquiry & Action Teams (fully explained in this video, which shows the contrast between this type of team and a case management team).
This podcast is part of an inquiry & actions teams series. Check out Irvine Valley College's podcast episode with Rebecca Kaminsky and Miramar College's podcast episode with Dr. Lisa Brewster.
We cover the following key topics:
9:21:25: The first inquiry & action team launched and why: Arts Career & Academic Pathway.
Sample initial work products:
Trello Board to engage counselors and students about the value of the Arts.
Cross-disciplinary and themed student work showcase: Popup Art Exhibition
Student work highlighted by the newspaper:
20:30:50: Inquiry & action team nuts and bolts information.
22:01:50: The second inquiry & action team launch: Healthcare, Wellness, & Public Service.
Sample initial work products:
Latinas in Law Enforcement Series
Best Series: Beyond Expectations and Stereotypes
Healthcare, Wellness, & Public Service canvas with program and career introductory videos
30:35:00: The first discipline-alike inquiry and action team: residing at the intersection of data analysis and instructional analysis with equity intentionality.
Video of the team's journey via a conference presentation.
44:39:25: The outcome of working on the "in-between": Attitudes and behaviors change over time, leading to educators improving their craft.
Resource: Learn about the "in-between."
54:36:00: Advice for faculty who may want to lead the guided pathways work.
About Margaret Prothero
Margaret Prothero is English faculty and Guided Pathways Faculty Coordinator at Santa Barbara City College. She’s been a faculty member since 1997, previously teaching in K12. She earned her MA from UC Santa Barbara in Ed Psych with a Reading Specialist emphasis, and a BA from Wellesley College. Since January of 2018, she has served as the Faculty Coordinator for Guided Pathways, where she is engaged with leading institutional reform to remove barriers and redesign the student experience with equity intentionality from point of entry to completion.
About Dr. Al Solano
Al is Founder & Coach at the Continuous Learning Institute. A big believer in kindness, he helps institutions of higher education to plan and implement homegrown practices to improve student success and equity by coaching them through a process based on what he calls the "Three Cs": Clarity, Coherence, Consensus. In addition, his bite-sized, practitioner-based articles on student success strategies, institutional planning & implementation, and educational leadership are implemented at institutions across the country. He has worked directly with over 50 colleges and universities and has trained well over 5,000 educators. He has coached colleges for over a decade, worked at two community colleges, and began his education career in K12. He earned a doctorate in education from UCLA, and is a proud community college student who transferred to Cornell University.
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