FY 2023 Convening Schedule
Each event will take place on the second Wednesday of each month from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm and will include a presentation on the designated topics, time for sharing ideas, and state updates.
In addition, ICSPS and ICCB will host Quarterly Reflection Sessions as an opportunity to discuss challenges and successes. Quarterly reflections will occur on: October 20 – January 19 – April 20 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am.
Calendar Invites will be sent with login information.
September 14 | Exploring Universal Design and Human-Centered Approaches
October 12 | Marketing, Outreach, and Recruitment Strategies for Community Colleges
November 9 | Math Boot Camp and Summer Bridge Programs
January 11 | Ways to Engage Student
During this session, participants will engage in a facilitated dialogue about past and present efforts to connect with and to engage students with campus resources. The facilitator will share examples of partnerships she has forged with campus partners at Illinois State University through the Larry and Barbara Efaw Center for Educator Excellence. Participants will have time to think together about possibilities for addressing student needs through various partnerships and engagement activities. The purpose of this session is to share examples, problem-solve, identify areas of need, and generate ideas about what student engagement can look like on your campus.
February 8 | College Access and Success for Youth with Experience in Foster Care
Youth with experience in foster care face many obstacles on the road to and through college. Many of these students struggle with homelessness, food insecurity, effects of trauma, educational instability, and lack of family and network support while trying to attend classes and persist. Educators and professionals on college campuses have an opportunity to provide increased stability, local resources, and direct support to students so they can meet their educational goals. This webinar will share best practices when working with youth who have experienced foster care and provide an opportunity to ask questions to learn more!
March 8 | Digital Literacy: Accessible Social
Accessibility is a common priority when building websites and web pages. But have you considered how individuals with disabilities are engaging with your brand on social media? Are they experiencing accessibility barriers in your content? Are there things you could be doing to make your social media more inclusive? This session will outline the easy practices you can implement to ensure the content you produce and how you deliver it on social media is accessible to everyone, including disabled users.
April 12 | Designing the New Normal: Hyflex Course Model Design
Students and instructors have returned to classrooms on campuses across the country with a solid desire to rediscover some normalcy following an extended period of Zoom meetings and learning a part. Instructors and students have changed since early 2020 and are coming back to the classroom with new skills and new perspectives on how learning can be accomplished.
As a result, instructors should take inventory and begin to blend both the design online and in-person together. Hyflex or Hybrid learning combines traditional face-to-face classroom instruction with online learning. In this session, instructors will learn tools to help them through this process, focusing on enabling, engaging, evaluating, and extending their course model.
