Sept. 25, 2018: 'Meet me in the Middle: Insights into Middle College Programs at UAA'

Meet Me in the Middle: Insights into Middle College Programs at UAA Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2:30-4 p.m. UAA/APU Consortium Library, Room 307 and via videoconference to community campuses* Register here.

Middle College Programs represent Alaska's foray into an expanding area in education across the country: high school students attending college classes and earning substantial college credits before earning a high school diploma. Because our Middle College programs are still relatively new, questions stem from a range of issues:

• Are there different considerations that come with the range of ages represented in a classroom?
• Do FERPA considerations apply to Middle College students?
• How does it work to blend administrative responsibilities (UAA + School District partners, etc.) and does that influence teaching and learning?

We've gone from having just one Middle College at the Chugiak-Eagle River Campus to three Middle Colleges in Southcentral Alaska this fall (one each at Mat-Su College, CERC, and UAA) and a Middle College in Kodiak starting up next year. In this session, we'll hear about Middle College Programs from administrators, faculty, and students and national expert Annalies Corbin who will share their insights, some pitfalls to be avoided, and best practices to adopt as well as provide attendees with an opportunity to ask questions regarding high school students on campus.

*Community campus videoconferencing locations: Homer - Pioneer 204; Kenai - CTEC 105; Kodiak - BBB 134A; Mat-Su - FSM 201; Valdez - Room 153

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