Did you read Highlights magazine as a kid?
Then you probably remember “Goofus and Gallant,” which is still published every month in the magazine.
Stephanie Ogilvie Seagle was reminded of the didactic comic during a recent VCCS webinar about better serving ALICE students.
The biggest takeaway? We learned relationships — not achievement — is the driving force for ALICE students.
Who are ALICE students? And what the heck does this have to do with Goofus and Gallant?
Make like Gallant and read more on the grants blog.
*Free* professional learning opportunities
- The #RealCollege Virtual Journey, sponsored by the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice. A series of online workshops and engaging activities led by experts and delivered free of charge. Upcoming topics include a conversation with “Pregnant Girl” author Nicole Lynn Lewis on May 12, and “Campus-Based Supports for Students with Familial Responsibilities” on May 19. Register here.
- The Future Trends Forum: Discussions about the future of education and technology with writer/futurist Bryan Alexander. April 15: Dr. Belle S. Wheelan, president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). More upcoming programs.
- Bookmark the VCCS professional development website
Funding opportunities
- NSF: Advancing Innovation and Impact in Undergraduate STEM Education at Two-year Institutions of Higher Education. NSF encourages bold, potentially transformative projects that address immediate challenges facing STEM education at two-year colleges and/or anticipate new structures and functions of the STEM learning and teaching enterprise. It also seeks to support systemic approaches to advance inclusive and equitable STEM education practices. (due May 10)
- NEH: Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges. An opportunity to create curriculum, community partnerships, and faculty development with up to $150,000. (due May 20)
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