Innovations
Resources from the Walmart Brighter Futures 2.0 Project
Section I
Program Summary
Section II
Sample Work Plan
Section III
Impact on Individual and Community
Section IV
Success Stories
Section V
Challenges and Lessons Learned
Section VI
Collaborative Partnerships
Section VII
Project Forms, Documents and Other Materials
Employment Verification
Intake Form
Section VIII
Project Publicity and Donor Recognition
Conference Presentation
Flyer
Media Display
Press Release 1
Press Release 2
Q&A
Rack Card
Section IX
Sample Sustainability Plan
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Welcome back to Innovatus, the magazine of the League for Innovation in the Community College.
In this issue, readers will
Consider the capabilities approach as a way of enabling students to achieve their potential;
Reflect on the importance of clearly defining, promoting, and providing the resources to meet an organization’s vision;
Learn about an innovative intervention to address food insecurity as a barrier to student success;
Explore the implementation of competency-based education in STEM courses to improve learning;
And more …
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Reimagining the traditional face-to-face, lecture-based instructional model is at the heart of academic transformation in higher education, and faculty development is central to this change. Getting faculty to want to modify how they teach will enable grassroots experimentations to gain traction and inspire systemic change. Yet this process first requires faculty developers to recognize and support the affective dimension of teaching and learning and, in turn, experiment with more human-centered approaches. Expect it to be messy.
Recognizing Faculty Culture
Creativity and risk-taking in the...
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2021-2022 Innovation of the Year Award and 2022-2023 League Excellence Award recipients were recognized at the 2023 Innovations Conference in Tempe, Arizona.
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Moving Low-Income Individuals Into Middle-Skill Jobs is the final report for the Walmart Brighter Futures 2.0 Project, a cooperative effort between the Walmart Foundation and a select group of the nation’s community colleges led by the League for Innovation in the Community College.
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The schedule and other information provided here are in draft form and may have changed since the date of the draft.
Please note: Times listed in this schedule are MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST).
For reference, the conference starts each day at 8:00 a.m. Pacific; 9:00 a.m. Mountain; 10:00 a.m. Central; 11:00 a.m. Eastern.
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November 6, 2024
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Academic and socioemotional readiness are crucial for student success in both college and the workforce, but the pandemic has significantly disrupted the development of these capabilities. As a result, many K-12 students are now struggling with foundational math, reading, and socioemotional skills, and these gaps are beginning to affect community colleges. This situation may worsen before it improves, with serious implications for students, the workforce, and communities.
To address readiness gaps, higher education institutions,...
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