Selected Wisconsin Bridge/IBEST Curriculum Development and Implementation Projects Technical District; Title; Type of proposal Proposal Description Contact Implemented in May 2007 Waukesha County Technical Adult Basic Education for Transition to in Culinary Arts Waukesha County Technical Adult Basic Education for Transition to in Welding Madison Area Technical ELL/Nursing Assistant Moraine Park ABE/ELL Artisan Baking (I-BESTand Team teachers integrate ABE/ELL instruction with pre-college occupational courses in health, welding, culinary arts and in 2009-2010, business. Team teachers integrate ABE/ELL instruction with pre-college occupational courses in health, welding, culinary arts and in 2009-2010, business. This ELL/CNA certificate project offers concurrent coordinated instruction and has been running successfully for a number of years. Area hospitals are partners in the approach. MPTC combines two weeks of pre-instruction with accelerated and integrated culinary/abe/ell instruction. ABE and ELL students are Barbara E. Nordberg Associate Dean Basic Education 327 E. Broadway Waukesha, WI 53186 bnordberg@wctc.edu 262-695-6520 Barbara E. Nordberg Associate Dean Basic Education 327 E. Broadway Waukesha, WI 53186 bnordberg@wctc.edu 262-695-6520 Chris Vandall Associate Dean, Preparedness & Academic Advancement Center 211 N. Carroll Street Madison, WI 53703-2285 608/258-2448 (work) Sandra S. Huenink
postsecondary pathway)) participating in this embedded certificate, and a local business has been very supportive. Implemented in May 2008 Chippewa Valley Welding Career Opportunities (I-BEST and postsecondary pathway) Lakeshore Technical Three-Courses Closer to : Indus. Maintenance, Machine Tool Op., Welding (Bridge program) Moraine Park with Waukesha County, Milwaukee Area, & Gateway Industrial Maintenance (Bridge & This project created a 16 week welding certificate program that prepares students for entry level welding jobs as well as earn students up to 10 credits toward a 1 year welding technical diploma. This project is creating two pre-trades courses in dealing with reading and math that, combined with the Work Certified program offered by Bay Area WDB, will form a bridge program that prepares learners for the Industrial Maintenance, Machine Tool Operation, and Welding programs. Completion of the bridge will qualify learners for program admission without further assessment. The reading and math courses will be contextualized and team taught by ABE or ELL and occupational instructors. This project will develop a career pathway of three to five employer-supported certificates embedded in the Industrial Maintenance Program (either a 2- year AD or TD, depending on college). The certificates will be designed to meet the needs of low income, ABE and ELL populations. After the certificates are designed, work will begin on an ABE bridge into the first certificate. Kristen Raney Student Services Manager Learning Support Chippewa Valley Technical 620 West Clairemont Avenue Eau Claire, WI 54701 715.833.6491 Lynn Retzak Dean, General Education & Basic Skills Lakeshore Technical 1290 North Avenue Cleveland WI 53015 920.693.1282 Fax: 920.693.3251 Sandra S. Huenink Moraine Park with Waukesha County, This project has created an on-ramp certificate to Sandra S. Huenink
Milwaukee Area, & Gateway Welding (Bridge/I-BEST & Northcentral Technical ELL Nursing Assistant Bridge (I- BEST) Northeast Wisconsin Rising in NE Wisconsin: General Manufacturing & Welding (Bridge program) a career ladder for welding (typically a 1 year Technical Diploma), with an ABE/ELL-occupational team teaching as part of the program design. The applicants are interested in pursuing a career latticing approach, wherein welding gives an employee career options in a number of industries and sectors and welding can serve as a stepping stone to other careers, such as metal fabrication. This project created a version of the CNA course that integrates ELL instruction into the federally required nursing assistant curriculum and uses a team teaching approach. NTC s objective is to significantly improve the success of SE Asian individuals in the CNA program. Area health care organizations have a strong interest in diversifying their nursing staff. This CNA project is seen as a proving ground for concepts that could next be applied to the LPN program. This project has created certificate programs in General Manufacturing and Welding that will equip learners for entry-level jobs and postsecondary occupational programs. NWTC used DACUM and WESA processes to identify curriculum content, and the curricula integrates basic skills, ELL and occupational skills. The certificates will be aimed at ABE/ELL students, incumbent workers, and participants in the WDB s Work Certified program. Bethany O'Day Associate Dean Learning Center ABE/ ELL Northcentral Technical 1000 W. Campus Drive Wausau, WI 54401 715.803.1891 888.682.7144 ext. 1891 Myke Schmit Associate Dean of General Studies Northeast Wisonsin Technical 2740 West Mason Street Green Bay, WI 54307 (920) 498-7106 December 2008 Western Success in CNC (I-BEST & This project has created a Computer Numeric Control Skills Institute consisting of three modules that combine basic skills and technical skills learning and prepare students both for work and for moving on to the diploma CNC program. Each module will be worth six credits that count in the diploma program. Team teaching will be used in Chad E. Dull Dean - Instructional Support Services Western Technical 608-785-9561
Nicolet Area IT Integrated Curriculum (I-BEST & some courses of the modules. This project target the region s Hmong population, but the curriculum model followed will also be applicable to other disadvantaged adult populations. This project modified Network Fundamentals and Project Management courses to integrate reading and math basic skills with technical skills. Also, four new 1-credit basic skills courses that specifically complement the learning activities of these modified IT courses are being created. This package of new courses will eliminate separate development/remedial requirements for the Web Analyst/Programmer and Computer Support Specialist associate degree programs and existing short term certificates that ladder into these associate degrees. Rose Prunty, Director Academic Success Program Nicolet PO Box 518 Rhinelander, WI 54501 715.365.4672 800.544.3039 EXT: 4672 Implemented in May 2009 Northcentral Technical ELL Production Welding and Family Literacy (I-BEST and Lakeshore Technical ABE/Hotel and Hospitality (I-BEST & Under development in 2009-2010, ELL integrated into production welding. Concentration on Hmong. Developed and implemented in 2009-2010, ABE/ELL instruction integrated into hotel and hospitality embedded certificate Bethany O'Day Associate Dean Learning Center ABE/ ELL Northcentral Technical 1000 W. Campus Drive Wausau, WI 54401 715.803.1891 888.682.7144 ext. 1891 Lynn Retzak Dean, General Education & Basic Skills Lakeshore Technical 1290 North Avenue Cleveland WI 53015 920.693.1282 Fax: 920.693.3251 Moraine Park MPTC combines two weeks of pre-instruction Sandra S. Huenink
ELL/Welding (I-BEST & Fox Valley Technical GOAL Pathways to Business Careers (bridge) Fox Valley Technical ELL Achievement Program: From Basic Skills to Applied Skills (IBEST) with accelerated and integrated welding/abe/ell instruction. ABE and ELL students are participating in this embedded certificate, and local business is supportive. Contextualized ABE math/reading/writing instruction in the areas of 1) Accounting and 2) Call Center Operations lead to a Goal certificate with first college credits that then articulates with embedded 1-semester, 1-year and 2-year certificates/degrees in a career ladder. ELL students who typically struggle with communication-intensive college General Education courses such as Written Communication and Interpersonal Communication are enrolled in an IBEST team-taught version of the class, resulting in much better initial college success in these key gatekeeper courses. Colette Busse Fox Valley Technical GOAL Coordinator busse@fvtc.edu (920) 735-5692 Marie Martin, Ph.D. Director Global Education & Services Fox Valley Technical P.O. Box 2277 1825 N. Bluemound Drive Appleton, WI 54912-2277 Phone: 920-735-5677 Mobile: 920-475-7569 Fax: 920-735-4847 Implemented in January 2010 Gateway Technical Health Care I-BEST Health Care I-BEST ABE/ELL/CNA team-teaching approach ABE/ELL/CNA team-teaching approach with emphasis on continuation in career ladder Dr. Jacqueline D. Love Dean Adult Basic Education Gateway Technical 3520-30th Avenue Kenosha, WI 53144 (262) 564-3054 Office (262) 564-2007 Fax Sandra S. Huenink
Northeast Wisconsin Technical Health Care STAR Bridge Nicolet Area Technical Home Technology Bridge Madison Area Technical Business Technology Bridge Plus other variants in other locations.... Six weeks of Intensive Student Achievement in Reading training and a Health Care Career Course, followed by a pre-college Math for Nurses course and the CNA training. Creating a Home Technology certificate that incorporates ABE reading/writing/math into fundamental Electricity and Information Technology coursework ABE and Computer skills combined into an entrylevel bridge course for careers in three areas IT, Business Technology or Medical Reception. Myke Schmit Associate Dean of General Studies Northeast Wisonsin Technical 2740 West Mason Street Green Bay, WI 54307 (920) 498-7106 Rose Prunty, Director Academic Success Program Nicolet PO Box 518 Rhinelander, WI 54501 715.365.4672 800.544.3039 EXT: 4672 Chris Vandall Associate Dean, Preparedness & Academic Advancement Center 211 N. Carroll Street Madison, WI 53703-2285 608/258-2448 (work)