PHASE II (2009-10)

Higher Education Coordinating Board
English and Science College Readiness Project
Phase 2
July 2009 – June 2010

In 2009-2010, Phase 2 continued to work to describe how to fill the gap through use of classroom-tested teaching materials and practices, and to identify professional development training needs. Phase 2 of the project continued to be an "input" phase in which cross-sector pilot teams, comprised of high school and college teachers, constructed learning experiences that infused college readiness definitions into K-12 curricula, building upon lessons learned in 2008-09.

In 2009, English teachers conducted year 2 of the college readiness pilot strategies in 11th and 12th grades in Spokane and Yakima.  The sole science team from Eatonville continued to pilot college readiness teaching strategies in 11th and 12th grades, building on concepts and methods initiated and evaluated in 2008-09.   All pilot projects (Spokane, Yakima, and Eatonville) focused on practices that improve student college readiness “attributes”.  (see English and science definitions to review “Student Attributes”)