Basic Skills Activities at Cañada

Learning Communities

Current Learning Communities

Fall 2011

• Basic Skills Coordinator Workshop Fall 2011
• Dr. Kathleen F. Gabriel, "Teaching Underprepared Students" (11/16/11)

Spring 2011

• Learning Communities Spring 2011
• Learning Communities Planning Retreat

Fall 2010

• Learning Communities Fall 2010
• Conference Presentation:  Assessment, Placement, & Instruction:  Innovative Practices for Gen. 1.5 Students

Spring 2010

• Learning Communities Spring 2010
• Learning Communities Planning Retreat

Fall 2009

• Learning Communities Fall 2009 (Complete List)
• Learning Communities Fall 2009
• Flyer:  Making History
• Flyer:  GOALS
• Learning Communities Planning Retreat

Spring 2009

• Learning Communities Spring 2009
• Learning Communities Planning Retreat
  Learning Communities Student Profiles

Fall 2008

• Learning Communities Fall 2008
• Learning Communities Implementation and Assessment 2008

Summer Bridge Programs

Summer Math Jam

Summer L.E.A.P.

Counseling Services

Learning Communities  Learning Communities that include Career courses (such a CRER 401 College Success and CRER 407 Exploring Careers, Majors, and Transfer) provide weekly contact with an academic counslor as well as individual appointments.

Counseling Registration (C-Reg) Sessions  C-Reg sessions are designed to provide new students with critical information regarding their first semester in college, including appropriate class selections.

ESL Counseling   To ease the transition of the new ESL sequence, the Counseling Department visited every ESL class held on campus and made counselors available for follow up questions and assistance.      

Library Services

Learning Community:  LIBR 100 & ESL 400

Guides for Basic Skills Courses

Guide for Basic Skills Faculty

CBET Orientations  CBET students visit the library for a brief orientation in Spanish every semester as part of their campus tour.

ESL and Spanish Language Collections  The library has a small ESL Reader and Spanish language section (primarily ECE, literature, and popular fiction and non-fiction titles).