Save the dates — titles and abstracts for upcoming sessions are coming soon.
Please contact Ken Knox (kknox@simons-rock.edu) with any questions.
Save the Date: Friday, September 20, 2024
Bard College at Simon’s Rock
More information will be announced soon.
Register here for the Early College Conference
| Time | Session Type | Educators | Director & Staff |
| 8:30 – 9:30 am | Networking/Breakfast (optional but encouraged) | ||
| 9:30 – 10:15 am |
Opening Session
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| 10:15 – 11:00 am | Moderated Panel Discussion Early College in Context: Fostering Success and Building Community in Early College Classrooms Panel with educator, administrator, student/alum |
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| 11:00 – 11:10 am | Transition to Concurrent Session 1 | ||
| 11:10 am – 12:00 pm | Concurrent Session 1 | The Science of Motivation & Building Curiosity with Early College Students Session run by Bard-Simon’s Rock |
Implementing High-Quality Early College Programs: Lessons from Early College Leaders Facilitated discussion with MA4EC team and experienced Early College partners |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch & Panel Discussion Lessons Learned: Building a College-Going Culture Moderated discussion featuring leaders from across MA Interrogating the question — what is college/what is its value? |
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| 1:00 – 1:50 pm | Concurrent Session 2 | The Science of Motivation & Building Curiosity with Early College Students Session run by Bard-Simon’s Rock |
Implementing High-Quality Early College Programs: Lessons from Early College Leaders Facilitated discussion with MA4EC team and experienced Early College partners |
| 1:50 – 2:00 pm | Break/Transition | ||
| 2:00 – 3:00 pm | Concurrent Session 3 | Perspectives from the Field: Sharing Theory and Effective Practice for Early College
Students Call for presenters issued by Bard College at Simon’s Rock |
Providing Robust Student Supports to Early College students Led by the Alliance and EC leaders Brief presentation sharing examples from Nov 2023 briefs/webinar and facilitated discussion with local leaders on student support approaches that are working well for them |
| 3:00 – 3:45 pm | Closing Session and Next Steps Facilitated sharing out of reflections on the day Alliance can preview additional programming Bard College - Simon’s Rock can share their EC Folio work Share link to exit survey |
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| 3:45 – 4:30 pm | Networking Reception (optional) | ||