MidwesternA Note from Midwestern Region VP Greg Walker
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Apr. 2013
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VP Greg Walker |
Greetings from the Midwestern Regional Office!
As the 2012-13 academic year begins to wind down, it is filled with the thrill of potential. Colleges are energized to begin enrolling their freshman classes, and students are anxiously awaiting their admission and financial aid packages that will catapult them into their future education and career pursuits. Spring is also a time for assessing student learning in K–12 to determine where students are on the pathway toward college attainment and success.
As the trees and flowers begin to bloom, we are inspired by the promise that new growth brings. The Midwestern Regional Office and the College Board are inspired by the academic growth educators bring to schools and campuses. Our data indicate that more students continue to have access to rigorous course work, which is the foundation for success in school and in life. The College Board and the Midwestern Regional Office stand committed to supporting your continued efforts to prepare even more students for the same opportunity.
Forum Speakers Urge Attendees to Communicate, Collaborate, Innovate, Educate
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Apr. 2013
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This year’s College Board Midwestern Regional Forum, held Feb. 10–12 in Chicago, provided ample opportunity for educators, counselors and administrators from K–12 and higher education to exchange ideas, strategies and best practices, and discuss the future of education.
“Collaboration is about breaking down silence,” said Jon McGee, chair of the Midwestern Regional Council, referring to the theme of this year’s forum, “Collaborate! A Blueprint for Student Success.” He went on to welcome “not just colleagues, but friends” to the annual gathering and encourage open discourse between K–12 and higher education professionals.
Diversity Lays the Foundation for Excellence
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Apr. 2013
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“When is it true that two heads are better than one?” This was the question posed by keynote speaker Scott Page at the opening plenary of the Midwestern Regional Forum in February. Page, director of the Center for the Study of Complex Systems at the University of Michigan and external faculty member at the Sante Fe Institute, went on to explain that the most successful collaborations are usually the byproduct of diverse individuals bringing different “toolkits” to the table.
“People have toolboxes of skills, like perspectives, experiences and narratives,” he said, and those perspectives and experiences are shaped by, among other things, an individual’s race, gender, socioeconomic status and culture. “Who we are affects how we see the world, and how we see the world affects how we frame everything — how we think, what’s in our toolboxes — and those differences are useful.”
Inaugural Ohio AP® Advisory Council to Meet on May 20, 2013
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Apr. 2013
The Ohio Department of Education and the College Board are pleased to announce the creation of the Ohio Advanced Placement (AP®) Advisory Council. The goal of this council is to impact the achievement of Ohio students through greater participation and performance in AP by building a greater understanding of AP in Ohio across K–16; increasing the number of students showing potential to be successful in AP courses; connecting K–12 and higher education stakeholders to the benefits of AP; and providing information and updates on the AP Program and communicating these updates to education stakeholders in Ohio.
Enrollment Leadership Academy
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Apr. 2013
Midwestern Region Enrollment Leadership Academy (ELA) participants learned about the Common Core State Standards and their potential implications for higher education institutions during a webinar on March 19. The cohort of 17 emerging Midwestern leaders in financial aid and admission are participating in a yearlong program designed to engage them in dialogue and to support their education in various aspects of enrollment management and leadership. This was one of three national webinars hosted for ELA members from across all six regions of the College Board. Participants also attended the College Board Forum and the Midwestern Regional Forum as part of this professional development experience.
Mattie Sullivan Named Midwestern Regional Recipient of Bob Costas Grant for the Teaching of Writing
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Apr. 2013
Mattie Sullivan, an English language arts teacher at Crispus Attucks Medical Magnet High School in Indianapolis, is one of six recipients of the 2013 Bob Costas Grants for the Teaching of Writing. The grant recognizes exceptional teachers for using innovative methods to inspire their students to write. The award was created to support teachers and to thank Bob Costas, the Emmy Award–winning broadcaster and author, for his generous public service work on behalf of the National Commission on Writing. Each winner receives a grant of $3,000 to support her or his innovative work. Sullivan develops her students’ writing and language skills — and encourages thoughtful self-examination — with “Our Time, Our Place,” a chronological journal of the class of 2013. The project, which began last year, also gives students some real-world perspective on writing and publishing. Two senior classes are set up as “publishing” companies, and students must query those companies, submitting essays, poems and other materials. The grant money will help pay for publishing the journal.
