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Acceleration at City College of
San Francisco
Caroline Minkowski
English Instructor
(415) 452-7210
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Overview of CCSFsAcceleration
Program
Fall 2013 is the sixth semester since implementation
From Spring 2011 through Fall 2012:
1,142 students have enrolled in the Developmental
Accelerated class1,506 students have enrolled in the Transfer-levelAccelerated class
Distinctions of CCSFsAccelerated Model:
Partial credit optionTransfer-level accelerated class
Thematic driving questions
Project-based learning
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Student Success in the
Accelerated PathwayWe tracked 1,142 students enrolled in theDevelopmental Accelerated class over a 24month timeframe:
2.25 times more likely to pass the course 2levels below transfer
2.2 times more likely to pass the course 1level below transfer
3 times more likely to pass freshmancomposition
African American students were 3.7 timesmore likely to complete freshmancomposition
Latino students were 1.6 times more likely to
complete freshman composition
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Sample Driving Questions
Can we stop gang violence?Is technology making our lives better?
Are we headed towards environmental
collapse?Why are we so attracted to monsters?
Who has a voice in society?
How does food shape our identity?To what degree does justice exist in
our society?
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Sample Curriculum: English
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Can we stop gang violence?Why do kidsJoin gangs?
Summary ofPatrick DuPhuoc Longschapter 2,
WhyIndochineseChildren Turnto Gangs
Studentsanalyze whykids joingangs, using
informationfrom Longschapter 2 andLuisRodriguezsAlwaysRunning
How do therelationshipsbetween gangmembers,marginalizedcommunities,and law
enforcementaffect the fightagainst gangviolence?
StudentsevaluateDavidKennedys
arguments inDont Shoot,usinginformationfrom Longschapter 2,and LuisRodriguezsAlways
Running
Is itpermissible tocompromisethe individualrights of gangmembers toprotect
communities?
Studentsarguewhether ganginjunctionsare a viablestrategy toprotect
communitiesfrom gangviolence,usinginformationfrom variousarticles,chapter 2,Always
Running, andDont Shoot
Can We StopGangViolence?
Individually,studentsanswer the
coursesdrivingquestion,usinginformationfrom all textsthey read plustwo sourcesfrom the
librarys onlinedatabases.
In groups,studentspublish theiressays inonline zinesand presenttheir zines tothe class.
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Spring 2013 Student Zine
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Approaches to Grading
Acknowledge what students can doinstead of evaluating them from a
deficit perspective
Positive competency levels on gradingrubric
Exceeding, Meeting, Approaching,
Developing, Beginning
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Student Voices
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Student Voices
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