Innovation Lab: The College Ready New England Annual Conference
Friday, March 27, 2009
Campus Center at University of Massachusetts Boston

Opening Keynote Address: Using Digital Technology to Reach the Digital Generation

• Steve Hargadon, Director, K-12 Open Technologies Initiative, Consortium for School Networking

Steve Hargadon conducted a multimedia presentation with remote participants. Click here to download a PowerPoint version of the presentation, Outreach 2.0: The Potential. To view a recording of the full multimedia presentation, click here.

Click here to visit the website of the Consortium for School Networking.

• Brian A. Reich, Principal, EchoDitto

Click here to download Brian Reich's iWork Keynote presentation, Everything we know has changed.

Click here to visit the website of EchoDitto.

• Henry Bourgeois, Executive Director, Maine Compact for Higher Education
• Colleen J. Quint, Executive Director, Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute

Click here to visit the website of Kick Start Maine.
Click here to visit the website of the Maine Compact for Higher Education.
Click here to visit the website of the Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute.


Session 1B: Dorchester Education Complex


• Joan Becker, Vice Provost for Academic Support Services, University of Massachusetts Boston

Click here to download Joan Becker's PowerPoint presentation, Dorchester Education Complex.

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• Tia Ganguly, Career Development Manager, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

Click here to download Tia Ganguly's PowerPoint presentation, VSAC's Career Planning Initiative.

Click here to visit the website of the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation.


Session 2A: The College Crusade of Rhode Island


• Maria Carvalho, High School Program Manager, The College Crusade of Rhode Island

Click here to download Maria Carvalho's PowerPoint presentation, Putting Caring Adults at the Center of College Readiness.

Click here to visit the website of the College Crusade of Rhode Island.


Session 2B: KnowHow2GOConnecticut


• Ann R. Gaulin, Consultant, Connecticut State Department of Education

Click here to visit the website of the Connecticut State Department of Education.


Session 2C: NHTransfer.org


• Gary A. Cilley, Director of Transfer & Articulation, University System of New Hampshire

Click here to visit the website of the University System of New Hampshire.


Luncheon Keynote Address: North Carolina Learn & Earn Program


• Fay Agar, Director, Learn and Earn Early College High Schools, North Carolina New Schools Project

Click here to download Fay Agar's PowerPoint presentation, North Carolina New Schools Project.

Click here to visit the website of the North Carolina New Schools Project.

Session 3A: Early College for ME

• Charles P. Collins, Early College for ME

Click here to download Charles Collins' PowerPoint presentation, Best Practices in School and College Alignment: Early Assessment Program.


Click here to visit the website of Early College for ME.

Session 3B: Building a Bridge to Improve Student Success Initiative

• Linda K. Rinker, Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs, Western Connecticut State University
• Linda C. Vaden-Goad, Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences, Western Connecticut State University
• Abbey Zink, Assistant Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences, Western Connecticut State University

Click here to download the presenters' PowerPoint presentation, Building a Bridge to Improve Student Access.


Click here to visit the website of Western Connecticut State University.

Session 3C: Project REACH

• William Pollard, Director, Project REACH

Click here to download William Pollard's PowerPoint presentation, Providing Transitional Services to Students with Various Disabilities.


Click here to visit the website of Project REACH.

Session 4A: Roxbury Preparatory Charter School

• Dana L. Lehman, Co-Director, Roxbury Preparatory Charter School

Click here to download Dana Lehmand's PowerPoint presentation, Preparing Middle School Students for College.


Click here to visit the website of Roxbury Preparatory Charter School.

Session 4B: Project ARC

• Jillian Dahlberg, Program Coordinator, Americorps VISTA, Campus Compact for New Hampshire
• Esteban López, Director of Diversity Initiatives, New Hampshire College & University Council
• Scott Power, Director of New Hampshire Scholars Initiative, New Hampshire College & University Council

Click here to download the presenters' PowerPoint presentation, Project ARC.


Click here to visit the website of Americorps VISTA.
Click here to visit the website of Campus Compact for New Hampshire.
Click here to visit the website of New Hampshire College & University Council.

Session 4C: Community High School of Vermont


• Wilhelmina Picard, Superintendent of Educational Services, Community High School of Vermont.
  

Click here to visit the website of the Community High School of Vermont.