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>> ENCORE College Readiness Radio Shows
ENCORE conducts interactive radio shows every other week to share valuable information on college and career readiness to thousands of families in the Rio Grande Valley and North of Mexico. Guest speakers are invited to participate in these radio shows to focus on different topics of education.
>> ENCORE Annual Conference 2010 Engaging Communities for College Readiness (ENCORE) Annual Conference is an event designed for secondary students to highlight the importance of college and career readiness. Hundreds of Hispanic secondary students and their parents participates in bilingual hands-on college & career-prep exploring sessions, interactive college tours, research-based high school dropout prevention sessions, and customized workshops in the areas of financial aid, college readiness and life skills development
>> Ediburg CISD College Readiness Parent Sessions The ENCORE team in partnership with community organizations conducted Parent Sessions on College Readiness across all middle schools in Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, one of the largest school districts in the Rio Grande Valley. Each parent session focused in promoting the benefits of higher education, understanding the definition of college readiness and reflecting in the importance of parental involvement in the college and career readiness process.
>> BOEING Encourages Edinburg CISD Students to Go the Distance Boeing engineers, scientists and business executives participated in interactive presentations and science experiments with middle and high school students from Edinburg Consolidated School District as part of the ENCORE CAMP college readiness initiative. Boeing representatives inspired over 1,000 students to prepare for a college education and consider careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
>> College Readiness for Middle School Parents As a component of the Career Awareness & Mentorship Program (CAMP), the ENCORE team conducted interactive College Readiness Parent Sessions for middle school parents at the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District. These sessions explored the importance of higher education, the definition of College Readiness, supplemental programs to help support students, and reflected on the importance of parental involvement.
>> Ford PAS Professional Development Institute 2009 The South Texas Ford PAS Professional Development Institute (PDI) 2009 hosted August 4th - 7th was a great success. Over 40 teachers and administrators from Edinburg and San Benito CISD participated in this four-day event. The South Texas Ford PAS PDI 2009 concentrated in renewal and advancement of teachers' knowledge and skills to improve teaching effectiveness in the classroom. Teachers participated in school culture and college readiness activities and were introduced to the Ford PAS inquiry-based, project-based, and collaborative approaches transforming teaching and learning.
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