Professional Development

The NROC Project offers ongoing professional development opportunities that are free and can be accessed by anyone.

Upcoming

Building Math and English Skills for Students in Incarcerated Education

Join us for our upcoming webinar 'Building Math and English Skills for Students in Incarcerated Education' with our partners at Montana Digital Academy and the Montana Dept. of Corrections.

Webinars On-Demand

The NROC Project's ongoing webinar series is comprised of 1-hour professional development sessions that highlight educational thought leadership, NROC case studies, and technical trends, tips, and tricks. These videos are appropriate for both people new to the community as well as long-time friends and power users. If you are looking for details about implementation best practices, check out our Info Session series.

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Dual Enrollment Partnerships That Improve Student Access to Educational Pathways

Join us for a conversation with leaders who have forged successful secondary-postsecondary partnerships while expanding student access to pathway programs.

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Equity Impacts of Multiple Measures for College Placement

Examine strategies for supporting learners in new ways and consider how low-stakes, learner-centered college placement has positively impacted both gateway course success and college retention, notably among underrepresented student populations.

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Radical Collaborations to Impact Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) on STEM Pathways

Join us for a conversation with higher education innovators who are actively driving strategies to engage more diverse learners on STEM pathways.

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Refreshing Foundational Skills for Learners on Career Pathways

Engaging students in foundational skills review can be more impactful when students see a direct correlation to their chosen career pathways. When given the opportunity to refresh math and English skills through an adaptive platform that can be accessed anytime and anywhere, many students show meaningful skills improvement as well as increased confidence that translates to greater success in specific programs of study.

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Secondary / Postsecondary Partnerships That Open Doors to College

Join our esteemed panelists for a closer look at three different models that are preparing high school students to reach for college opportunities.

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How Alternative Approaches to Student Placement Impact Retention

Nationwide, new approaches to college placement are positively changing institutional relationships with incoming students. In 2015, Alabama's Jacksonville State University (JSU) replaced traditional high-stakes testing and a developmental course structure with a simple, well-mapped placement diagnostic and personalized study path. Subsequently, students have been able to more quickly enroll in credit-bearing courses, saving them money and streamlining the route to degree completion.

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Centering Equity in Digital Learning for Every Learner Everywhere

Digital learning can be a catalyst for improving course outcomes for minoritized students, and educators also need awareness and tools to address the affective, interpersonal, and situational challenges that these student groups experience.

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Scaling College and Career Opportunities to Close the Gap

In this webinar, we examine how to break down barriers to post-graduation success that disproportionately affect low-income and minority students.

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Adult and Developmental Education Collaborations That Ease College Transitions

Developmental education reforms nationwide are striving to create more equitable college opportunities and career pathways. How might local partnerships help increase student persistence, and streamline time to credit-bearing course enrollment and program completion?

Info Sessions

NROC Info Sessions are short, topical implementation presentations followed by a facilitated question-and-answer period.

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Leverage EdReady Reports to Support Your Students

Join us as we demonstrate EdReady's robust reporting capabilities. We'll orient you to data that you can leverage when you're utilizing EdReady in the classroom or assigning grades. Additionally, this session will showcase the reports to check, and the key details to monitor, to ensure your students are successful.

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EdReady Notifications: Bringing Student Activity to Your Attention

While EdReady reports surface a wealth of information, users previously had to proactively look for students who were making progress, not hitting milestones, or not effectively using the program. Join us as we review EdReady Notifications, which enable you to identify the student milestones and behaviors that you're interested in tracking and automatically alert your instructors when students demonstrate those actions.

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Making the Most of EdReady: Personalized and Powerful

EdReady can be configured to best support your institutional programs. Join us as we review the student experience, with a focus on customizable elements and how you can personalize the site to meet your needs. Additionally, we'll discuss key EdReady administrative tasks that will help you prepare for the new academic term.

EdReady as a Placement Alternative: Focus on Student Readiness and Success

EdReady is a powerful alternative to traditional placement tests. While typical tests may identify students who are not ready for college-level courses, EdReady helps students actively address their knowledge gaps and master the math and English concepts they need to know to be academically successful. The tool not only identifies initial student readiness aligned with specific courses at your institution, but it also provides students with a personalized study path to help them improve their readiness.

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EdReady 101

EdReady is a robust online learning system that individualizes math and English instruction. This session will illuminate how EdReady works, decode EdReady terminology, and spotlight reporting functionality.

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Leveraging EdReady and HippoCampus to Support Virtual Learning

Check out this 30-minute Info Session about how to use EdReady and HippoCampus to deliver exceptional virtual learning experiences.