Home | Meetings
As part of its efforts to foster institutional change, Breaking Through provides opportunities for colleges to learn from each other through semi-annual peer learning meetings and other learning groups. Materials from these gatherings, along with information on upcoming meetings, are presented below.
Breaking Through Peer Learning Meetings
October 18-19, 2008
Breaking Through held a very unique and engaging conference in Austin, TX with a theme of Documenting Effectiive and Innovative Breaking Through Practices. Prior to the Peer Learning meeting we surveyed the Breaking Through Colleges. Below is a link to the summary of responses.
Other meeting materials Below:
October 26-27, 2007
Breaking Through held a very engaging meeting in Savannah, Georgia with a theme of Demonstrating Impact. Meeting participants included: community colleges, Breaking Through partners, evaluators, technical assistance providers met and shared lessons learned from their work over the last six months. Some materials from the meeting are presented below.
April 25-26, 2007
Breaking Through held a very engaging peer learning meeting in Portland, Oregon with a theme of Focusing On Impact. Over 120 participants, including community colleges, Breaking Through partners, evaluators, technical assistance providers met and shared lessons learned from their work over the last six months. Some materials from the meeting are presented below.
Meeting Materials
Concurrent Sessions
Financial Aid Paper Discussion
- Financial Aid Session Summary
Connecting Breaking Through Students to Professional and Technical Degree Programs
Understanding the Process for Contextualization
Sharpening Tools for Data Collection and Analysis
Speaking of Work: Serving English Language Learners in Occupational Education
Getting Employers to Incentivize Learning: Strategies for Achieving Labor-Market Pay-Offs for Breaking Through Students
Seattle Jobs Initiative/Portland Community College Training Model
Breaking Through Peer Learning Meeting
October 21 & 24, 2006
Breaking Through held its fall peer learning event in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in conjunction with the annual conference of the National Council for Workforce Education. Over 100 participants, including community college practitioners, Breaking Through partners, funders, evaluators, and other technical assistance providers met to reflect on and learn from the work that has occurred over the last six months. The materials from the meeting are presented below.
Meeting Materials
Facilitated Learning Exchanges
State Policy Workshop Summary
CNM Learning Tour
Breaking Through Peer Learning Meeting
April 19-21, 2006
In April, Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland hosted the second peer learning meeting of the
Breaking Through initiative. The meeting explored roles that community colleges can play in helping low-skilled adults gain the skills and credentials they need to obtain family-supporting careers. Three learning strands were explored: accelerated learning, support services, and an occupational-focused strand in health care.
Attending the meeting were representatives of all
Breaking Through colleges and the newly launched
Breaking Through initiative in North Carolina, along with other leaders in the community college field. Also attending were staff from JFF and the National Council for Workforce Education, and the initiative funders, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation. The materials from the meeting are available for downloading.
Meeting Materials
Support Services
Accelerated Learning
Health Care
