Dual Enrollment Pedagogy Course Kicks Off

Interest in and demand for Dual Enrollment classes has grown dramatically in recent years in California, with over 140,000 California high schools taking at least one dual enrollment course during the 2023-24 school year, compared to just over 100,000 in 2018-19 (Public Policy Institute of California). Dual enrollment can be an empowering, positive chance for high school students to see themselves in college, but so much of students' experiences is based on their instructor. Teaching college-level content to high school students requires a unique approach, and not all instructors feel prepared to create the best possible environment for their dual enrollment students.

The Bay Area K-16 Collaborative and our dear partners, Career Ladders Project, are working to support local community college faculty and high school teachers launched a pilot course for instructors, Culturally Responsive Dual Enrollment, this past week. The energy, engagement, and enthusiasm was truly remarkable. The pilot will run through September, and the content will then be developed into a course through San Francisco State.

This would not have been possible without the following folks:
- Laurencia Walker, Naomi Castro, Byron Reaves, MS, Michelle Simotas, and Cristina Sandoval from Career Ladders Project
- Kristina Palmer, Leah Cadena-Igdalsky and Taylor Redmond from Social Policy Research Associates
- Lauren N. Ford, Ed.D. from Skyline College
- Cynthia Grutzik from San Francisco State University
- Agustin Cervantes, Ed.D. and Theresa Fleischer Rowland, Ed.D. from Chabot-Las Positas Community College District
- The wonderful participants from across the entire Bay Area