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October 19, 2022
It's Your Turn: Submit Your Proposal for the 2022 NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference
By April Bell
We have learned a lot over the past year!
Original Post Date: November 5, 2021
We have learned a lot over the past year! What better way to share your discoveries, experiences, and aha-moments than by submitting a proposal to present at the NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference in Washington D.C., July 17th – 20th, 2022.
The NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference is like an overnight camp for GEAR UP professionals. In addition to networking with colleagues, every attendee will walk away with ready-to-use templates and methods for engaging…
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October 19, 2022
2021 NCCEP Board of Directors Election: Why A GEAR UP Director (Like You) Should Submit Your Candidacy!
By April Bell
NCCEP Board service is an integral part of GEAR UP community involvement and one of the most influential roles within NCCEP.
Original Post Date: October 25, 2021
NCCEP Board service is an integral part of GEAR UP community involvement and one of the most influential roles within NCCEP. With the 2021 NCCEP Board of Directors Election in full swing, I wanted to be sure that everyone has the complete picture of the NCCEP Board of Directors experience.
With that, I do hope that having this opportunity to hear directly from your fellow GEAR UP directors will encourage you complete and submit your 2021 NCCEP Board of…
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As the two newest members of the NCCEP team, we are eager to support the GEAR UP community.
Original Post Date: September 29, 2021
As the two newest members of the NCCEP team, we are eager to support the GEAR UP community. As the Director of Research and Evaluation, Jackie will help assess what’s working in college and career readiness, and as the Director of Practice, Dana will help identify and share solutions to common challenges.
We are passionate about what we do. However, what we do is ultimately based on why we do this work. So, we asked ourselves and other members of the…
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What does National GEAR UP Week mean to you? “Feeling all the contagious energy from around the country through social media!” - University of Kansas GEAR UP on Twitter
Original Post Date: September 24, 2021
What does National GEAR UP Week mean to you?
“Feeling all the contagious energy from around the country through social media!” - University of Kansas GEAR UP on Twitter
“From where I sit at NCCEP, supporting National GEAR UP week is so much fun – My favorite part of this week is watching the hashtags on social media and getting to see how the GEAR UP network is celebrating this week! I love the interactions, the pride, and I’m so excited to be part of…
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As we kick-off the 2021-2022 school year, we often focus on the students and how they have prepared themselves for the new year.
Original Post Date: September 21, 2021
As we kick-off the 2021-2022 school year, we often focus on the students and how they have prepared themselves for the new year. So much of our attention is directed toward what summer reading lists, school supply lists, and summer projects have been completed. However, we should also focus on the GEAR UP professionals who are also kicking-off a new school year and find time for a little professional development.
NCCEP’s Study Lab is thrilled to announce a…
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Hi GEAR UP Community! I am Casey Weld and we are the GEAR UP Alumni Association (GUAA)!
Original Post Date: September 21, 2021
Hi GEAR UP Community!
I am Casey Weld and we are the GEAR UP Alumni Association (GUAA)! Founded in Los Angeles from alumni, staff, and partners of GEAR UP 4 LA (Lois BramwellJanicia Centeno-Castillo), we aim to be what NCCEP is to our grants, to all of our alumni. Surely, all of you have thought at one point, “what happens to our students after the life of the grant?” While efforts to organize and mobilize alumni in the past have been relatively…
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Since it's inception in 1999, NCCEP has remained steadfast in its dedication to support the success and growth of GEAR UP.
Since it's inception in 1999, NCCEP has remained steadfast in its dedication to support the success and growth of GEAR UP. A critical element of this work has been harnessing the voice of GEAR UP to address critical topics, grow bold ideas, and focus on what students need to succeed.
One way that voice - your voice - is captured is through the work of national committees. Those who serve on these committees help make sure that tools, trainings, and resources address what GEAR UP needs.
As…
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October 19, 2022
THE WORLD OF COORDINATORS - “SO THAT’S WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE…”: SEARCHING FOR CONNECTION IN A PANDEMIC
By April Bell
I am so pleased to turn over today's Quad blog to Margaret Pulte, a GEAR UP all-star, with CFES Brilliant Pathways GEAR UP.
Original Post Date: September 21, 2021
I am so pleased to turn over today's Quad blog to Margaret Pulte, a GEAR UP all-star, with CFES Brilliant Pathways GEAR UP.
Margaret, take it away!
A few weeks ago, sometime in early March, I helped with the 6th and 7th grade Science Fair. The Science Fair is a big deal at my school, and as a result, students were full of excitement and stress about this year’s virtual presentations. As the night wound down, students walked to the cafeteria to eat pizza…
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NCCEP's Career & College Clubs program and curriculum recently went through its third ACT impact study and we are so pleased to report the positive results.
NCCEP's Career & College Clubs has gone through three ACT impact studies, with the most recent study published in the fall of 2021. We wanted to examine the efficacy of the program and curriculum…basically does it really do what we say it does? And it does! I am so excited to share these positive results with the GEAR UP community.
This latest report, Examining the Efficacy of Career & College Clubs, was done in collaboration with ACT and Alliance GEAR UP, and it explored the…
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We had the opportunity to host four wonderful interns this summer at NCCEP! We wanted to share a spotlight on each of our summer interns: Kate, Izzy, Paige, and Jean and congratulate them on the start of a new school year!
Kate
Kate is a rising college senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she is double majoring in Economics and Global Studies and minoring in Statistics and Analytics. This past summer, she has been based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She has been working with Chrissy Tillery, Vice President of Research and Evaluation, Thomas Cech, Associate Director of Research and Evaluation, and Emily Jeffries, Associate Director of Government Relations. Her work has mostly been…
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During the webinar, a few members asked about bingo cards and resources for engaging middle schoolers. I've included a bingo-making tool below, but I'd love to hear if anyone has other resources they'd recommend for middle school students.
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