Dual Credit Webinar Series
Overview
Calling all secondary and postsecondary faculty and staff! CPE will be holding a professional development series focused on Kentucky's dual credit efforts. The webinars, occurring February through May, will provide participants a wealth of knowledge about the resources, scholarships and policy around these programs.
This series has ended and registration closed. See below for recordings of the sessions.
Are you looking for information about strategies, statistics and practices we shared
during the series?
Check out CPE's dual credit resources page.
Individual Sessions
Kentucky Dual Credit: Where We Are and Where We’re Headed - Feb. 16, 2023
Materials from the webinar
Speakers: Alex Perry, CHSA and Rep. James Tipton
Discussion topics included
- The positive student outcomes of dual credit coursework.
- The purpose, availability and flexibility of the dual credit scholarship, including recent updates.
- Current enrollment trends in dual credit coursework in Kentucky.
Kentucky Dual Credit: Understanding Dual Credit and its Role in Career Pathways - March 2, 2023
Materials from the webinar
Speakers: Leslie Slaughter, CPE; Amanda Jerome, Daviess County Schools and Meredith Skaggs, Owensboro Community and Technical College, Barren County Innovation Zone
Discussion topics included
- How dual credit fits within career-tech educational pathways.
- The relationship between articulated credit and dual credit.
Kentucky Dual Credit: Creating Strong Partnerships Between High Schools and Colleges - March 16, 2023
Materials from webinar
Speakers: James Catchen, Thomas More; Heather Davis and Aaron Baker, EKU; Emily Thurman, Maysville Community and Technical College; and Mitzi Holland, Kentucky Advising Academy
Discussion topics included
- The components of a positive and mutually beneficial dual credit partnership.
- Strategies and innovative ideas for establishing a dual credit partnership that is best for students, the high school or area technology center, and the postsecondary institution.
- High school and/or postsecondary partners for dual credit partnerships.
Kentucky Dual Credit: Engaging Students, Parents and Communities - March 30, 2023
Materials from webinar
Speakers: Jenny Sawyer, University of Louisville; Suzanne Burkhardt, Shelby County Schools; and Sarah Jones, GEAR UP Kentucky
Discussion topics included
- How a school district can support equitable access to dual credit through outreach, funding, communication and support.
- High school best practices for communicating with students/families about dual credit opportunities and information.
- Postsecondary best practices for communicating with students/families and secondary partners about dual credit opportunities and information.
Kentucky Dual Credit: The Policy and Toolkit - April 20, 2023
Materials from webinar
Speakers: Harmony Little, KCTCS; Amanda Ellis and Aaron Thompson, CPE; Beth Hargis, KDE; and Alex Perry, CSHA
Discussion topics included
- The policy revision process and key components of the revised dual credit policy, especially the Dual Credit Attainment Goal.
- The Dual Credit Toolkit and resources available.
- How the Dual Credit Policy and Toolkit will positively impact dual credit access, opportunity and experience at secondary and post-secondary institutions.
Kentucky Dual Credit: Advising and Supporting Students Effectively - April 27, 2023
Materials from webinar
Speakers: Kristen Hornsby, NKU; David T. Beach, UK Disability Services; and Elise Carter, Highlands High School
Discussion topics included
- How to help students choose the most meaningful and transferable dual credit courses.
- Dual credit pathways that exist to help students with pre-major planning and programming.
- How to access student supports for dual credit.
- How to avoid unintended consequences in the dual credit landscape.
Kentucky Dual Credit: How the State Makes Dual Credit Affordable & Accessible - May 4, 2023
Materials from webinar
Speaker: Becky Gilpatrick, KHEAA
Discussion topics included
- Kentucky's Dual Credit Scholarship Program and how to access it.
- How to effectively manage systems, such as the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) website, so that students can receive maximum benefit from Dual Credit.
Last Updated: 5/5/2023