Webinars for Taking TRIO and GEAR UP Online:

Library Resources

The following items have been shared with you by GU/TRIO professionals who used them successfully in their programs. You are invited to do the same. Take five minutes to share a document that you use in your program. It could be an activity, form, or program handbook. If we all share a little, this will become a more powerful online program manual for the community. Send to edpractices@eoa.org and share the same on the national and program-specific listservs. The newest items are listed at the top.

(7/1/20) Roundtable with Tech Tools to Work Online. Facilitated by two of our colleagues from SWASAP. Dr. Chris George, incoming COE Board Chair-Elect, and Matt Donovan, Commonwealth Education Opportunity Centers at Morehead State University and SWASAP Technology Committee Co-Chair. <Click to view a recording of Zoom roundtable>. Topics include video conferencing software, computer hardware, digital signatures, eliminating the digital divide through Internet connection sources, vendors that can help you virtually, and innovative ways to engage students.

(6/25/20) "Having The Talk: Ways to Have Race and Diversity Conversations With Your GEAR UP and TRIO Students." Dola Flake, Social Worker, Activist, Mother, Educator, 1st Gen, & TRIO Alumni <Click to view a recording of Zoom roundtable> Amid a pandemic and civil unrest, are you stressed about what to say or how to talk with your students; or your own children? We will tackle some of the challenges and discuss strategies and solutions to help ease the angst and tension in difficult conversations. This will be an impactful and enriching discussion hosted by the Educational Opportunity Association.

(6/15/20) Roundtable for Working and Managing in a Virtual Environment. Moderated by DeAndre Butler <Click to view a recording of Zoom roundtable> This video is part of the professional development series hosted by the Educational Opportunity Association.

(5/8/20) Reflecting and Leveraging Your Leadership Journey. Former EOA Presidents Andrew Cseter and Kay Monk-Morgan. <Click to view recording> This video is part of the professional development series hosted by the Educational Opportunity Association.

(6/11/20) Building a Carryforward Budget and Spending Options. <Click to view Zoom roundtable recording> Moderated by Adam Cinderich. This video is part of the professional development series hosted by the Educational Opportunity Association.

(5/27/20) Student Support Services Program Roundtable for Taking Program Online and Other Topics, Hosted by WAEOPP Chapter of EOA. <Click to view a recording of Zoom roundtable> Immediately click the “play button to start. The following topics were discussed: student and staff mental health and student assessment, summer policies and procedures, virtual work-study options, budget spend-down ideas, student stipend processing, documenting and reporting, in-person programming, cool ideas, and additional questions.

(5/20/20) Upward Bound Program Roundtable for Taking Program Online and Other Topics, Moderated by WAEOPP President Angie Hugdahl and Past EOA President Roxanne Gregg <Click to view a recording of the Zoom roundtable> Immediately click the “play button to start. The following topics were discussed: student and staff mental health and student assessment, summer policies and procedures, virtual work-study options, budget spend-down ideas, student stipend processing, documenting and reporting, in-person programming, cool ideas, and additional questions.

Recordings of May 1st EOA Roundtables to Take Programs Online Look for the posting date to indicate availability. Each video is approximately one hour and thirty minutes.

Each roundtable addresses the following topics: a. Policy and procedures manuals post Covid-19; b. Virtual program activities & student engagement; c. Summer planning, if applicable; d. Mental health and wellness of staff and students; e. Student recruitment and hiring amid Covid-19; and f. Resource sharing

(5/5/20) Student Support Services Roundtable for Taking Program Online, Jeff Galligan, Wisconsin Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (WAEOPP) Click to view notes of this roundtable meeting Handout #1: <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cl5QUYf0Ak_F72URb60r_K4nHJoRsSZQ/view?usp=sharing> Handout #2: <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kXUhmtC9x7z4860-SNdC-Ebgkdvcue8m/view?usp=sharing>.

Webinars Related to Taking TRIO and GEAR UP Online

(5/21/20) Move Your Orientation Online In Time For Summer Using Go2Orientation, Free Webinar, Innovative Educators, Thursday, On-demand when you want to access the recording, <Click here to register for free>. How can we quickly develop online orientation resources to address the needs of our incoming students amid the Covid-19 pandemic? Come learn how one institution uses the Innovative Educators Go2Orientation platform to provide a robust and engaging orientation for its incoming students. We will focus on how we can use Go2Orientation to meet the needs of our students and their families while supporting existing campus initiatives like first-year experience courses. Specifically, we will demo Go2Orientation and discuss the quick launch online orientation solution. We will address features, content, video & animation options, launch times, planning, logistics, management, implementation, reporting, and pricing. Go2Orientation can be ready in as little as 2 weeks, so it’s not too late to get an engaging online orientation ready for summer.

(4/9/20) Zoom Tutorials. While not technically a webinar, do not miss the Zoom video tutorials, especially the one focused on preventing “Zoom Bombing”. These technology tutorials are in the menu on the left side of this webpage.

(4/9/20) Supporting Students and Yourself During a Time of Crisis. COE, <Click on the link to view the webinar> <Click for PP slides of the presentation> Skip ahead about 30 minutes for the beginning of the webinar.

(4/13/20) Innovative Educators: This is a link to their FREE webinars related to going online. They are reputable educators who have served the community for years. <https://www.innovativeeducators.org/collections/free-training-innovative-educators> Following are some FREE webinars of possible interest to TRIO and GEAR UP. that can be watched anytime on-demand. While they were not created by TRIO/GU personnel, the basic principles could apply to most programs.

To access the FREE webinars, you must register by placing your contact information in a form. Then you will “purchase” the FREE webinar and receive the link for watching it. You will then be on the Innovative Educator email mailing list. If you don’t like the information, look for the tiny “unsubscribe” button at the bottom of the web page. Not a bad deal for free webinars.