1. What is College Readiness in Writing? … and how in the world do we get there? Lennie Irvin, San Antonio College | Jeanne Russell, City of San Antonio

2. Who We Are Lennie Irvin Lennie Irvin Community College English teacher since 1989 Assistant Professor of English at San Antonio College where I’ve been since 1994 Teach Developmental English II students Current PhD student in Technical Communication and Rhetoric at Texas Tech University, with an emphasis in Comp/Rhet Co-Director, San Antonio Writing Project (Summer Institute 2004) Special interests: writing pedagogy, rhetoric, computers and writing, the role of reflection in the activity of writing, write to learn Jeanne Russell Professional writer and editor for 13 years Former middle and high school teacher Wife and Mother of two Education policy advisor to Mayor Phil Hardberger Board member, San Antonio Education Partnership Member, P16Plus Council of Greater Bexar County’s subcommittee on College Readiness

3. A few student voices Written by students who placed into remedial college English directed toward high school teachers who would be attending the 2008 Open Institute in College Readiness These are students who didn’t make the crossing…

4. Writing about College Readinesss Think about how your students write in class. Imagine how they will write in college. In a perfect world, how would we teach writing to help students prepare for college and life?

5. Key Factors in “College Readiness” Crossing2College Website Website with information from the 2008 SAWP Open Institute on College Readiness Website

6. Information Information on State and Local Efforts Related to College Readiness Information Texas College Readiness Standards P-16 Councils Pathways

7. Invitations You can join the 2009 Open Institute on College Readiness Get your students writing about college readiness College4U College4U