National Kickoff Convening

12:00-12:45 pm ET Opening Welcome

Join Lab Founder and President, Kathleen deLaski, the CEO of the League of Innovation in the Community College, Rufus Glasper, and Fund lead Chike Aguh for an "All Eyes Are On Us" framing of the work ahead.

12:45-1:45 pm ET Federal Reserve Bank Data Session

The Lab welcomes the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia to share the latest labor market data on the impact of COVID-19. They will also discuss their research on “opportunity occupations,” occupations accessible to those with less than a bachelor’s degree that pay higher than the median wage. These skill-based occupational transitions rely on regional dynamic labor market information to determine employer-demanded skills. Many workers who have lost their jobs due to COVID-19 can look to community colleges to help them build the skills they need to make the transition to opportunity occupations.

1:45-2:30 pm ET Our Vision for the Future - Learner-Centric Design; The Design Brief Working Session

What does the Lab mean by “Learner-Centric Design” and how will this be used to guide the work of the CCGEF? During this session led by the Lab, colleges will learn what makes human-centered design different from other education design approaches and hear success stories from some of the Lab’s previous learner-centric design challenges.

2:30-3:00 pm ET Break

3:00-3:30 pm ET Defining Micro-Pathways: The What and the Why?

The Lab believes micro-pathways can provide underserved learners a path to economic mobility by earning credentials that are in-demand and validated by regional employers and offer meaningful, salary-bumping milestones. The Lab will reveal the CCGEF micro-pathways design criteria and facilitate an interactive dialogue with community college teams around the assets each college brings to the design challenge.

3:30-4:30 pm ET Keynote: Wes Moore, CEO, Robin Hood Foundation

Robin Hood Foundation’s mission is to lift New Yorkers out of poverty. They find, fuel, and create the most impactful and scalable solutions, reducing barriers for half a million New Yorkers each year. Wes Moore will discuss how the intersection of community colleges and economic development plays a critical role in fighting poverty in local communities.

4:30-5:00 pm ET Day 1 Wrap Up

12:00-12:30 pm ET Day 2 Design Team Kick Off

12:30-1:30 pm ET Keynote: Linda Head, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor, Lone Star College

Linda Head has spent her community college career developing a highly trained workforce through optimizing the relationship between the community college and local employers. At LSC, this ensures the college delivers the credentials that prepare citizens in the Houston area for career pathways from entry-level to leadership roles in healthcare, emergency services, oil and gas, manufacturing, IT and others. Linda will share her keys to success.

1:30-2:15 pm ET Our Value Proposition with Don Fraser, Chief Program Officer, Education Design Lab

After years of research and on-the-ground work with academia, students, employers, assessment providers, and technologists, the Lab designed eight 21st century skills micro-credentials that transform the way learners recognize, activate, and display in-demand skills.

2:15-3:00 pm ET Break

3:00-4:15 pm ET Deep Dive: Industry Roundtables

We will offer multiple Roundtable options per session block. Each roundtable will be based on a theme with smaller facilitated discussions. Select the room for the theme and topic of your interest and join. The success of the session is reliant on attendee discussion and interaction. Roundtable sessions will have a limited number of participants.

• Industry Roundtable 1: Advanced Manufacturing and Information Technology

• Industry Roundtable 2: Allied Health/Community Health

• Industry Roundtable 3: Digital Skills, Business, Entrepreneurship

4:30-5:00 pm ET Revisiting Design Brief - Design Workshop with Education Design Lab

During this breakout session, team members will spend time to revisit their design brief and work on a concept pitch to share out with the cohort during the symposium.

5:00-5:15 pm ET Day 2 Wrap Up

11:00 am-12:00 pm ET Keynote: John B. King Jr., President + CEO, The Education Trust

John King, President and CEO of The Education Trust joins us to discuss the work of his national nonprofit that seeks to close opportunity gaps that disproportionately affect students of color and students from low-income families. Through research and advocacy, Education Trust supports efforts that expand excellence and equity in education, increase college access and completion particularly for historically underserved students, engage diverse communities dedicated to education equity, and increase political and public will to act on equity issues.

12:00-1:15 pm ET Pre-mortem Symposium Part 1

Each team will share their concept or approach for the CCGEF. Upon completion of the presentations, participants will be given some time to discuss ideas, situations, and opportunities they have encountered.

1:15-1:30 pm ET Break

1:30-2:30 pm ET Symposium Part 2

2:30-3:30 pm ET Change Management with Chris Fussell, President, McChrystal Group

Chris Fussell is president of the McChrystal Group, whose focus is to help organizations tap into the potential of their people to better compete in a complex and interconnected business environment. Chris will share his insights into how breaking out of silos and communicating across the organization are keys to implementing effective change management.

2:30-3:00 pm ET Closing: Next Steps + Evaluation