tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70383608521204231062011-07-08T06:42:46.810-07:00Welcome to our blog....This is the Eastfield College Gateway to College blog and you will see it frequently referred to as GtC. Take a moment and read through our blog and be sure to come back and visit often to catch any updates. You can also find us on Facebook...so join us there and start your own college chat time.Eastfield-GTCnoreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038360852120423106.post-75315093684318085722010-05-21T09:17:00.000-07:002010-05-21T09:34:07.635-07:00<p><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-30c985d9bbf4b484" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v18.nonxt6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D30c985d9bbf4b484%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331472539%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D59ED7D752A31699EEBB4CD4353F8BAD2D5DAA4B5.33A70E12510E08ED82149A31382162CE78F1CA4E%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D30c985d9bbf4b484%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DmD4d4oklAVfFPgyf-ZRHhSmh3i8&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v18.nonxt6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D30c985d9bbf4b484%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331472539%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D59ED7D752A31699EEBB4CD4353F8BAD2D5DAA4B5.33A70E12510E08ED82149A31382162CE78F1CA4E%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D30c985d9bbf4b484%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DmD4d4oklAVfFPgyf-ZRHhSmh3i8&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object></p><p align="justify"><em><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I <span style="font-size:85%;">am excited to share a wonderful collaborative opportunity that came about via the Eastfield College Gateway program and the Continuing Education department. For one week students chose a career field of interest to explore. The auto body class was a popular selection and many thanks to Ramiro Gutierrez and Carlos Ojeda. Also, a big thank you to the Continuing Education department in helping bring this avenue of the Gateway to College program to life. </span></span></span></em></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7038360852120423106-7531509368431808572?l=gtc-eastfield.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eastfield-GTCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038360852120423106.post-3804579541825084992010-05-13T14:14:00.000-07:002010-06-04T08:32:16.913-07:00<p><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-cab124cd9aefb0f5" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v11.nonxt6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Dcab124cd9aefb0f5%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331472539%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D35A5EA52DF5D3A53579286B8833C4A58FBF2CFE5.4A3FE8A81F1214ACD67D71CFD95EE3C489BCEF89%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Dcab124cd9aefb0f5%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DXo2EsD5ljS8QhZQE9_IUiLOVNKE&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v11.nonxt6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Dcab124cd9aefb0f5%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331472539%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D35A5EA52DF5D3A53579286B8833C4A58FBF2CFE5.4A3FE8A81F1214ACD67D71CFD95EE3C489BCEF89%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Dcab124cd9aefb0f5%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DXo2EsD5ljS8QhZQE9_IUiLOVNKE&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"><em>In addition to my position as the Director of the Eastfield College Gateway to College program I work as a graduate adjunct professor. One of the proudest moments for me as a professor came when 4 women in my Garland cohort produced a presentation summarizing my emphasis to challenge their own learning and stretch beyond their comfort with technology and in educating our youth to be College ready. Check out the video and take a moment to reflect on what you read and hear.....</em></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7038360852120423106-380457954182508499?l=gtc-eastfield.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eastfield-GTCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038360852120423106.post-48817156854425862602010-04-30T09:30:00.000-07:002010-04-30T09:31:14.428-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_askX7s7D5vg/S9sFuv0T10I/AAAAAAAAABs/A0l1FMOjD-M/s1600/P8260694.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465968873412220738" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_askX7s7D5vg/S9sFuv0T10I/AAAAAAAAABs/A0l1FMOjD-M/s400/P8260694.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7038360852120423106-4881715685442586260?l=gtc-eastfield.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eastfield-GTCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038360852120423106.post-48680471674875604612010-04-30T08:19:00.000-07:002010-04-30T08:31:44.697-07:00<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IZegg_iVFDM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IZegg_iVFDM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7038360852120423106-4868047167487560461?l=gtc-eastfield.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eastfield-GTCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038360852120423106.post-46768469171904442432010-04-26T08:23:00.000-07:002010-06-10T08:20:38.840-07:00<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><em><span style="color: #3333ff;">Gateway to College is for students 16-24 years old, lacking in senior status...</span></em><br /><span style="color: #3333ff;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="color: #3333ff;"><em>Ready and willing to be responsible for their education...</em></span> <span style="color: #3333ff;"><em>Students who express motivation and the desire to achieve their </em></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #3333ff;"><em>educational goals...</em></span><br /><span style="color: #3333ff;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="color: #3333ff;"><em>Students must be English proficient and possess academic skills that will enable them to transition to college classes after the prep-foundation/foundation Gateway experience...</em></span><br /><span style="color: #3333ff;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="color: #3333ff;"><em>Students will remain in the program until they complete their high school diploma or until age 24, whichever comes first...</em></span><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #3333ff;"><em></em></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #3333ff;"><em>Students must be willing to make a commitment of 2 or more years, to work hard to complete their high school diploma, and progress towards a college degree or certificate... </em></span></span></span><span style="color: #3333ff;"><br /></span><br /><em><span style="color: #3333ff; font-family: arial; font-size: 85%;">Gateway to College is a scholarship program that pays for college tuition and books... </span></em><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7038360852120423106-4676846917190444243?l=gtc-eastfield.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eastfield-GTCnoreply@blogger.com2