ACT’s Center for Equity in Learning team works to provide a variety of learning and networking opportunities. This page includes upcoming events, links to past events you may have missed, and speaking engagements where you can hear from the Center staff.
The Center provides space for deeper conversations virtually and in-person to highlight success strategies, promote equity infused research solutions, and engage with high impact equity organizations and leaders to discuss how to support all individuals, including students of color, first-generation students, families with economic challenges, and exceptional and diverse learners. These activities include webinars, Twitter chats, Facebook Lives, and regional, state, and national conferences.
Why Host a College Application Event: Insights from ACAC 2023 School of Excellence Awardees
Join us on Friday, Aug. 23, for an insightful webinar where you’ll discover:
- The importance of hosting a college application event.
- Innovative methods to engage and reach students.
- Effective ways to remove barriers that prevent students from applying to a postsecondary institution.
#WhyApply Day 2024
Social Media
To celebrate the nearly 467,000 students who will participate in these application events, #WhyApply Day kicks off the application season and provides encouragement for the students. Though state campaigns and local events will run from September through December, the goal of #WhyApply Day is to kick off the season and to utilize social media to encourage students as they begin the application process.
Learn more: https://equityinlearning.act.org/acac/resources/why-apply/