Attendance high for Student Success Symposium

Arkansas Northeastern College hosted its second Student Success Symposium Thursday, with even greater attendance than last year.

The symposium, which is used as a professional development day for high school teachers, is designed to help secondary and post-secondary educators see greater success out of their students and help smooth the transition from high school to college.

"I am looking forward to this opportunity to provide a conference that will connect secondary and post-secondary educators in a collegial way," conference organizer Sherrie Bennett said. "This will give us the chance to build new relationships, and to make a great impression upon 350 of the most influential adults in our county."

The event garnered more than 400 local educators who learned techniques from three keynote speakers on dealing with students who have vastly different economic and cultural backgrounds, the importance of being fluent in the digital realm and how to put leadership concepts into action, as well as many other ideas, practices and philosophies in smaller "breakout" sessions; many of which were taught by local teachers.

cpinkard@blythevillecourier.com