Teaching and Learning National Institute:

You are invited to send a cross-functional team to the

1^st Annual Teaching and Learning National Institute
Using Evidence for Improvement
July 31-August 4, 2016
The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington

This Institute is sponsored by Achieving the Dream, Inc., the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA), National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), Washington Center for Improving Undergraduate Education, and Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC)

At the Institute, your team will

• develop a plan for fostering a data-informed change initiative aimed at improving the quality of students’ experiences in courses and educational activities across the curriculum.
• construct a two-year action plan for implementation—informed by current research on student learning and learning-centered campus practices, grounded in the specific context and experiences of your campus.

Teams might

• tackle concerns about attainment and achievement gaps
• explore strategies to raise the quality of student writing
• work to build students’ quantitative reasoning skills across disciplines

Participants will be supported in using assessment results and research to design action plans to address specific issues, while also developing the skills and know-how to support a broader campus culture of learning-centered, evidence-based improvement.

Cross-Functional Team Make-Up: The recommended team will consist of at least 3 faculty members (ideally representing different disciplines), an academic administrator, and at least one other person from your campus who is central to your planning, such as the director for the Center for Teaching and Learning (or the equivalent), an institutional researcher, an assessment leader, a student affairs professional, a librarian, or an educational technology specialist.

Cost: The cost for the 2016 TLNI is $1350 per team member.

Contact: Please contact Emily Lardner of the Washington Center for Improving Undergraduate Education for more information.

2015 Best Practices Exchange: From Emerging Practice to Excellent Performance: Our Journey to Culture Change

Invitation
You are invited to send a team (up to six people) to the sixth annual statewide Best Practices Exchange.

• Who: Faculty, staff, and administrators from Student Services, Institutional Research, and Instruction (including Basic Education for Adults and Workforce Education).  As you build your team, think about how to represent multiple areas on your campus.
• What: We invite colleges to attend this event as a team to learn about and customize strategies that advance student achievement and success.
• When: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 27, 2015.  Lunch will be provided.
• Where: McGavick Center (Building 23), Clover Park Technical College
• How: The Institutional Research Department will register up to six team members from your college.

Keynote Speaker
Dr. Karen Stout President and CEO of the Achieving the Dream, will present on learnings and successes from this decade of reform and speak to the next big things that colleges must address to keep the momentum of the movement moving forward.

Plenary Sessions

• Student Success Principles In Action: Achieving the Dream Leader Colleges Show the Way
• Working Families Success Network (WFSN): Building Capacity in High Need Programs

Concurrent Sessions

• Equity:  Strategies that close the achievement gap for historically under-represented students.
• Student Achievement Initiative:  Practices that have led to significant gains in the student achievement milestone areas of basic skills and pre-college transition to college, retention and progression, and completions.
• Workforce:  Responding to the workforce needs of the local community.
• AtD:  Culmination of Achieving the Dream experiences.

Contacts

• Questions about the event: Joe Holliday (360-704-4334)
• Questions about registration: Brooke Allinder (360-704-4315)