Full-time faculty members’ development, implementation, and assessment of individual objectives that are related to the instructional student-centered best practice initiatives.

calendar of actions

The following visually displays an overview of the flow of the research, training, implementation, assessment, and continuous improvement processes for the initiatives that are centered on each annual theme. More detailed information is provided in the College’s STEP plan.

STEP: Strategies for Teaching Excellence Plan Overview

	Self-regulated Learning (2010-11)	Active Learning (2011-12)	Collaborative/Cooperative Learning (2012-13)	Higher order thinking (2013-14)
09S/ 09U	CTE researches instructional best practices and related initiatives
09F	Introduce self-regulated learning theme to faculty Early implementers pilot/assess best practice initiatives Approve the instructional best practices and related initiatives for full implementation
10S	Re-introduce self-regulated learning theme to faculty and provide training Each faculty member selects an initiative for implementation in one course section for fall and spring Provide keynote speaker	CTE researches instructional best practices and related initiatives
10U
10F	Provide update and refresher training at convocation Each full-time faculty member implements selected initiative in one course section per semester Perform STEP mid-year assessment Faculty/staff and students provide feedback as to usefulness of the initiative during fall and spring	Introduce active learning theme to faculty Early implementers pilot/assess best practice initiatives Approve the instructional best practices and related initiatives for full implementation
11S		Re-introduce active learning theme to faculty and provide training Each faculty member selects an initiative for implementation in one course section for fall and spring Provide keynote speaker	CTE researches instructional best practices and related initiatives
11U	Perform STEP year-end assessment
11F	Communicate outcomes to college constituents during Fall Convocation CTE act as a repository for self-regulated learning resources for future use	Provide update and refresher training at convocation Each full-time faculty member implements selected initiative in one course section per semester Perform STEP mid-year assessment Faculty/staff and students provide feedback as to usefulness of the initiative during fall and spring	Introduce collaborative/ cooperative learning theme to faculty Early implementers pilot/assess best practice initiatives Approve the instructional best practices and related initiatives for full implementation
12S			Re-introduce collaborative/ cooperative learning theme to faculty and provide training Each faculty member selects an initiative for implementation in one course section for fall and spring Provide keynote speaker	CTE researches instructional best practices and related initiatives
12U		Perform STEP year-end assessment
12F		Communicate outcomes to college constituents during Fall Convocation CTE act as a repository for active learning resources for future use	Provide update and refresher training at convocation Each full-time faculty member implements selected initiative in one course section per semester Perform STEP mid-year assessment Faculty/staff and students provide feedback as to usefulness of the initiative during fall and spring	Introduce higher order thinking theme to faculty Early implementers pilot/assess best practice initiatives Approve the instructional best practices and related initiatives for full implementation
13S				Re-introduce higher order thinking theme to faculty and provide training Each faculty member selects an initiative for implementation in one course section for fall and spring Provide keynote speaker
13U			Perform STEP year-end assessment
13F			Communicate outcomes to college constituents during Fall Convocation CTE act as a repository for collaborative/ cooperative learning resources for future use	Provide update and refresher training at convocation Each full-time faculty member implements selected initiative in one course section per semester Perform STEP mid-year assessment Faculty/staff and students provide feedback as to usefulness of the initiative during fall and spring
14S
14U				Perform STEP year-end assessment
14F				Communicate outcomes to college constituents during Fall Convocation CTE act as a repository for higher order thinking resources for future use

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