Resource Database
To support its mission, ASCN created a robust set of shared resources that are useful for supporting and studying change. We each have our set of pet websites, papers, and books that we use or recommend to others — the purpose of creating a resource list is to be able to share this expertise across various knowledge domains, increasing our collective ability to learn from various areas of scholarship. We also want to keep an eye to providing resources for change agents at various levels of engagement — from novice to expert. We have collected a set of such resources, from workshop participants and the ASCN leadership team. This is a work in progress, and can be added to. Submit a Resource »
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Themes in the National Discussion on Reforming STEM Teaching Evaluation
Ann Austin, Michigan State University
The January 2021 National Dialogue on Reforming Stem Teaching Evaluation in Higher Education, hosted by the National Academies of Sciences Roundtable on Systemic Reform in Undergraduate Stem Education, in collaboration with AAU, APLU, ACSCN, and the TEval Project, involved faculty and administrative leaders from a variety of institutional types in very engaged conversation about teaching evaluation and innovative institutional projects. The lively conversation was evidence of the growing interest nationally in identifying models for more wholistic, effective, and inclusive forms of teaching evaluation as well as resources for initiating campus-wide discussions about reform in teaching evaluation.
Resource Type: Blog Post
Program Components: Professional Development:Course Evaluation, Institutional Systems:Evaluating Promotion and Tenure, Evaluating Teaching
Full-Length Free MCAT Practice Test
This full-length MCAT practice test was designed to simulate the actual test experience closely, mirroring the real exam's format, difficulty, and content. Our students see an average score increase of 12 points after using this test.
Resource Type: Website
Program Components: Professional Development:Student Assessment, Supporting Students:Tutoring, Academic Support
Free LSAT Practice Tests
This is a fantastic resource for LSAT prep, offering free, full-length practice tests that closely mirror the actual exam in both format and difficulty. With detailed answer explanations and tools to help students identify their strengths and weaknesses, they can track progress, fine-tune their strategies, and approach test day with greater confidence.
Resource Type: Toolkit
Program Components: Supporting Students:Mentoring Program, Tutoring, Bootcamp, Student Engagement, Professional Preparation, Outreach:Informal Education
Valuing Assessment: Cost-Benefit Considerations
Randy L. Swing; Christopher S. Coogan
A resource page from the Accelerating Systemic Change Network discussing cost-benefit analysis in higher education assessment, featuring a report by Swing and Coogan that examines the financial and operational impacts of assessment practices, emphasizing strategic evaluation of costs, benefits, and institutional effectiveness.
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Institutional Systems:Strategic Planning
CUREnet
CUREnet CUREnet is a network of people and programs that are creating course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) in biology as a means of helping students understand core concepts in biology, develop ...
Resource Type: Website
Program Components: Supporting Students:Undergraduate Research, Academic Support
TIDES Program at University of Texas
Resource page detailing the Texas Institute for Discovery Education in Science (TIDES) at UT Austin, covering its mission to advance evidence-based undergraduate STEM education, with metadata tags indicating focus areas including systemic change, strategic planning, and interdepartmental collaboration within higher education institutions.
Resource Type: Website
Program Components: Institutional Systems:Evaluating Teaching, Strategic Planning, Interdepartmental Collaboration
Matrix of institutional policy and practice innovations
A resource page from the Accelerating Systemic Change Network presents a matrix mapping institutional policies and practices that evaluate and reward teaching, scholarship, and service across higher education, particularly within STEM disciplines, developed by Emily Miller and Christine Broussard.
Resource Type: Report
Improving postsecondary STEM education: Strategies for successful collaboration and brokering across disciplinary paradigms
A resource page from the Accelerating Systemic Change Network presents a white paper detailing five strategies for fostering collaboration between STEM and education faculty to integrate education research into postsecondary STEM teaching practices, emphasizing interdisciplinary brokering and systemic reform.
Resource Type: White Paper, Conference Paper
Program Components: Institutional Systems:Strategic Planning, Interdepartmental Collaboration, Degree Program Development, Outreach:Policy Change
A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas
National Research Council
A resource page from the Accelerating Systemic Change Network presents the National Research Council’s *A Framework for K-12 Science Education*, detailing science practices, crosscutting concepts, and core ideas to guide K-12 science curriculum and instruction.
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Institutional Systems:Strategic Planning, Outreach:Outreach to K12 Teachers and Students
The Future of Undergraduate Education: The Future of America
A resource page from the Accelerating Systemic Change Network discussing a national strategy report on undergraduate education reform, emphasizing student success, policy, faculty evaluation, and systemic change in 21st-century higher education.
Resource Type: Report

