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Competencies for Community College Leaders
× Competencies for Community College Leaders This resource offers information on competencies leadership programs/colleges should consider when designing programs to develop tomorrow's community college ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Change Leaders
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Institutional Systems:Degree Program Development, Supporting Students:Professional Preparation, Outreach:Policy Change

Four frames for systemic change in STEM departments
× Four frames for systemic change in STEM departments Aimed specifically at change agents operating at the department level, this short article outlines four areas that change agents should focus on -- ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Change Leaders
Resource Type: Journal Article
Program Components: Institutional Systems:Strategic Planning, Interdepartmental Collaboration, Degree Program Development, Outreach:Policy Change

How Do We Convince Administrators that Program Assessment is Worth the Effort?
Archie Holmes, University of Virginia-Main Campus
In November ASCN Working Group 4: Demonstrating Impact leaders selected a question submitted by the registrants for the ASCN Webinar titled "Launching and Leading Change in STEM Education" - Effective program assessment is hard. How do we convince administrators that it is worth the effort? We thought this question would be of interest to the larger higher education community and asked members of working group 4 to respond to this question. Share below in the comment section how you are addressing this question at your institution, or to engage in a discussion. In addition, if there are any questions you would like us to address in the coming months, please share them here or email them to Inese, the ASCN Project Manager. Effective program assessment is hard. How do we convince administrators that it is worth the effort?

Change Topics (Working Groups): Assessment
Resource Type: Blog Post
Program Components: Institutional Systems:Strategic Planning, Degree Program Development

Shaping the Future of Higher Education: Practical, Community-Driven Initiatives to Improve Academic Climate
In this Editorial, we present the history and details of a collaborative effort to improve the academic climate of the Department of Chemistry at University of California, Berkeley.

Change Topics (Working Groups): Guiding Theories, Change Leaders, Assessment, Policy, Costs and Benefits, Equity and Inclusion, Faculty Evaluation
Resource Type: Journal Article
Program Components: Professional Development:Advising and Mentoring, Diversity/Inclusion, Cultural Competency, Institutional Systems:Incentive/Reward Systems, Evaluating Promotion and Tenure, Strategic Planning, Interdepartmental Collaboration, Degree Program Development, Supporting Students:Student Engagement, Learning Communities, Academic Support, Outreach:Policy Change

Connecting the Stakeholders: Departments, Policy, and Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education
Naneh Apkarian, Western Michigan University; Dana Kirin, Portland State University; Jessica Gehrtz, Colorado State University; Kristen Vroom, Portland State University
This article reports on major themes that arose from discussions at the Mathematical Association of America's Precalculus to Calculus: Insights and Innovations Conference.

Change Topics (Working Groups): Guiding Theories, Change Leaders, Policy
Resource Type: Journal Article
Program Components: Professional Development:Curriculum Development, Institutional Systems:Strategic Planning, Interdepartmental Collaboration, Degree Program Development

Understanding Interventions that Broaden Participation in Science Careers
Understanding Interventions that Broaden Participation in Science Careers Network of individuals: Our broader mission is to positively impact the outcomes of efforts aimed at broadening participation in research ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Communication
Resource Type: Website
Program Components: Professional Development:Advising and Mentoring, Professional Development, Institutional Systems:Strategic Planning, Degree Program Development, Supporting Students

Program Re-Design Booklet
Program Re-Design Booklet Walks departments through program redesign for learner-centered curriculum. Very nice guide including backwards design and program level guidance, aligns well with PKAL framework. ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Change Leaders
Resource Type: Booklet
Program Components: Professional Development:Curriculum Development, Institutional Systems:Degree Program Development

Improving postsecondary STEM education: Strategies for successful collaboration and brokering across disciplinary paradigms
× Improving postsecondary STEM education: Strategies for successful collaboration and brokering across disciplinary paradigms This paper describes five strategies which STEM faculty can use to build and ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Change Leaders
Resource Type: White Paper, Conference Paper
Program Components: Institutional Systems:Strategic Planning, Interdepartmental Collaboration, Degree Program Development, Outreach:Policy Change

Improving the Academic Climate of an R1 STEM Department: Quantified Positive Shifts in Perception
This study confirms the positive outcomes of having a practical, sustainable, and data-driven framework for affecting change within a graduate community.

Change Topics (Working Groups): Guiding Theories, Change Leaders, Assessment, Policy, Costs and Benefits, Equity and Inclusion, Faculty Evaluation
Resource Type: Journal Article
Program Components: Professional Development:Diversity/Inclusion, Institutional Systems:Incentive/Reward Systems, Strategic Planning, Degree Program Development, Supporting Students:Learning Communities, Academic Support, Scholarships, Grants, Workstudy

ACHIEVING SYSTEMIC CHANGE: A SOURCEBOOK FOR ADVANCING AND FUNDING UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION
Catherine L. Fry, Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
This sourcebook is intended as a useful resource for allthose who have a stake in creating STEM solutions forUS society. It addresses the rationale for investing insystemic change throughout higher education, identifiescritical areas for investment, and provides pointers to keyreports and current STEM education reform efforts.

Change Topics (Working Groups): Guiding Theories, Change Leaders, Policy, Costs and Benefits, Equity and Inclusion, Faculty Evaluation
Resource Type: Booklet, White Paper, Report
Program Components: Professional Development:Diversity/Inclusion, Curriculum Development, Institutional Systems:Degree Program Development, Supporting Students:Bridge Program, Student Engagement