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More than a title could
captureOur department ’s story of SLO Assessment,curriculum development, professional learning andan invigorated practice of teaching and learning
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Overview
Our Story
Tools of the Practice
Principles of the Work
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Improvement in scores:Freshman Composition Spring 2011 – Fall
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Engl. 1A Sp 11
Engl. 1A F 11
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Our Story…2009
Holistic Writing Assessment for 20+ yearsSeparate assessment for Freshman Compositionand Developmental Composition /ESL writing
coursesStudents received a single holistic scoreInformal program assessment
Value: Custom of instructors coming together todiscuss student work, shared terminology, commonexpectationsNot enough: An assessment of students that endedat the findings
Not guided by learning outcomes
No process to “close the loop ”
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Our Story…2010
Freshman Composition Learning Outcomes Assessment: capstone research paper
Findings: students weak in research skills
“Mini-assessment ” to test portfolio assessment
Developmental Composition ConversationReading group discussion of “Exponential Attritionand the Promise of Acceleration in DevelopmentalEnglish and Math ” Informal agreement to include research writing inPre-Freshman Composition courses
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Our Story…2011
Portfolio Assessment Developed
First assessment resultsCorrelation between one level below and twolevels belowEffect of intentional reading instruction
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Comparison of Student Performance in5 Developmental Courses
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Our Story…2012
Experimental open-access accelerateddevelopmental English course
Redesigned ESL sequence: strands to articulateskills and opportunity for acceleration
Curricular and pedagogical changes aligningdevelopmental and ESL classes with Freshman
Composition exit skillsFour adjuncts placed in full-time, tenure-trackpositions at other colleges
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Tools of the Practice
Assessment
Curriculum Redesign
Teaching and LearningCenter/Communities of Practice
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Assessment
Departmental Ownership of Assessment
Faculty-driven change efforts based on inclusivemeaning-making of assessment data
Uncovering the unspoken, unquestioned,untested standards and practices (researchpaper at the end of Freshman Composition)
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Curriculum Redesign
Assessment Finding: “We want them to dosomething harder and not give them any practicein doing it. ”
Playing the whole game at all levels
Rethinking student capacity
Rethinking instructor capacity
More support not more time as an option
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Communities of Practice
Copy room as professional learning environment
Scaling the redesign through Portfolio Assessment Leaders
Focused, data-driven inquiry with urgent goal of supporting students in achieving ProgramLearning Outcomes, e.g.
Priorities for developmental classesModel scheduleMaterials and strategiessharing/application/reflection
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Outcomes of Our Practice
Redesigned ESL Sequence
Experimental redesign of pre-English 1Asequence
Ongoing culture of inquiry
Adjuncts finding full-time employment
Re-invigorated sense of professional anddepartmental identity
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Principles of the WorkFacilitate shared ownership with full and part timefaculty
Shared trust, motivation, language 1
Design backward, work forward 1
Use assessment to focus on what matters most 1
Embrace the “messiness ”
Common decisions drive the work; the work then drivescommon decisions
Make it fair to the students in the midst of our experimentation
1. Angelo, T. “Doing Faculty Development as if We Value Learning Most ”