2009 Greater Expectations Institute: Leadership to Make Excellence Inclusive
June 17-21, 2009 | Dudley H. Davis Student Center | University of Vermont
Institute Curriculum
The Institute emphasizes active participation in a relaxed environment that fosters open communication within and across teams and with Institute faculty members who are nationally recognized scholars and practitioners. The schedule features:
- daily team time to work on developing a campus action plan;
- plenary sessions, seminars, and semistructured interactions with other campus teams to discuss research, effective practices, and hallmarks of successful institutional change; and
- individual team consultations with Institute faculty to address specific challenges your institution faces in developing learning-centered environments.
Themes addressed in the advance readings, the presentations, and the discussions will include:
- raising expectations for student learning;
- nurturing students’ cognitive complexity, intercultural learning, and education for personal and social responsibility;
- examining student performance and high-impact practices;
- creating new designs for academic excellence and effective assessment;
- making excellence inclusive and engaging diversity as an educational resource and catalyst for institutional renewal;
- closing achievement gaps; and
- leading comprehensive educational change and involving students, faculty, and staff in widespread redesigns.
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