PKAL Regional Network: Upstate New York

Mission Statement

The UNY Regional PKAL Network is a collection of faculty and administrators from institutions of higher education who seek to improve STEM undergraduate education for all learners.

Vision

The UNY Regional PKAL Network will be a community of educators and administrators who practice, share and support learning-centered teaching in environments that foster collaboration and engaged learners.

Core Values

• Reform is based on evidence based teaching practices
• Assessment is vital in planning for change
• Students learn best in active collaborative learning environments
• Change requires planning and collaboration
• Change does not have to be big
• Change is enabled from guidance and support

Strategies

Biannual workshops to

• provide professional development on best practices
• that allow a forum for exchange of ideas
• explore ways to become “change agents”
• engage members in leadership building exercises
• provide a platform for institutional teams to develop action plans
• provide an environment for interdisciplinary and/or disciplinary and/or cross institutional intellectual collisions that could result in new collaborations in STEM education