Talent Strong Texas Pathways Institute #5

Ensuring Teaching and Learning:

Instructional Strategies for Connection and Completion

April 2-4, 2025 | Hyatt Regency Houston - Houston, Texas


Introduction to the Institute

Ensuring Teaching and Learning: Instructional Strategies for Connection and Completion builds on the past successes of Texas colleges which have been working to better serve all types of students in achieving their aspirations for a better future. This institute will pay particular attention to the design of program learning outcomes (PLOs) and the assessment of PLOs for program improvement, strategies for improving teaching and learning across all classes and programs in the college, implementation of effective corequisite instruction and supports, the scaling of mandatory and systematic basic needs supports, and professional development plans that promote a culture of student wellness and belonging. College leadership teams seeking to better understand the instructional experiences of their students will reflect on disaggregated key performance indicators associated with students’ success in their first math-, reading-, and writing-intensive courses.

 


Agenda-at-a-Glance

Wednesday, April 2, 2025
10:00 AM – 1:30 PMPre-Institute Workshops (Lunch provided)
2:00 – 3:15 PMOpening Plenary
3:30 – 4:45 PMTeam Strategy Time 1: Scaling Effective Classroom Practices
5:00 – 6:30 PMReception

 

Thursday, April 3, 2025
7:00 – 8:50 AMBreakfast
9:00 – 10:00 AMConcurrent Session 1
10:15 – 11:30 AMTeam Strategy Time 2: What Does the Data Tell Us?
11:45 AM – 12:45 PMLunch
11:45 AM – 3:30 PMCEO Roundtable
1:00 – 2:00 PMConcurrent Session 2
2:15 – 3:30 PMProblem of Practice: Networking & Problem Solving
3:45 – 5:00 PMTeam Strategy Time 3: Connecting the Dots to Move Toward Action
5:00 PMAdjourn - Dinner on Your Own
Friday, April 4, 2025
7:30 – 8:40 AMBreakfast
8:45 – 10:15 AMClosing Plenary
10:30 – 11:30 AMTeam Strategy Time 4: Action Planning for Transformational Change
11:30 AMAdjourn
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Andrew Koch
Dr. Andrew Koch
CEO, John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Higher Education
Bio
Paul Hernandez
Dr. Paul Hernandez
Senior Advisor to the President, Achieving the Dream
Bio
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