Utilizing Centers for Teaching and Learning to Support Dual Enrollment Educators
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Professional Development, Concurrent Enrollment, Dual Enrollment, EquityAbstract
Across the country, many states are expanding their support for and implementation of Dual Enrollment programs, seeing them as opportunities to encourage students to go on to college - particularly those students who historically might have had less opportunity and/or encouragement to do so. As these programs expand, so too does the need for professional development for the educators who teach this widening and increasingly diverse student population.
As documented in several studies, educator professional development is critical to Dual Enrollment success; however, research has shown that training is not always timely, consistent, or robust. To address this challenge, our institutions have found value in leveraging Centers for Teaching and Learning (CTLs) to help fill this professional development gap. In this manuscript we share examples of how CTLs at our respective institutions have supported the training of Dual Enrollment instructors in order to assure successful and inclusive teaching and learning courses.
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