About the Program
The Building Capacity for Change series uses insights from ATD’s Teaching & Learning Toolkit and links leadership teams from across the ATD Network. With coaching from professional development leaders, teams collaboratively help each other assess current capacity, identify challenges, and develop strategic action plans to move forward.
At the program’s conclusion, teams come away with resources for research-based pedagogies and student support structures, strategies proven to advance equity-focused change, a cohesive action plan for professional learning impact, and strong connections with peers throughout the ATD Network.
Initially piloted with three small cohorts of colleges in 2020–21, the professional learning seminars have drawn rave reviews.
“Having a framework to approach our work was excellent.”
“I am gaining a lot of insight because of the intentional, deeper level conversations with our campus team members. In addition, we are learning strategies and practices from other colleges to help strengthen our program.”
“It was an invaluable experience … I feel that there has been a shift collectively in our focus on professional learning and equity-minded implementation of the practices we learned in the program.”
The program was also highlighted in a cover story in the March/April 2022 edition of Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning.
Read the Open-Access Article