Teaching Test Kitchen Lab Proposal Form
What is the Teaching Test Kitchen Lab (TTKL)?
A Teaching Test Kitchen Lab (TTKL) cohort is a small group of up to 4 faculty with a lab leader who have identified a need or issue in the classroom from the SLO assessment process who collectively create an action plan. The action plan will explore and improve teaching and/or student success including student learning outcomes and assessments. TTKL cohorts can be made up of faculty from a single department or from faculty across disciplines.
Examples:
- Create or revise a class, curriculum, program sequence, etc. to meet needs identified by the inquiry/assessment
- Design or revise an online class with an emphasis on regular and meaningful communication with students
- Create a collection of model and non-model student work aligned with a rubric
- Create a shared rubric/formative assessment project
- Design and start using a process that better meets student needs in any student services area
- Explore and experiment with authentic assessment
- Explore and implement evidence based pedagogy (study skills, mindsets, Brain-Targeted Teaching, etc.)
What are the goals of the TTKL project?
- Improve student learning, retention, and success
- Increase collaboration
- Increase involvement in and understanding of assessment processes
- Share effective teaching practices with the cohort and college as a whole
- Close the assessment loop by synthesizing information and putting recommendations into action
What exactly do people do in a TTKL?
- Look at previous findings and recommendations from SLO assessments
- Find a few sources of other existing data relevant to your topic to establish a context/rationale
- Plan and create or implement your product/action
- Conduct a short evaluation of the product/action, or make a plan for doing so if you need more time
- Document product/action as:
- Brief written report
- Brief presentation to the College
What are the required activities for team members?
- Submit a time sheet
- Meet at least 4 times over TTKL project period to complete all parts of the project together:
- By week 4 of the semester schedule an initial meeting with a TLC co-facilitator where you will refine your plan, develop a timeline, and take a look at previously published research on the issue
- Meet at least 2 other times between to complete, implement, and evaluate your work.
- Plan project presentation to campus.
- Presentation to campus (in coordination with TLC - Inservice, ISW, Professional Development Day, etc.)
What does the lab leader do?
- Ensure that the project is moving along on schedule
- Ensure that all team members are included in the collaboration
- Maintain contact with TLC committee and ask for support when needed
- Respond in a timely manner to communications from TLC committee
Is this a paid activity?
- Yes, there are stipend of $1,500 available for TTKL lab leaders and $1,000 for lab participants paid upon completion of TTKL activities. TTKL cohorts will be asked to present their work to the campus after receiving their stipends.
- All full-time and part-time faculty are welcome and encouraged to participate.
- Please note that you are welcome to run a TTKL even if we run out of stipend allocations. Also, some projects might have a small core group of 2 or 3 people doing most of the work who request stipends, but others may participate in a focus group, pass out surveys, and collect student work, etc. without committing much time or requesting compensation.
Questions or Concerns? Contact a TLC committee member!