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We Celebrate Hispanic National Heritage Month!

September 15 - October 15
Click here to read about the book Dreaming Forward.

Martha Casazza reads from Dreaming Forward.
City Colleges of Chicago:
October 7 - Harold Washington College
October 14 - Truman College
October 21 - Daley College

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TRPP Innovation Award

TRPP Associates annually awards $1000 to a deserving individual or team engaged in the practice of developmental education/ learning assistance and wants to explore how to integrate theory, research, and principles into their practice. 
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Update From the 2015 Award Winner
Our 2015 TRPP Innovation Award winner, Nic Voge, is making excellent progress with his project, Principedia.  We wish Nic continued success with this exciting venture and look forward to presenting a webinar with him early in 2016.

What is Principedia?
Principedia is a first of its kind crowd-sourced wiki-encyclopedia which collects, gathers and circulates information about learning methods and processes in one campus community. 

Students reflect on and analyze how they were taught and tested and describe HOW they learned in a specific course.

Students work together to share effective strategies and techniques for learning.

Students post their descriptions and approaches on the Principedia wiki for all students, faculty and staff to access and use.

Here is the video about Principedia.
"We are working closely with a faculty member who teaches organic chemistry on campus. I shared with him an analysis of his course and he was wowed. He sees possibilities for that analysis not only to be elaborated and shared with students, but to serve as the basis for training of the course Teaching Assistants. I’m also working on getting a link to Principedia from the registrar page so that it is easily accessible to students and advisers during course selection." 

Nic Voge, Associate Director, McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning, Princeton University

What's Next ?

As NADE transitions its certification program to one of accreditation, Martha has been invited to serve on its new Advisory Board.

Martha E. Casazza
Keynote Speaker
NCLCA Conference
October 5-8, 2015

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TRPP Associates presents at the NCLCA Conference: 
Student Voices:  A Model for Student Success

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June 2015
Sayulita, Mexico

Martha signed copies of her latest book in Sayulita, Mexico with the proceeds going to the community and its schools.

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Read about Student Voices on page 7 of the NCLCA
Spring 2015 Newsletter

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 Webinar: Building a Model of Student Success
June 4, 2015

Click here to read about the Webinar. 

May 2015

Program Evaluation Workshop
Spertus Institute for Learning and Leadership
May 28, 2015


April 2015

TRPP Associates is working with Instituto del Progreso Latino to establish a two year college. 

We are pleased to announce that Instituto College has now been approved by the Illinois Board of Higher Education!

Launch Instituto LPN Project

New Research Assistants
   - Terrance Bradford
   - Tina Swiniarski
March 2015
NMMU (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa) Faculty Development Workshops
See poster

Recent Work

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Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, Illinois
  • Developed a competency-based student success course
  • Developed a rubric to measure outcomes based on Bloom’s Taxonomy
  • Provided faculty development for student success course teachers
"Martha and Sharon devoted an incredible amount of time and effort to help us clarify and achieve our curriculum goals. They showed deep commitment to a quality outcome, kept us moving forward and on task, and were able to listen to and respect the needs of our diverse audiences. It is clear that they care deeply about the work they do, and our students are lucky recipients. We hope to work with them again on other efforts."

Dr. Mary Johnannesen-Schmidt and Dr. Robert Frank
Professors, Oakton Community College
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Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Workshops
  • Facilitated by Dr. Martha E. Casazza, Visiting Professor, March 2015

Workshops focused on conducting qualitative research and strategies for effective teaching and learning with an emphasis on backward design:
  • Student Voices: Listening, Learning and Responding to Student Needs
  • Teaching and Learning Workshop Series for New Lecturers

Read details about the Mandela Workshops.
Visit the Students Voices blog page.

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University of California-Riverside
  • Created a Guiding Coalition of faculty and staff for revising tutor training
  • Developed a tutor training manual based on research and best practice
  • Facilitated initial training sessions
"TRPP Associate's rapid design approach provided an analytical plan that had our department working collaboratively on a lofty project with limited time constraints. Thanks to Sharon and Martha's strategic insight and dedication to detail, UCR now has a unique tutor training program that not only leverages our strengths but maximizes our success for continued growth and improvement."

 Sara Weertz, Director
                                                                                Academic Resource Center
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Instituto del Progreso Latino
  • Developed a plan with this community-based organization for an innovative two-year technical college
  • Wrote and submitted an application for IBHE approval
  • Drafted  the College Catalog for this new initiative
"As part of Instituto’s strategic plan, the organization entered the early stages of creating a community college in 2014. With a focus on serving adults and non-traditional college students, the goal is to transform the approved vocational school that currently operates, into a college that offers Associate degrees in Applied Science (AAS) with a high concentration on industry-recognized certifications. A major step in this process is seeking approval from the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE). Instituto contracted TRPP and Associates to provide guidance and assistance with the submission of our IBHE application. The TRPP Consultants designed a plan of action, and worked with Instituto staff at each stage of the process with a high level of efficiency and professionalism. Their guidance helped facilitate the creation of a high-quality application, which was submitted within the required time frame. Instituto and its staff are convinced that without the professional guidance and work from the TRPP Consultants, this project could not have been completed. Instituto highly recommends TRPP and Associates for any growing organization."

Dr. Ricardo Estrada, VP for Education