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Survey sent to business leaders by the Tennessee Business Roundtable on Complete College Tennessee Act

Provides an overview and history of the Tennessee Developmental Studies Redesign initiative. The PowerPoint presentation also addresses questions raised and answered by the initiative, including: why Tennessee needed to rethink developmental studies, how the state positioned itself for change, how Tennessee has changed developmental studies, and what strategies worked for the Tennessee's higher education system. (Dr. Paula Myrick Short and Dr. Treva Berryman, Tennessee Board of Regents, October 2010)

This resources was shared by Uri Treisman at the Workshop on Remedial Education in Nashville, TN on October 5-7

The Education Commission of the States and the Tennessee Board of Regents held a meeting to examine the work undertaken by the Tennessee Developmental Studies Redesign initiative. Individuals from the pilot sites and task force members presented their project work and results at the October 7, 2010 workshop held in Nashville, TN.

Resource shared at the GPG Workshop on Remedial Education in Nashville, TN on October 5-7, 2010

These videos feature four community colleges that are participating in the Tennessee Developmental Studies Program Redesign. College representatives describe their redesign programs and results to date. (Tennessee Board of Regents, 2010)

Chronicle article on Obama speech on his higher education agenda. His speech refers to Cleveland State's redesign of developmental math, which is part of the Tennessee Board of Regents developmental studies redesign.

Presentation of the developmental mathematics course redesign project work and results at Chattanooga State Community College. The project has served as a pilot site for the Tennessee Developmental Studies Redesign initiative. (John Squires, Chattanooga State Community College, October 2010)

Resource shared at the GPG Workshop on Remedial Education in Nashville, TN on October 5-7, 2010

Presentation of the developmental reading course redesign project work and results at Northeast State Community College. The project has served as a pilot site for the Tennessee Developmental Studies Redesign initiative. (Dr. Xiaoping Wang, Northeast State Community College, October 2010)

Resource shared at the GPG Workshop on Remedial Education in Nashville, TN on October 5-7, 2010

As part of the Tennessee Developmental Studies Redesign initiative, the Math Curriculum Redesign Task Force was charged with developing an appropriate mathematic curriculum that would prepared students for success into entry level college mathematics courses. This presentation reviews the task force objectives and primary recommendations. (Math Curriculum Redesign Task Force, October 2010)

Resource shared at the GPG Workshop on Remedial Education in Nashville, TN on October 5-7, 2010

With support from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) has established a new system-wide initiative to redesign its developmental math and English curriculum using technology- supported, active-learning strategies.

The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) established a new systemwide initiative to redesign its developmental math and English curriculum using technology-supported active-learning strategies. The goal was to achieve improvements in learning outcomes as well as reductions in instructional costs. This effort was undertaken in collaboration with the National Center for Academic Transformation (NCAT), building on the successful models and lessons learned from NCAT's Program in Course Redesign and Roadmap to Redesign.

Article on Tennessee Board of Regents developmental studies redesign. Also overviews other reform efforts in developmental education in California National CrossTalk -- Vol. 18 / No. 1 -- May 2010

Presentation of the developmental mathematics course redesign project work and results at Jackson State Community College. The project has served as a pilot site for the Tennessee Developmental Studies Redesign initiative. (Betty Frost, Jackson State Community College, October 2010)

Resource shared at the GPG Workshop on Remedial Education in Nashville, TN on October 5-7, 2010

Presentation of the developmental mathematics course redesign project work and results at Austin Peay State University. The project has served as a pilot site for the Tennessee Developmental Studies Redesign initiative. (Tristan Denley, Austin Peay State University, October 2010)

Resource shared at the GPG Workshop on Remedial Education in Nashville, TN on October 5-7, 2010

Focus on Complete College Tennessee Act. Addresses outcome funding model and the directives to community colleges to offer cohort based model and not deliver developmental education.

Story in the Chronicle of Higher Education on how to serve students with intellectual disabilities. Vanderbilt University is now offering a certificate program.