Academic Readiness
Graduate NYC has embarked upon curriculum alignment work with its DOE and CUNY partners through three different projects beginning in 2011. This work aspires to bridge the challenging transition from high school to college by providing opportunities for high school teachers and college faculty to work together.
NYC Collaborative Curriculum Revision Project
The number of students entering college in need of remediation is one of several strong indicators of the need for improved alignment between high school and college curriculum. GNYC, in partnership with the DOE-CUNY Library Collaborative and with funding from the Teagle Foundation, developed the NYC Collaborative Curriculum Revision Project (CCRP) to address this gap. The CCRP brings together educators serving similar student populations on either side of the high school/college divide to align curricula and improve teaching and learning.
PAST PROJECTS
Centers for Teaching and Learning Project (CTL)
During the 2013-2014 school year, GNYC provided funding for distinct projects led by CUNY Centers for Teaching and Learning (CTLs) at three community colleges to bring college faculty and local high school teachers together in teams to work on college transition projects. The projects sought to help campuses bridge the transition between NYC DOE public high schools and CUNY colleges by building an understanding of curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices at the high school and college levels.
Curriculum Alignment Project
The first iteration of GNYC’s efforts to collectively engage high school teachers and college faculty, the Curriculum Alignment Project brought together approximately 25 educators to develop curricular units in literacy and math that aligned with the Common Core State Standards and were progressive through high school, developmental education, and introductory college-level courses.
