Mission Statement

The Kingsborough Center for Teaching and Learning (KCTL) is dedicated to providing professional development opportunities through which faculty and staff can continue their growth as educators, scholars, and leaders in higher education. KCTL is a faculty-led center which prioritizes the creation of community, the engagement in cross-disciplinary dialogue, and the sharing of existing and emerging pedagogical practices that foster student learning and success, and promote equity. The center serves this mission through the following goals:

• Communities of Practice: to create, foster and participate in communities of practice through the cross-disciplinary sharing of scholarship, creative works, and teaching experiences.
• Pedagogical Development: to promote the study and application of research-supported, student-centered pedagogical practices that promote access, inclusion, and student success.
• Support for Scholarship: to engage in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), as well as discipline-specific scholarship, through the examination and research of teaching practices, student performance, and emerging trends across fields of study.