San Jose City College Peer Leaders Share Their Expertise in Leading and Evaluating Effective PLTL Workshops

The PLTL program at San Jose City College has transformed the culture, resulting significant gains in student success and retention. Indeed, the culture has revitalized the students in the chemistry department as demonstrated by their positive and enthusiastic attitude toward chemistry and instructors. Peer leaders from San Jose City College discussed the implementation components of the PLTL program, including peer-to-peer assessment, evaluation, as well as strategies for implementing a variety of pedagogies. We also summarized program assessment data and shared highlights of weekly leader meetings as well as our spring 2012 semester two-day orientation workshops.