Professional and Curriculum Development

College Now prizes creative, student-centered teaching and strong, thoughtfully developed curricula. To that end, we encourage our teachers to participate in professional and curriculum development projects.

Some of these projects originate from the College Now Central Office (the entity that coordinates CN programs across all 17 CUNY undergraduate campuses) while others are created and offered by the campuses themselves, often in conjunction with a particular department.

Support for College-Credit Courses

At this time, all professional development for college-credit courses is initiated by individual College Now programs and is campus based. To find out what professional development opportunities exist for a particular campus, contact its CN coordinator.

Support for College Now Foundation Courses (CNFC)

College Now Foundation Courses (CNFC) are academically rigorous noncredit courses that introduce high school sophomores and juniors to the skills and habits of a particular field. Imaginative and thematic by design, Foundation Courses engage students in discipline-specific work. Furthermore, they anticipate the demands of college by giving students the tools of disciplinary thought they need to succeed in introductory college-level courses.

The College Now Central Office invites CUNY faculty and adjuncts who wish to develop Foundation Courses in their disciplines to apply for the CNFC Curriculum Development Workshop.

The workshop, offered several times a year, meets for a total of 8 or 9 sessions to inspire, guide, and support teachers as they produce innovative curricula in their disciplines. All workshop participants earn stipends and are eligible for additional funding for research projects or conference presentations based on the development and implementation of their workshop-designed curricula.

For more information on CNFC Curriculum Development, please contact the College Now Central Office.

You may also wish to read more about the various types of courses and activities College Now offers.