Transformative Teaching Academy

Empower Your Faculty. Transform Your Classrooms

An online academy designed to support faculty in building learning communities that close opportunity gaps and increase student success.

Fully Online | Hybrid Option Available for Select Campuses

 Who Should Attend?

  • Faculty in Learning Frameworks (EDU 1300), Developmental English and Math. CoReq English and Math
  • Faculty responding to House Bill 2223 initiatives and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s 60x30 strategy
  • Department Chairs and academic leaders exploring CTN
  • Content-area and developmental instructors
  • Educators who want to join a community of practice focused on increasing educational success for underserved students

Why Join

  • Fully online & accessible 
  • Built to align with ASCENDER teaching models
  • Interactive, cohort-based professional development
  • Includes expert training in asset-based pedagogy and literacy across disciplines 

About the Transformative Teaching Academy

The Transformative Teaching Academy is a professional development initiative powered by Catch The Next, Inc. (CTN), a nationally recognized organization dedicated to empowering educators, elevating student success, and closing opportunity gaps through innovative learning community models.

Our academy provides structured, accessible, and impactful training for college faculty and academic leaders committed to meaningful change. Each course is designed to support asset-based pedagogy, foster collaboration across disciplines, and equip educators with practical tools for creating inclusive, high-impact classroom experiences.

Whether you’re launching a new learning community or expanding an existing program, the Transformative Teaching Academy offers flexible, expert-led training to help you build strong academic foundations and lasting student outcomes.

Choose Your Track

Each bundle is designed to reflect real-world teaching communities.

Pick what best fits your course pairings and student needs

Bundle 1

Foundations of Teaching
  • Learning Frameworks
  • INRW/ENGL

Bundle 2

Math Learning Communities
  • Learning Frameworks
  • Math 1
  • Math 2

Bundle 3

Full Cohort Package
  • Learning Frameworks
  • INRW/ENGL
  • Math 1
  • Math 2

Bundle 1

Foundations of Teaching
  • Learning Frameworks
  • INRW/ENGL

Bundle 2

Math Learning Communities
  • Learning Frameworks
  • Math 1
  • Math 2

Bundle 3

Full Cohort Package
  • Learning Frameworks
  • INRW/ENGL
  • Math 1
  • Math 2
Note: Each bundle now includes the Transformative Teaching Academy Student Development Course (EDUC)—
a core resource designed to help faculty build meaningful student engagement strategies across disciplines.

Group Discount:

Register 5 or more faculty from the same college and receive 10% off per person. 

Contact us for more details at juan.higa@catchthenext.org

Results That Matter

40+

Colleges and Universities have joined CTN’s Transformative Teaching Institute and network.

13,000+

Students benefited from ASCENDER —leading to higher retention and graduation rates.

87%

Participating colleges saw improved student engagement in co-requisite courses.

93%

Faculty reported increased confidence in teaching learning communities after CTN training.

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