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  • Implementation Strategies
  • Reflection and Assessment
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    • Home
    • Start Here
    • The Learning Challenge
    • The ASCEND Framework
    • Implementation Strategies
    • Reflection and Assessment
    • Build Your ASCEND Plan
    • Resource Library
    • Evidence Behind ASCEND
  • Home
  • Start Here
  • The Learning Challenge
  • The ASCEND Framework
  • Implementation Strategies
  • Reflection and Assessment
  • Build Your ASCEND Plan
  • Resource Library
  • Evidence Behind ASCEND

Welcome to ASCEND!

 ASCEND is a structured instructional framework designed to help educators translate learning science into practical classroom strategies. Rather than presenting isolated teaching techniques, ASCEND integrates complementary evidence-based practices into a cohesive implementation process that educators can adapt to their own learning environments evidence-based practices into a cohesive implementation process that educators can adapt to their own learning environments.

Who Is ASCEND Designed For?

Nurse Educators

Health Professions Faculty

Health Professions Faculty

 Design engaging, evidence-based nursing courses that improve knowledge retention, critical thinking, and student success through structured instructional strategies. 

Health Professions Faculty

Health Professions Faculty

Health Professions Faculty

 Apply learning science principles to create more effective teaching experiences across higher education, regardless of discipline or course format. 

Clinical Instructors

Health Professions Faculty

Clinical Instructors

 Bridge classroom learning and clinical practice by using structured teaching strategies that promote reflection, application, and long-term retention. 

What You'll Learn

✓ Understand why students struggle

✓ Apply evidence-based teaching practices

✓ Use the ASCEND Framework

✓ Reflect on implementation

✓ Develop your own implementation plan

Before You Begin

 Before beginning the ASCEND modules, take a few minutes to reflect on your current instructional practices. Your responses will help you compare your teaching before and after completing the framework. 

ASCEND Instructional Reflection

Learning Objectives

 By the end of ASCEND you will be able to... 

1. Explain learning science principles.

2. Identify instructional barriers.

3. Apply the ASCEND Framework.

4. Develop an implementation plan.

5. Evaluate instructional effectiveness.

Continue Your ASCEND Journey

Complete the modules in order to build your ASCEND plan.
The Learning ChallengeThe ASCEND FrameworkImplementation StrategiesReflection & AssessmentBuild Your ASCEND Plan

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