The Peer to Peer Pedagogical Partnerships program launched in Houston on March 22, 2019, with a day of presentations and collaboration at Rice University. The event involved thirty-five political science faculty members representing nine community colleges and universities in the Houston area. The day began with presentations on cutting-edge research on race, ethnicity and gender in U.S. and Texas politics. Following these presentations, pedagogical experts presented on best practices and innovative methods for student engagement. This was followed by breakout sessions where faculty from across institutions formed teams and developed plans for production of new teaching resources. 

Following the launch, teams worked together to develop innovative teaching materials around teaching race and gender politics in Introduction to US Government/American Politics. You can find resources from the Houston P4 on APSA Educate, the political science teaching library. 

The P4 San Diego Imperial County project aims to advance recognition of the role of diversity, inclusion and equity in supporting students. The organizers aim to collaborate with faculty from 12 higher education institutions in the area, the majority of which are designed as Hispanic-Serving Institutions. In addition to developing an institutionalized faculty network in the area and increasing cohesion between two-year and four-year political science curricula, participants will develop a Summer Bridge Program Kit.

This project will bring together faculty from Maryland, the District of Columbia, West Virginia, and Virginia. Their work will focus on developing innovative materials for instruction in political science methods, with the aim of facilitating the successful transition and educational achievement of students transferring from two-year to four-year institutions. Participants will share best practices for teaching methods to students from a variety of backgrounds. They will also develop cutting-edge teaching materials to enable more methods instruction at two-year institutions and more pedagogical innovation at four-year institutions.