Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence

Transforming Educators into Changemakers

The social change ecosystem shows how different learning types can help create change. Introduction to the Social Change Ecosystem
The Social Change Ecosystem helps educators identify their values, strengths, and roles while showing how different people can work together toward meaningful community change. Posted January 31, 2024
Professionalism-power-privilege-and-presence. Professionalism, Power, Privilege, and Presence: Faculty Identity Under the Influence of Whiteness
This reflective session considers how Whiteness can shape ideas of professionalism and faculty identity while encouraging culturally informed, trauma-informed, and student-centered approaches to teaching. Posted January 31, 2024
Fostering Age-Inclusive Learning Communities
This Lunch & Learn series explores how faculty and staff can foster age-inclusive learning communities. Participants examine the dynamics of multigenerational environments, distinguish between age-friendly and age-inclusive practices, and discover strategies to promote intergenerational learning, address ageism, and ensure learners and employees of all ages feel valued and connected. Posted January 30, 2024
Maria Sefchick del Paso From Overwhelmed to Thriving: Cultivating Well-Being in the Classroom
Learn actionable, trauma-informed strategies to counter student burnout and the loneliness pandemic by seamlessly integrating mindfulness, cooperative learning, and uplifting content into your existing curriculum. Posted September 7, 2023
Timothy Krause Juicing Up Your Jigsaw
Discover how to transform passive small-group discussions into highly interactive, accountable student collaborations using a multi-tiered jigsaw strategy powered by shared Google Docs. Posted September 7, 2023
Blending on ground and online instructional strategies to maximize student success: What will your blend be?
Presenters: Stephanie Bryan, Samm Erickson, Anne Grey & Greg Kaminski Summary Covid 19 has provided us with the opportunity to […] Posted September 8, 2021
Intersectionality vs. Intersecting Identities
Presenter: Pharoah Bolding Summary Intersectionality is an often misunderstood concept. There is a lack of clarity as to how identities […] Posted September 8, 2021
Trauma Informed Instruction
Presenters: Traci Boyle, Terrie Quinteros & Hayley Hayes Summary We are right now living through a historical traumatic event- it […] Posted September 8, 2021
Storytelling in STEM: Including the whole student-Identities
Presenter: Josephine Pino Summary Every story is personal, regardless of whether we are the teller or the listener. Stories can […] Posted September 8, 2021
Teaching students who have ADHD: Strategies for equitable student success
Presenter: Kelly Kehoe Summary NIH reports that approximately 8% of the U.S. population has been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity […] Posted September 8, 2021