2023 Inclusive Excellence Teaching Institute (Virtual Three-Day Institute)

• Thursday, May 11; 9am-3pm
• Tuesday, May 23; 9am-3pm
• Thursday, June 8; 9am-3pm

This is a THREE-DAY institute that will meet for three full days in May/June 2023 via Zoom; May 11, May 23, and June 8. The Institute will meet virtually from 9AM-3PM for each of the dates with a one-hour break for lunch. Registrants are expected to attend all meetings.

Inclusive teaching involves a deliberate effort by faculty to create a learning environment that attends to and supports the needs of students with a variety of backgrounds, learning interests, and abilities. Inclusive pedagogical strategies shape the dynamics in teaching-learning spaces, affect individual's experiences in those spaces, and influence course and curriculum design. Inclusive teaching attends to the range of identities in the classroom and helps all students feel equally valued.

The Inclusive Excellence Teaching Institute is specifically designed to provide Affiliate and Tenure-Track faculty at all ranks with a transformative space to learn and strategize about inclusive excellence in teaching and learning. The Institute will encourage an atmosphere of cultural humility through the examination of social identity and bias. Motivational frameworks, barriers to learning for diverse student learners, and proactive strategies will also be introduced. Essential pedagogical approaches that promote an inclusive classroom environment will be modeled and explored. Through pre-assigned readings, access to group Bb site, and facilitated discussions, participants will begin the process of transforming their courses/curriculum, units, and colleges.

For more information, please contact Chasity Bailey-Fakhoury at [email protected].

Registration is limited to 12 faculty members. Register in Sprout.

2022 Inclusive Excellence Teaching Institute (Virtual Three-Day Institute)

• May 13; 9am-3pm
• May 27; 9am-3pm
• June 10; 9am-3pm

This is a THREE-DAY Institute that will meet for three full Fridays in May/June 2022 via zoom; May 13, May 27, and June 10. The Institute will meet virtually from 9am-3pm for each of the aforementioned dates with a one-hour break for lunch. Registrants are expected to attend all days.

Inclusive teaching involves a deliberate effort by faculty to create a learning environment that attends to and supports the needs of students with a variety of backgrounds, learning interests, and abilities. Inclusive pedagogical strategies shape the dynamics in teaching-learning spaces, affect individual's experiences in those spaces, and influence course and curriculum design. Inclusive teaching attends the range of identities in the classroom and helps all students feel equally valued. 

The Inclusive Excellence Teaching Institute is specifically designed to provide Affiliate and Tenure-Track faculty at all ranks with a transformative space to learn and strategize about inclusive excellence n teaching and learning. The Institute will encourage an atmosphere of cultural humility through the examination of social identity and bias. Motivational frameworks, barriers to learning for diverse student learners and proactive strategies will also be introduced. Essential pedagogical approaches that promote an inclusive classroom environment will be modeled and explored. Through pre-assigned readings, access to a group Bb site, and facilitated discussions, participants will begin the process of transforming their courses/curriculum, units and colleges. 

For more information, please contact Chasity Bailey-Fakhoury at [email protected]. 

Registration is now closed for this event.

2021 Inclusive Excellence Teaching Institute

Meeting from 9am—3pm via ZOOM on the following days:

• May 14
• May 28
• June 11

This Institute begins on May 14^th but meeting three times in total—on May 14, May 18, and June 11.  Participants are expected to attend ALL THREE days.

Inclusive teaching involves a  deliberate effort  by faculty to create a learning environment that attends to and supports he needs of students with a variety of backgrounds, learning interests, and abilities. Inclusive pedagogical strategies shape the dynamics in teaching-learning spaces, affect individual's experiences in those spaces, and influence course and curriculum design. Inclusive teaching attends the range of identities in the classroom and helps all students feel equally valued.

The  Inclusive Excellence Teaching Institute  is specifically designed to provide Affiliate and Tenure-Track faculty at all ranks with a transformative space to learn and strategize about inclusive excellence in teaching and learning. The Institute will encourage an atmosphere of cultural humility through the examination of social identity and bias. Motivational frameworks, barriers to learning for diverse student learners and proactive strategies will also be introduced. Essential pedagogical approaches that promote an inclusive classroom environment will be modeled and explored. Through pre-assigned readings, access to group Bb site, and facilitated discussions, participants will begin the process of transforming their courses/curriculum, units and colleges.

For more information, please visit: Inclusive Excellence or contact [email protected]. 

Registration is now closed for this event.   

2020 Inclusive Excellence Teaching Institute

May 15, May 29, and June 12, JHZ 3068

Inclusive teaching involves a deliberate effort by faculty to create a learning environment that attends to and supports he needs of students with a variety of backgrounds, learning interests, and abilities. Inclusive pedagogical strategies shape the dynamics in teaching-learning spaces, affect individual's experiences in those spaces, and influence course and curriculum design. Inclusive teaching attends the range of identities in the classroom and helps all students feel equally valued.

The Inclusive Excellence Teaching Institute is specifically designed to provide Affiliate and Tenure-Track faculty at all ranks with a transformative space to learn and strategize about inclusive excellence in teaching and learning. The Institute will encourage an atmosphere of cultural humility through the examination of social identity and bias. Motivational frameworks, barriers to learning for diverse student learners and proactive strategies will also be introduced. Essential pedagogical approaches that promote an inclusive classroom environment will be modeled and explored. Through pre-assigned readings, access to group Bb site, and facilitated discussions, participants will begin the process of transforming their courses/curriculum, units and colleges.

The Institute will run from 9 a.m.—3 p.m. each Friday with lunch provided by the Pew FTLC.  To allow time for pre-reading and preparation, the deadline for registration is Friday, April 24, 2020.

Registration is now closed for this event. 

2019 Inclusive Excellence Teaching Institute

May 31st, June 7th, June 14th 2019. JHZ 3068.

This is a THREE-DAY Institute that will be held over three consecutive Fridays (May 31, June 7, & June 14) from 9 a.m.—3 p.m.  It is intended for Unit Heads and Assistant/Associate Deans.

Inclusive teaching involves a deliberate effort by faculty to create a learning environment that attends to and supports the needs of students with a variety of backgrounds, learning interests, and abilities.  Inclusive pedagogical strategies shape the dynamics in teaching-learning spaces, affect the individual's experiences in those spaces, and influence course and curriculum design.  Inclusive teaching attends the range of identities in the classroom and helps all students feel equally valued.

This spring, the Inclusive Excellence Teaching Institute, a 3-day intensive workshop, is specifically designed to provide Unit Heads and Assistant/Associate Dean's with a transformative space to learn and strategize about inclusive excellence in teaching and learning.  The Institute will encourage an atmosphere of cultural humility through the examination of social identity bias.  Motivation, barriers to learning for diverse student learners and proactive strategies will also be introduced.  In addition, pedagogical approaches that promote an inclusive classroom environment will be modeled and explored.  Through pre-assigned readings, access to group Blackboard site, and facilitated discussions, participants will begin the process of transforming their courses/curriculum, units and colleges.

The Institute will run from 9 a.m.—3 p.m. each Friday with lunch provided by the Pew FTLC.  To allow time for pre-reading and preparation, the deadline for registration is Friday, May 3, 2019.

Registration is now closed for this event. 

2018 Inclusive Excellence Teaching Institute

May 2, 3, and 4, 2018. JHZ 3068

Inclusive excellence refers to the use of pedagogical strategies that address the needs of students with a variety of backgrounds, learning interests, and abilities. These strategies contribute to an overall inclusive learning environment, in which students feel equally valued. In order to provide faculty with an opportunity to learn more about inclusive excellence in teaching and learning, the Pew FTLC, in partnership with the Division of Inclusion and Equity offer the Inclusive Excellence Teaching Institute (IETI).

Beginning with a 3 day intensive workshop from May 2-4, 2018, the IETI is designed for Tenure track and Affiliate faculty who are new to the idea of engaging difference in the classroom, but are ready to make inclusiveness a focus in their teaching. The Institute will foster cultural humility in the classroom through examination of social identity, identify barriers to learning for diverse student groups, and will model, as well as, explore pedagogical approaches which promote an inclusive classroom environment. Through pre-assigned readings and facilitated discussions, faculty will begin the process of transforming their courses to reflect various aspects of inclusion.  Faculty who complete the 3 day intensive spring workshop will be given access to a group blackboard site and continue to meet monthly throughout the fall semester to reconnect and discuss the progress made in transforming their courses.

At the end of fall semester participants submit a welcoming, inclusive syllabus and a written reflection on how they have applied insights/materials garnered from participation in the Institute. Participants will receive $500.00 in professional development funds for full participation. Contact Dana Munk, Pew FTLC Faculty Fellow, [email protected] for more information.

Registration is now closed for this event. 

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