[Ctclda] From Gate Keeper to Gateway: Save the Date!

[Jennifer Whetham]

Save the Date!

>From Gate Keeper to Gateway
Revising Your Course to Create Equitable Learning Environments

September 6th and 7th, 2017
South Seattle Georgetown

What
During this two day fall institute, you'll work collaboratively with other faculty members to reflect on your stance as an educator, and to re-design the instructional materials of your course-namely the syllabus and two assignments- to ensure they are transparent to your students.  Research shows that low-stakes changes to the artifacts of your classroom can be high impact in terms of ensuring learning and increasing student success outcomes (such as completions).

Along the way, you will get hands-on experience with research-based  best practices that are demonstrably equity-producing:


*                    Reflect on your stance as an educator using the Diversity and Opportunity Gap Framework<*%09http:/www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/05/06/30milner.h30.html%3e%20developed%20by%20H.%20Richard%20Milner%20IV%3chttps:/www.education.pitt.edu/people/profile.aspx?f=HRichardMilner%3e;>

*                    Ensure your classroom artifacts are accessible using

*                    the principles of Universal Design for Learners (UDL)

*                    Collaboratively revise two out-of-class assignments using the transparent assignment template<https://www.unlv.edu/sites/default/files/page_files/27/Provost-FacultyTransparentAssgntTemplate-2016.pdf> with the help of a "disciplinary stranger"

*                    Develop a plan to teach the two assignments using transparent methods<https://www.unlv.edu/provost/transparency>

Why
A large percentage of the students who enroll in our courses are impacted by opportunity gaps.


*         The term "opportunity gaps" refers to the consequences of both individual and institutional practices that result in students experiencing uneven and inequitable opportunities to learn. These opportunity gaps tend to fall along the lines of race and ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.

*         Opportunity gaps can be addressed through rigorous use of equity frameworks that help educators identify and critique common misconceptions, including the use of a "color blind" perspective, or adhering to the "myth of meritocracy" in thinking about student achievement.

Who
To create a shared language around high-impact practices, as well as to help students avoid having to "re-invent the university<https://wac.colostate.edu/jbw/v5n1/bartholomae.pdf>" in every class, faculty are encouraged to attend in campus teams (disciplinary or interdisciplinary) of 3 to 5.

Cost
Individual participants-- $150 each
Team-- $125 each

How
Registration information will be available on the SBCTC website the last week of April.  Space is limited to 40, so register well before the deadline of May 1st, 2017.

Questions
Contact Jennifer Whetham<mailto:jwhetham at sbctc.edu> or Emily Lardner<mailto:lardnere at evergreen.edu> of the Washington Center for Improving Undergraduate Education

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Jennifer Whetham| Program Administrator, Faculty Development
Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
jwhetham at sbctc.edu<mailto:jwhetham at sbctc.edu> | p (360) 704-4354 | c (206) 310-1291|

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