In the current U.S. political climate, where diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives face increasing scrutiny and legislative challenges, learning about culturally sustaining pedagogy (CSP) is more crucial than ever. Participants will learn the importance of using instructional strategies that affirm and sustain the cultural and linguistic identities of diverse students and how to foster a dynamic learning environment using CSP principles. Through collaboration and discussion, participants will identify and apply these principles as well as reflect on their own cultural identities and biases, challenge dominant narratives, and promote critical thinking in their classrooms. By the end of this workshop, participants will be prepared to:

• Identify How CSP supports teaching and learning in higher education
• Apply CSP principles to participant’s discipline or field of study
• Differentiate Between CSP and Non-CSP practices in teaching and learning
• Plan One or more course-related materials or activities using CSP principles

Instructors

Nakisha Whittington, Stanford University

Workshop Schedule

This one-session workshop meets online in Zoom on Tuesday, November 11th at 8-10pm Gulf / 11am-1pm Eastern / 10am-12pm Central / 9-11am Arizona / 8-10am Pacific.

Audience

This workshop is designed for graduate students at any stage in their career who want to learn more about engaging and transformative ways to teach.

Registration and Enrollment

Cap: 25. Registration opens on Monday, October 27th at 10am CT and closes once capacity is reached. Registration will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis and registrants from CIRTL member institutions or alumni of CIRTL member institutions will receive priority. Once registration closes, all registrants will be notified of their enrollment status.

Accessibility

If you have access needs, please let us know what they are. Contact Zoe Zuleger (zmzuleger@wisc.edu), who is supporting this workshop, to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. In addition to meeting individualized needs, we will also take measures throughout the workshop to support accessibility for all our students:

• Using alt-text on images in reading materials
• Sending pre-session reminders to all students
• Sharing materials for synchronous sessions with students (slides, activity instructions, etc.)
• Enabling live captioning in synchronous sessions
• Incorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions

About CIRTL Programming

CIRTL Network programming is designed to develop future faculty committed to implementing and advancing evidence-based teaching practices to create undergraduate educational experiences that are accessible to all learners. Participants can explore our programming in any order, and to whatever extent supports your own teaching development needs and interests. To help participants understand what they can expect across all our programming, all CIRTL programming aligns with four broad learning goals; within those goals, programming might provide participants with an introductory, intermediate, or advanced learning experience.

This course supports the following CIRTL learning goals at an introductory level:

• Goal 1: Develop evidence-based teaching knowledge. See more Goal 1 programming.
• Goal 2: Connect with community to enhance teaching. See more Goal 2 programming.