First Steps: How to Begin Decolonizing Your Content

By Jennifer Riepl, Education Leadership & Inclusive Teaching Overview Working with Indigenous youth has opened my eyes to the many disparities in education, from elementary through university. As a math and history teacher, I’ve used many different textbooks and...

Fostering Health and Wellbeing in Classes

Fostering Health and Wellbeing in Classes

Teachers have an important opportunity to create a space for students that is centered on health, the environment, and the community.  Possible Actions Make Your Course Accessible Practice Universal Design of Instruction. Ensure all pages, documents, and PDFs are...

How Can I Increase Student Buy-in in My GUR?

by Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi, Assistant Professor, English, WWU Common challenges in teaching larger courses (GUR) In teaching my recent GUR (around 60 students), I felt I struggled to gain the student trust, commitment, attendance, and involvement that I was used to in my...