First Day of Class: Do I Belong Here? 

First Day of Class: Do I Belong Here? 

Image by Rose Jaffe Colorado State University, made in collaboration with high school youth, Fort Collins, CO (source)    “The confidence that comes from belonging helps you try new things that may be hard or scary on their own and nearly impossible without it.”...
Sparkshops

Sparkshops

Sparkshops are on demand mobile mini-workshops, facilitated by CTE or a CTE faculty associate. Sparkshops take place during department meetings, faculty meetings or other teaching related gatherings. The intention of the Sparkshops is to stimulate exploration and...
Spotlight on Faculty: Jane Raycraft

Spotlight on Faculty: Jane Raycraft

Games, Chocolate and Collaboration: A Conversation with Jane Raycraft about collegiality and making learning enjoyable As a teacher, do you ever see students fearfully entering your classroom with pre-conceived notions of distress surrounding your discipline? Have you...
Spotlight on faculty: Andrea Actis

Spotlight on faculty: Andrea Actis

A Conversation with Andrea Actis on Risk, Vulnerability & Affect in Teaching & Learning Risk and Sharing Strange Memoirs This semester, Andrea Actis took a risk. She went into her 300-level English class and shared some deeply personal pieces of writing, or in...