Understanding the Role of Culture in Teaching & Learning

Dr. Chris Harmon, Chemistry Professor @ Humboldt State University, reflects on the changes he's made to his teaching and why those changes closed equity gaps.

​Chris is now a faculty coach for the CTL-HSI Program.

​Video Credit: Humboldt State University Center for Teaching and Learning

Since 2013, ESCALA has contracted with 45 HSIs to transform their instructional culture.

Why Our Programs are Uniquely Effective
ESCALA's programs are based on a self-reflective , skills-based, and data-driven model of change. We don't expect faculty or staff to take our word for it--instead we ask them to collect their own data to find out if changes are working for students. 
Our professional development is designed to create leadership in equity and culturally responsive work within HSIs.   Our programs are most effective when we have multiple opportunities to build a level of trust with your faculty and staff, and then help them examine how well their practices are working through coaching and continuous reflection on data.

We encourage multiple-year work with us to create authentic relationships and time to build capacity and culture change in your HSI.

Hear how Yakima Valley College, Central Washington University, and Heritage University worked collectively with ESCALA to become more serving for Latinx students in Yakima Valley. 

Video Credit: Peter Monahan, Efrain de la Torre, and Wilma Dulin.

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