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Since 2013, ESCALA has worked with thousands of faculty to transform their instructional culture
to benefit Latinx and Hispanic students. 
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Our Unique Approach to Professional Development
Heightened Cultural Responsiveness. ESCALA's approach builds capacity in faculty and staff to become agents of change in HSIs by teaching them the research-based practices that create empowering, culturally congruent environments for Latino/a/x and Hispanic students. Self-Reflection. The key to ESCALA's approach is to give faculty agency in their work to improve, by giving them tools such as video observation protocols, cross-cultural inventories, and data disaggregation exercises. These create the safe but culturally humble spaces faculty need in order to have deep dialogues about tough topics like higher education's systemic racism towards Latinx students. Leadership Cultivation Through Coaching. We help your Latinx and Hispanic faculty and staff develop their leadership skills and institutional advocacy for HSI work by coaching and facilitating programs with us. Many of our facilitators and coaches end up applying for leadership roles in their own HSIs as a result of their training with our organization. |
Hear how faculty at three HSIs/eHSIs in eastern Washington: Yakima Valley College, Central Washington University, and Heritage University worked together to align their classrooms to become more serving of their Latinx students..
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Dr. Chris Harmon, Chemistry Professor @ Humboldt State University, reflects on the changes he's made to his teaching as a result of his project in the Certificate in College Teaching & Learning in HSIs, and why the changes he made closed equity gaps. |
Video Credit: Humboldt State University Center for Teaching and Learning
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