2021 Programs

All programs for 2021 will be delivered in a virtual format.
​We hope to return to doing programs in person in early 2022. 

Misconceptions and Revelations: What it Means to Work in an HSI
Length: Interactive 1 hour webinar
Dates: Scheduled by your institution
Purpose: Appropriate for all members of the institutional community (150 participants maximum)

This 1 hour keynote style presentation is an engaging look at the common misconceptions encountered when starting to discuss what it means to become a Hispanic Serving Institutions. This hard-hitting seminar is perfect for HSIs that have recently begun to engage in discussions of serving-ness of the community, cultural disconnects between faculty, staff and students, and want to open up bigger discussions of what it might take to decenter whiteness and center Latinx and other minoritized students.

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Mini-Course: Culturally Responsive Teaching in STEM
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Length: 9 hour short course
Dates: Six Fridays in Fall 2021
Purpose: Appropriate for STEM instructors in HSIs that are interested in STEM-focused conversation about practices (30 participants maximum)

The STEM Mini-course delves into the cultural disconnects Latinx students feel when developing STEM identities.
Each of the six sessions introduces an evidence-based practice that will provide a more culturally responsive learning experience for Latinx students in STEM courses.
The course is facilitated by STEM faculty in HSIs and is updated annually to incorporate new research and topics. 
Faculty can opt to earn a STEM mini-course Certificate by completing 5 equity reflections on how they plan to implement the ideas from the workshops into their teaching.

Drs. Catherine Martinez Berryhill and Renee Beeton guide Angelo State University staff in making changes to their work with students.

Becoming an Institutional Agent of Change in Your HSI  
Length: Interactive 2-hour Workshop
Dates: Scheduled by your institution
Purpose: Appropriate for all members of the institutional community (40 participants maximum)

In this fast-paced and interactive workshop, faculty and staff will participate in small group discussions for the purpose of:

• deepening their equity work from basic ideas about fairness to creating a fully antiracist, liberatory lens for serving students;
• having an opportunity to reflect on their intersectional identities and how it impacts their work with students and colleagues at their HSI;
• Finding practical ways to improve the way the institution serves students by disrupting practices that disengage students.

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The Certificate in College Teaching & Learning in HSIs
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Length: 27 hour course in culturally responsive teaching  with an inquiry and coaching to benefit Latinx students
Dates: Three day kick off retreat, various throughout summer, plus coaching during Fall semester
Purpose: Appropriate for instructors in HSIs, advising faculty, and DEIs or CTL directors who support faculty in HSIs

This program trains HSI faculty to become leaders in culturally responsive instructors in the specific context of a Hispanic Serving Institution. This is our most popular program, and more than 500 faculty from HSIs throughout the country have completed the CTL-HSI  program since 2014. 

CTL-HSI is the only program in the country that combines cultural competence education with follow up coaching and implementation support. During the summer workshop faculty do a reality check: they use ESCALA-developed metrics to reflect on how well they are currently implementing best practices for Latinx students, and identify any inequitable patterns of success/failure and participation in their classrooms and courses. 

The CTL-HSI program is delivered in two parts: first faculty attend a summer kickoff retreat (3 days), then complete a series of online assignments and individualized coaching sessions in fall. Using this innovative, long-term approach, HSI faculty are accountable for making  changes to their teaching through the design and implementation of a SoTL-inspired teaching/learning project. 

The CTL -HSI program provides a unique opportunity for HSI faculty to meet faculty from other HSIs, and to exchange ideas with faculty who teach similar courses and student populations. Faculty take part in real-time demonstrations of high impact teaching/learning practices, receive crucial implementation advice, and learn how to measure changes to student engagement and learning. As a result they become more confident and reflective teachers of Latinx students.