Certificate in Equity-Based Teaching Spring 2017 Workshops

Email Lisa Isaacs to pre-register for any of the below workshops.     lisaacs@unm.edu

Even if you did not attend a workshop, feel free to browse the materials for the ones you have missed.

If you attend at least 4 out of the 5 workshops, you will receive the UNM-Taos Certificate in Equity-Based Teaching.

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Workshop Descriptions and Follow Up Resources

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Workshop 1:      How are We Doing as  Hispanic-Serving Institution?
                            A Look at UNM Taos Student Success    

Feb 3, 2017
Padre Martinez
Room D, Klauer Campus

Workshop Overview

Facilitators: Melissa Salazar and Anita Bringas, UNM Institutional Effectiveness Coordinator
Contact Info: escalaeducation@gmail.com and abringas@unm.edu

Want the PPT we used? Click here

In this workshop, we discussed:

• The definition and growth of Hispanic-Serving Institutions;
• The use of the term "Latinx" as an inclusive term that moves away from gendered terms like Latino/a);
• Some key data for UNM Taos to help us understand the students we serve;
• How to interpret data to determine an 'equity gap' for a particular subgroup of students in your class;
• The difference between an "equity" and "equality" mindset.

This is a fantastic lecture by Dr. Pedro Noguera, on the topic of Equity vs. Equality. He is a Distinguished Professor of Education, now at NYU.

If you have only limited time, listen to the first 7 minutes and you will get a pretty good idea of why it's important to understand the concept of equity in a Hispanic-Serving Institution.

Further Reading About Hispanic Serving Institutions

1. The Importance of Place in Defining a Hispanic-Serving Mission (Gonzales, 2016).
2. Map of Current and Emerging Hispanic Serving Institutions, HACU 2015
3. The HSI Fact Sheet, HACU 2015
4. Design Principles for Equity and Excellence at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (Malcolm-Piqueux & Bensimon 2015)
5. Image of Equity, Equity and Reality

 Equity Toolkit: Handouts and Worksheets For Use in Re-Teaching the Workshop

• How "serving" is your HSI?  Rubric (based on Principles for Equity and Excellence at HSIs)
  
• Student Equity Gap Analysis Worksheet
• Poll Everywhere App for PowerPoint (using cell phone as ways to collect student answers in class)

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 Workshop 2:  Why Colleges (and Classrooms) Aren't Color-Blind

Feb 17, 2017
Padre Martinez
Room D, Klauer Campus

Workshop Overview

Facilitators: Melissa Salazar and Amber Gordon, Senior Student Success Associate, CASA and UNM Taos Writing Instructor
Contact Info: escalaeducation@gmail.com and gordona@unm.edu

Want the PPT we used? Click here to download it.

In this workshop, we discussed:

• The ethnicity and socio-economic-related achievement gapsin U.S. educational institutions.
• The danger of the "single story:" the enduring stereotypes of Hispanics, poverty, and low achievement in the northern New Mexico region (see Adichie TED talk below)
• How we have personally experienced stereotyping in our own lives, and how it might play out in our classroom experiences (as teachers and students).
• Defining our own and our institution's cultural competence in three areas: Assessments, Curriculum & Pedagogy, and Classroom Relationships/Belonging

Further Readings and Resources

An AMAZING TED Talk by Chimamanda Adichie: "The Danger of the Single Story." (18 min)

We watched part of this in the workshop...watch the entire talk here.

What does her 'single story' message make you think about?

Why would minority UNM Taos students make assumptions about having you as a teacher?  What assumptions do you have about your students?

Equity Toolkit: Handouts and Worksheets for Use in Re-teaching the Workshop

1. Unfilled RUBRIC of Culturally Competent Instructor Practices (the one we used for discussion).
2. Completed RUBRIC of Culturally Competent Instructor Practices (the one the participants created at the workshop).

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Workshop 3:  Coaching 'Grit:' Helping Students Have a Greater Relationship with Success

March 10, 2017
Padre Martinez Hall, Room D
Klauer Campus

Workshop Overview

Facilitators: Melissa Salazar and Amie Chavez Aguilar, UNM Taos UNIV 101 and Spanish instructor
Contact Info: escalaeducation@gmail.com and aca@unm.edu

Want the PPT we used? Click here to download it.

In this workshop, we discussed:

• What stereotype threat is, and how it feeds our self-concept of academic achievement
• How victim or creator mindsets cause students to mis-attribute success or failure based on natural intelligence or ability
• How to coach students into 'creator' or 'growth' mindsets so that they are motivated to put out effort needed to learn.

Amie played part of this video about Growth and Fixed Mindset, which is an idea directly related to Victim/Creator attitudes from University 101.

The whole video is worth watching--it covers workplace, relationships, parenting, and school. The quiz about the gymnast is towards the end of the video--see if you can guess the growth mindset answer.

Readings about Grit and Growth Mindset (and worksheets that can be used in re-teaching)

1. Emotion Blocks the Path to Learning Under Stereotype Threat (Mangels, J.A. et al. 2011).
2. Worksheet of case studies: "Coaching Grit"
3. Mindsets That Promote Resilience (Yeager and Dweck 2012). Very readable research article about how teachers influence a student's belief about their ability.
4. Growth Mindset website with many resources including videos.

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Workshop 4:     Using Assessments to Motivate and Foster Learning

April 7, 2017
9:00-11:30 am
Padre Martinez
Room D
Klauer Campus

Workshop Overview

Facilitators: Melissa Salazar and Robin Shawver, UNM Taos Assessment Coordinator
Contact Info:  escalaeducation@gmail.com and rpowles1@unm.edu

Want the PPT?  Download it here.

In this workshop, we will discuss:

• How tweaking your assessment strategies can motivate students to study
• How to coach students to study effectively, not 'harder', through deliberate practice of material
• How to use group quizzes, exams, and projects to create more effective learning
• What to do when assessments 'bomb' to regain students' confidence

Workshop 5:    Planning Workshops for Fall 2017 Faculty Orientation