Institute for Transformative Teaching and Learning

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Program Overview

The Institute for Transformative Teaching and Learning (ITTL) provides an opportunity for faculty to collaborate in a multidisciplinary group to learn about and apply evidence-based practices aimed at closing race equity gaps in the teaching and learning experience.
Our dream for this program is to build community and empower faculty to transform their teaching so that it is even more fulfilling and leads to more equitable outcomes for all of our students.
By the end of the program, we hope to send participants off with new skills including the ability to:

  • Explain the ways systemic racism perpetuates inequity in the teaching and learning experience.
  • Explain unconscious bias around race and the ways it appears in the teaching and learning experience.
  • Reflect on the sources of your own unconscious bias around race and the ways bias shows up in your thinking and behavior.
  • Synthesize the relationship between culturally responsive teaching, trauma-informed teaching, and the brain.
  • Describe strategies aimed at interrupting race bias in the teaching and learning experience.
  • Integrate insights from data disaggregated by race into your practice.
  • Collaborate in creating a sense of community and support among faculty peers in this program.

Spring 2025 Institute

All meetings will be held online via Zoom.

Retreat Dates and Times: Monday, January 13 and Thursday, January 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Program Dates and Times: Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon on February 7, February 21, March 7, March 14, April 4, April 25, May 2

Location/Format: Online via Zoom

Funding: $500 for eligible faculty who complete the program requirements

Deadline to Apply: Monday, January 6

Application

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How are Âé¶¹AV Faculty Impacted?


Recent Âé¶¹AV Participants (Fall 2020-Summer 2023)

Art:ÌýAglaia Mortcheva, Julia Schlosser
Cinema and TV Arts:ÌýMichael Johnson Jr.
Communication Studies:ÌýJenna Delgado, Jaime Guzman, Jade Huell, Michele Mega, Randi(Ronda) Picarelli, Christopher Ruh, Karen Swett, Melissa Tindage
Journalism:ÌýTae-Hyun Kim, Tamara Trujillo, Yue Zheng
Theatre:ÌýMatthew Jackson, Stephanie Lim

Accounting and Information Systems:ÌýTao (Eric) Hu
Business Management: Violet Christopher
Business Law:ÌýSuyan Zheng
Marketing:ÌýNing Fu, Dong Liu, Na Wen
Systems and Operations Management:ÌýLeily Farrokhvar, Amir Gharehgozli, Kunpeng Li, Mahdi Najafabadi, Qiuhua Sheng

Civil Engineering & Applied Mechanics:ÌýVartenie Aramali
Computer Science:ÌýMohammed Abdelrahim, Oscar Marin
Electrical and Computer Engineering:ÌýSequare Daniel-Berhe, Matthew Radmanesh
Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management:ÌýSepideh Abolghasem
Mechanical Engineering:ÌýMaya Pishvar, Natalie Schaal

Educational Psychology and Counseling:ÌýJoannie Aguayo, Bruce Burnam, Shyrea Minton
Elementary Education:ÌýAnarosa Estevez, Minsung Kwon
Secondary Education:ÌýMichael Alvarez, Traci Dennis, Jenn Wolfe
Special Education:ÌýFatmana Deniz, Elia Mahoney, Connie Wong
University:ÌýAbraham Baeza

Child and Adolescent Development:ÌýTissyana Camacho, Ashley Grace, Virginia Huynh, Jo Anne Pandey, Catherine Placencia, Marlen Quintero Perez, April Taylor, Allea Cauilan
Environmental and Occupational Health:ÌýVeronica Becerra, Rebecca Lustig
Family Consumer Sciences:ÌýJoyce Marie Brusasco, Hessam Ghamari, Jongeun Kim, Tsun-Yin (Tracie) Tung
Health Sciences:ÌýCrystal Adams, Grishma Bhavsar, Gretta Madjzoob, Janet Marquard-Tormey, Jennifer Newman, Christopher Rogers, Lauren Walter
Kinesiology:ÌýChristian Bolsmann, Yeonhak Jung, Andy Linden, Vincent Martinez, Rebecca Pena
Nursing:ÌýKader Tekkas-KermanÌý
Recreation and Tourism Management:ÌýHeeKyung SungÌý

Chicana/o Studies:ÌýXochitl Flores-Marcial, Omar Gonzalez, Carlos Hernandez, Fabian Pacheco
English:ÌýCorin Alvarado, Eric Barnhart, Stacey Bieber, LeeAndra Chergey, Janet Cross, Malinda Hackett, Noreen Lace, Terrie Mathis, Maseri Kisa Schultz, Audrey Thacker, Kimberly Wells-Vaca, Kimberly Young
Liberal Studies:ÌýMauro Carassai
Linguistics:ÌýShadi Ganjavi, Anna Dina Joaquin, Vasilliki Karras-LazarisÌý
Modern and Classical Languages and Literature:ÌýSumaya Bezrati, Mahsa Pourabedi, Svetlana Tyutina
Philosophy:ÌýWeimin Sun
Gender & Women's Studies:Ìý(Irma)Rossana Perez

Biology: Eduardo Amorim Guerra
Chemistry and Biochemistry:ÌýMads Andersen
Geological Sciences:ÌýPriya Ganguli
Mathematics:ÌýMichael Crosswhite, Khanik Mark Kerobyan, Jing Li, Christopher Lonner, Tigran Mkrtchyan, Ola Nusierat
Physics and Astronomy: Debi Prasad Choudhary

Africana Studies:ÌýLisbeth Gant-Britton, Sharon Johnson, Victoria Richards, Janice Monica Robinson, Melanie Shaw, Maya Singleton
Anthropology:ÌýSuzanne Scheld
Criminology and Justice Studies:ÌýJordan Grasso, Alex Ojeda, Nayan Ramirez
Political Science:ÌýMaria Garcia-Acevedo, Ahmad Motameni
Psychology:ÌýElise Fenn, Kristina Fritz, Holli Tonyan, Essence Wilson
Social Work:ÌýJudith Anne DeBonisÌý
Sociology:ÌýDaniel Olmos
Urban Studies and Planning:ÌýMiriam Paloma Giottonini Badilla

Learning Resource Center:ÌýAnne Crawford, Gretchelle Quiambao
University 100:ÌýConchita Battle, Autumn Fabricant, Debra Mercado

Research, Instruction and Outreach Services:ÌýAhmed Alwan, Eric Garcia

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