Facilator: Jaime Wood, Program Manager for Educational Initiatives
How can we create a classroom culture that upholds the standards of our field while recognizing and respecting student diversity? What classroom practices will best encourage equity and inclusion while engaging students in deep learning? In this interactive workshop, we will explore four teaching frameworks that promote a human-centered learning experience. You will leave with resources and tips that you can use with your students right away.
Jaime has an MA in English education from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, and an MFA in creative writing, poetry from Eastern Washington University in Spokane, Washington. Her career in education began as a language arts and math teacher in an Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound middle school where she used service learning, adventure trips, and community-based curriculum to engage sixth and seventh graders. Since 2003, she has worked in universities and community colleges both in the classroom and as a faculty developer and assessment coordinator.
