Wednesday, January 12th, 2022 – 9:00am – 3:30pm

Location: Online via Canvas and Zoom

The Spring 2022 Teaching Symposium: Strategies, Practices, and Technologies for Interactive Teaching and Learning is co-hosted by Instructional Technology and Design Services (ITDS) and the Office of Faculty Advancement (OFA). This virtual faculty development event will kick off with keynote speaker Dr. Courtney Plotts, a school psychologist known for her work on effective culturally responsive teaching practices. It will also include MSU faculty presentations, instructional technology workshops, and more.

Registration is open

Teaching and Culture, Community, and Considerations
Keynote and Workshop with Dr. Courtney Plotts

Are you overwhelmed by the facilitation of student interaction and content development for your course? Do you feel disconnected and overwhelmed by the process of creating culturally responsive environments? This interactive keynote and workshop will offer applicable strategies to increase interactions in learning spaces. Using the community of inquiry theory as the framework, we will explore the system of strategies that help build inclusive environments for diverse learners.

Dr. Courtney Plotts is a certified/licensed school psychologist who writes and speaks about culturally responsive teaching practices for face-to-face and online spaces. She has written two books on Latino and Black culture and online spaces. She is currently the National Chair of the Council For At-Risk Student Education and Professional Standards and has been recognized by the California State Legislature for A Bold Commitment to Change and Education. She offers workshops on topics related to building community, effective culturally responsive teaching, and best practices. Dr. Plotts’ work was highlighted in the book Small Teaching Online by Flower Darby.

Spring 2022 Teaching Symposium Agenda

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12TH

Registration is open

For a view of the 2021 agenda, please visit our Past Spring Symposiums page.