The Inclusive Teaching Coffee Chats program is part of a series of networking events designed to facilitate discussions on inclusive teaching and active learning strategies among faculty in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CA&ES). It encourages and supports the intentional creation of inclusive learning environments and reflective teaching practices by faculty, graduate students, and staff campus-wide. This program builds upon the efforts and research from the nationwide, NSF-funded project on Inclusive STEM Teaching and is open to all audiences with an emphasis on supporting incoming and early career faculty.
Inclusive Teaching Coffee Chats aims to provide opportunities for networking among colleagues and space to share practical tips for creating inclusive learning environments and teaching strategies. Monthly topics will also focus on providing help with course redesigns and summarizing teaching impact for merit and promotion dossiers. We hope to give faculty space to enjoy a break, have a bit of fun and learn from each other collectively.
Upcoming Chats
This quarter’s coffee chats will provide opportunities to share and discuss tools and strategies that center the needs of students and faculty in the face of challenges including how we support all students in ways that respect and accommodate their diverse backgrounds, identities and lived experiences. We will end the quarter celebrating two years of CA&ES Inclusive Coffee Chats and provide opportunities for folks to share their own learnings and celebrations of student success. We welcome all faculty, including incoming and early career, TAs, graduate students and staff. Participants are encouraged to share their ideas, challenges and successes.
This spring we will extend the discussion times by an additional half hour as needed. Please join us!
April 8, 4:10-5 p.m., PES Room 2005
Topic: Holistic Support and Accommodation of Student Needs in the Classroom
Supporting student accommodation needs sometimes extends beyond the approved accommodations students might receive through Student Disability Center (SDC) services. What are ways we can create classroom environments where learner needs are supported in purposeful and authentic ways? We will be joined by Jennifer Billeci, Executive Director of the UC Davis Student Disability Center.
May 8, 12:10-1 p.m., PES Room 2005
Topic: Reaffirming the Principles of Community in the Classroom
Join us and guest speaker Mikael Villalobos, Associate Vice Chancellor for the Office of Campus and Community Relations, as we discuss ways to lean into our Principles of Community as the foundation for supporting students and cultivating learning environments in the classroom. We invite you to bring your questions and share your own efforts at reimagining this work.
June 3, 4:10-5 p.m., PES Room 2005
Topic: Celebrating Two Years of CA&ES Coffee Chats!
Help us celebrate all that has been accomplished over the past two years as we’ve learned about creating inclusive classroom environments for all learners. This Coffee Chat will emphasize your efforts and provide opportunities to share things that excite you about learning and supporting students.