1001: Incorporating Current Events into Your Teaching Praxis to Foster Critical Self Awareness, Transformation, and Belonging

Join this session.

Date: Wednesday, August 23

Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Presenters: Brian McGowan (Associate Professor, School of Education / Associate Director, CTRL) & Phelton Moss (Senior Professorial Lecturer, School of Education)

Session Description:

There are immense benefits to incorporating current events into your classroom praxis. Current events can be a tremendous tool in supporting students to understand classroom content as it adds real-world context to learning, resulting in more meaningful and enriching learning experiences for students. In this session, Professors McGowan and Moss illustrate how they incorporate current events into their courses including student insights, successes, and lessons learned through this process. 

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify how to craft course assignments that incorporate current events into their classes 
• Describe how to incorporate current events into their teaching philosophy and pedagogical approach