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Sparkshop: Creating Inclusive Learning Environments for Gender Expansive Students

The Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching is hosting an online session on Wednesday, March 5 at 12:00-12:30 PM (CT).

Efficient and engaging, Sparkshops are 20-minute presentations meant to spark curiosity around topics relevant to contemporary teaching contexts. The Getting to Know Our Students Series focuses on advancing instructor understanding of rising demographic groups in the Northwestern student body, outlining evidence-based practices to harness common assets and overcome common obstacles so all students can thrive at Northwestern.

Creating Inclusive Learning Environments for Gender Expansive Students provides instructors with insight and pedagogical tools for the classroom. This Sparkshop responds to the charge presented by the Gender Queer, Non-Binary, and Trans (GQNBT) Task Force and is informed by the Searle Center’s partnership with the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion.

For instructors who would like to deepen their engagement, each Sparkshop comes with a comprehensive Learning & Teaching Guide to enhance instructor knowledge of effective techniques as well as an invitation for a one-on-one consultation with Searle Center staff.

If you have any questions, contact Eun Sandoval-Lee (eun.sandoval-lee@northwestern.edu).