Abstract: Numerous studies have pointed to the “chilly classroom climate” experienced by some groups of students in higher education, particularly in the science and engineering classroom. While there has been recent effort to help instructors and institutions examine biases and decrease threats present in these environments, much less attention has been given on how to affirm and validate students. Education is largely a relational process and applying a caring pedagogy in the classroom can go far to help students feel that they belong. In this seminar/workshop, Prof. Alegra Eroy-Reveles, Assistant Teaching Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at University of California, Santa Cruz, will develop the foundations for a caring pedagogy and highlight practices that instructors can use to show students that they care.

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