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Community of Practice

First-Year and First-Generation Students

Join your colleagues to discuss how we can learn and work together to promote student success and belonging at PNW!

Registration for the Community of Practice has closed.

Faculty who actively engage in the CoP will earn $250 professional development funds.

 

A Community of Practice is a like-minded group of individuals coming together for a unified cause to learn from each other how and what to use as best practices to promote the best outcomes for the cause. This group’s cause will be learning how to best support the first-year and first-generation students of PNW. Part of the CoP discussion will be based on the book 33 Simple Strategies for Faculty: A Week-By-Week Resource for Teaching First-Year and First-Generation Students by Lisa M. Nunn.

 

  • Build a community of peers
  • Foster reflective teaching
  • Enhance effective pedagogical techniques
  • Increase knowledge of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
  • Provide opportunities for professional development and personal growth
  • Improve the quality of higher education

Faculty who complete and are actively engaged in the CoP will receive professional development funds in the amount of $250.

First-Year and First-Generation Students

The purpose of the current CoP is to learn and reflect on best practices in teaching first-year and first-generation students. While engaging in rich dialogue with colleagues across campus, a community of individuals aimed at understanding and implementing best pedagogical practices is fostered.

  • Encourage faculty and student success via best teaching practices
  • Foster a community of like-minded individuals
  • Reflect on teaching and implement new strategies
  • Read 33 Simple Strategies for Faculty: A Week-By-Week Resource for Teaching First-Year and First-Generation Students by Lisa M. Nunn.
  • Attend the four (4) CoP meetings during the semester 
    • Tuesday, September 27th (11am-12:30pm CST) – Hammond/hybrid
    • Tuesday, October 18th (11am-12:30pm CST) – Westville/hybrid
    • Tuesday, November 1st (11am-12:30pm CST) – Hammond/hybrid
    • Tuesday, November 15th (11am-12:30pm CST) – Westville/hybrid
  • Reflect on your instructional practices and integrate new knowledge into teaching
  • Observe the teaching of colleagues in the CoP and allow for them to observe your teaching

Instructors teaching an FYE course or a course typically taken by first-year students during Fall 2022 are eligible to participate.