Welcome! The Teaching Center is designed by faculty for faculty. It seeks to promote a culturally responsive environment that values excellence in teaching, collaboration, research, and engagement in order to positively impact student success.
Mark your calendar for
RECAST: Reimagining Education:
Creative Approaches to
Students and Teaching
Professional Development Conference
Tuesday, August 19 –
Thursday, August 21, 2025
The Teaching Center and the Office of Online Learning invite you to the RECAST Professional Development Conference in August. This year’s theme, “Reimagining Education: Creative Approaches to Students and Teaching,” invites each of us to explore bold new ideas and share creative practices that engage today’s learners in meaningful and transformative ways.
Throughout the conference, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in dynamic presentations and insightful panel discussions. Whether you’re looking to deepen your pedagogical toolkit, connect with like-minded professionals, or spark new collaborations, RECAST offers a vibrant space for professional growth and imaginative exchange.
Together, we’ll reimagine what education can be—responsive and full of possibility.
Welcome to RECAST. Let’s reshape the future, one idea at a time.
Register for sessions through the registration links in the RECAST Schedule to receive Outlook calendar invitations.
Call for Proposals – We need your expertise!
As we prepare for fall 2025, The Teaching Center invites you to share your expertise with your colleagues. Please submit session proposals that you would be willing to lead during the fall 2025 semester. Session proposals are needed for college-wide and for specific division-level professional learning.
Check out the
Monday Minute Newsletter
from the
TBR Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL.)
Featured Upcoming Professional Learning Opportunities
Thursday, June 26
9 am
TBR Accessibility Training Series
Social Media
Presenter: Amie Nephew, TBR Director of Accessibility
Teams
Wednesday, July 9
11 am
New Adjunct Faculty Orientation to The Teaching Center (L, E, A, D, S, CRTP)
Presentation
Adjunct faculty are essential at Nashville State Community College, and The Teaching Center thanks you for being a part of the faculty at NSCC. Please join The Teaching Center for a virtual welcome to teaching at Nashville State Community College. We are looking forward to meeting you.
This presentation is focused on new adjunct faculty at NSCC.
Presenters: Audrey Cross, Assistant Professor of Learning Support, and Fellow, The Teaching Center, and Amy Bryant, Associate Professor, Communication Studies, and Director of The Teaching Center
Register for this orientation
Zoom Passcode: Fall2025
Mindset Resources
TBR is excited to announce the new Mindset Resource Repository! This repository provides resources, handouts, and templates that any course instructor can use to add mindset-supportive activities, language, and best practices to their course. All resources are based on research for promoting growth mindset, purpose & relevance, and sense of belonging on campus.
The repository can always be found through TBR’s Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning webpage, in the “Resource Repositories” section.
All resources are ready to use and quick to implement! Explore the available materials and check back regularly for new additions.
Are you using TILT?
If yes, please have your students complete the TILT Transparent Instruction Survey during the semester. Click here for instructions for how to give the survey.
Microsoft Learn Educator Center: Training & resources for educators
If you’re looking for new ways to inspire and engage students, Microsoft Education offers a wealth of free training and virtual workshops for educators. Visit the Microsoft Learn Educator Center for training courses, learning paths, and online events. Stay up to date on all the latest Teams updates, events, workshops, and more with the Microsoft Educator Newsletter.
The Teaching Center Offers the Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices Certificate
The Teaching Center continues to offer the Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices Certificate for the faculty of Nashville State Community College. For complete details, go to the CRTP tab https://ww2.nscc.edu/theteachingcenter/crtp/ and Upcoming Faculty Development Opportunities in the Events tab https://ww2.nscc.edu/theteachingcenter/upcoming-faculty-development-opportunities/.
Congratulations to our CRTP Certificate Recipients!
The Teaching Center is proud to announce that the following faculty members have completed the Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices Certificate. Congratulations to:
- Jesmin Akther
- René Bataille
- Valerie Belew
- Bir Bohara
- Amy Bryant
- Kurstin Bush\
- Jill Cooksey
- Audrey Cross
- Brian Curtis
- Genevieve El Chaer
- Christie Ferguson
- Melissa Fleck
- Steven Hancock
- Mark Helm
- Jennifer Knapp
- Robert Ladd
- Devora Manier
- Connie Mathews
- Roslyn Mize
- Barbra Mullaney
- Emily Naff
- Robert Overstreet
- Harlan Pease
- Jessica Rabb
- Amelia Rinehart
- Cliff Rockstead
- Elizabeth Schoenfeld
- Neely Ann Sheucraft
- Michele Singletary
- Beth Slade
- Maria Smith
- Katherine Sorenson
- Elizabeth Stein
- Dara Talibah
- Breanna Waller
- Leah Welker
- Mary Elizabeth Wilson-Patton
- John Woodman