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.
Spring into Success
January 13 – 16, 2025
“Spring into Success” resonates deeply with the essence of what we aim to achieve throughout this conference, as this year’s gathering celebrates renewal, growth, and the exciting potential in our educational landscape. As we embark on this journey together, we’ll explore innovative strategies to empower students, enhance curricula, and we will come together to strengthen our communities.
With a program featuring presentations, panel discussions, workshops, and open forums, attendees will gain valuable insights and tools for cultivating continued growth, helping us all bloom in our pursuit of excellence in higher education.
Let’s spring into action and grow a brighter future!
Register for sessions now.
We need your expertise!
The Teaching Center invites you to share your expertise with your colleagues. Please submit session proposals that you would be willing to lead during spring 2025. professional learning conference. Session proposals are needed for college-wide and for specific division-level professional learning.
The Teaching Center will be hosting panel discussions during Spring into Success and the spring semester. We need you to share your expertise. Click here to view the panel discussion topics and to sign up.
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Monday Minute Newsletter
from the
TBR Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL.)
Featured Upcoming Professional Learning Opportunities
Tuesday, January 7
1 pm
LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor: Protect the Integrity of Online Tests
Webinar
This comprehensive training webinar is intended for instructors who plan to use LockDown Browser and/or Respondus Monitor with online exams. The session provides a detailed demonstration of both applications, including enhancements that make Respondus Monitor even more effective and easy to use.
Sponsored by: Respondus
Register for this webinar
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
- 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