Navigating Trauma to Create Compassionate Classroom Spaces with Logan Rae Gomez, Sam West and Ellie Bush, CU Grad Students

Students (and instructors) bring their lived experiences into the classroom every day. In this session, we discuss the ways traumatic experiences prevent student engagement in the classroom. We ask, how can instructors and students work together to make educational spaces inclusive and compassionate? Focusing primarily on trauma resulting from sexual violence, we argue that rethinking the way that instructors can address trauma can ensure that all students are able to engage with tough class material. We view our session as a “think tank” of sorts. Although the presenters will provide both a contextual presentation, we are hoping that the majority of the session is open dialogue. Because this session will be primarily invested in creating inclusive classrooms, we see the primary behavior gained by attendees to be a reinvigoration of (1) self-reflexivity and (2) empathy for others. Our session will also work to enhance communication skills between instructors and students in an effort to help craft a safe and shared classroom space.

Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 9:30am to 10:45am

University Memorial Center (UMC), 247
1669 Euclid Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309

Event Type

Lecture/Presentation, Meeting/Conference, Community Engagement

Interests

Diversity & Inclusion

Audience

Students, Faculty, Staff

Website

http://Bit.ly/SpringSummit2018

Group
Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement
Hashtag

#2018DiversitySummit

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