Attention Salem State part- and full-time faculty: have you been looking for support in course redesign? Do you have a unit that you’ve been wanting to make more exciting or relevant for students? Sign up for our Summer CRAFT Program: Course Redesign: Adapting for Transformation. Following the principles of Culturally Responsive Teaching and using the new book The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching, you'll some inclusive teaching principles and demonstrate them in the redesign of a single course unit.

With a combination of readings, online modules, and peer and mentor feedback, you’ll learn to support your students in leveraging their strengths and drawing from their experiences with pedagogy like community-engaged projects, authentic assessments, collaborative learning and cultural wealth. You’ll leave with a revised unit, as well as the skills to update other areas of your teaching. You’ll share your work with the SSU community, and be recognized for your work with a stipend from the CTI.

Sign up by May 1, 2023

Faculty will receive:

A copy of The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching
Access to asynchronous resources, case study examples, peer review and one-on-one support as they update their course.
A $500 stipend for completing all requirements

Faculty should plan to:

Attend our May kickoff, Wednesday, May 24th 10:30 am-12 pm on campus in Marsh Hall.
Plan a second, one-on-one consult with a faculty or staff mentor before July 31st
Work through Modules 1-4 of our course redesign Canvas course, which will include readings, case studies, peer review and application in your own course (schedule below). Plan on 2-5 hours per unit.
Submit revised unit materials, including goals, assessments, sample lesson plan and unit overview by August 31.

Interested in doing your redesign as a pair or group? Talk to us about a potential bonus for redesign on multi-section courses

Sign up today!

Schedule

May 24th: Kick-off meeting 10:30 am -12 pm, Petrowski room in Marsh Hall

In-person meeting with focus on what is culturally responsive teaching? and meeting with mentors. Reading: Norton Unit I : Relevance and Rigor. pp. 1-17, Gloria Ladson-Billings' video Successful Teachers of African American Children (3 minutes) and other videos.

May 29- June 26: Unit I - Learning grounded in student voice and assets

Norton Units I, 4 - Relationships, Yasso - Community Cultural Wealth and other readings, etc. Optional virtual meetup. Deliverable: Revised unit goals.

June 26-July 17: Unit II - Planning Assessments

Reading: Norton Unit 2 - Transparency: Create an Equity-Minded Assessment and Grading Strategy. Deliverable: Unit Assessment plan.

July 17-31: Unit III - Supportive Learning Activities.

Reading: Norton Unit 6 - Structure and 5 - Belonging - planning ahead to support student learning and success. Live virtual meetup on strategies for specific learner needs (multilingual, disability, etc.). Deliverable: sample lesson plan or activity series.

*Complete second mentor meeting by July 31*

July 31- August 18: Unit IV - Capstone and Wrap-up

Creating a Unit Roadmap. Deliverable: a student-centered “roadmap” that helps them understand the goals, tasks, learning and criteria for success in this unit.

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