Announcements
CTE Teaching Symposium
Friday, February 20 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Fromm Hall — 115 - Berman Conference Room
We are excited to announce that a full-day Teaching Symposium, sponsored by CTE and ADEI, will be held on Friday, February 20, 2026 in the Fromm Complex. Check out the amazing faculty and staff that will be sharing their insights and resources:
This year’s symposium will engage participants in discussions and workshops on supporting "Building Relationships Between Teachers and Students." We look forward to lively discussions and opportunities to build stronger communities.
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Time |
Room |
Session / Activity |
Presenter(s) |
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Social 8:30–9:00 |
Xavier |
Breakfast |
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Session 1 9:00–10:00 |
Maraschi |
Academic conversations: A K–12 tool for use in higher education |
Jessica Blundell |
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Maier |
Partnering with the Learning Center to Support Student Success / Academic Skills Coaching in Action |
Khulan Zagd |
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Session 2 10:10–11:10 |
Maraschi |
From Content to Care—Supporting Diverse Student Needs |
Megan Polanin; Jerome Stewart; Kevin Lo; Eugene Kim; Edward Rees |
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Maier |
Adapting Assessments for GenAI |
Jill Ballard |
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Session 3 11:20–12:20 |
Maraschi |
Across the Divide: A Course to Save America |
Maximilian DeLaure |
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Maier |
Using OER to Reveal Hidden Voices |
Nicky Andrews; Zach Reese; Aline Hitti; Joyce Yang; Lily Ma |
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Social and Keynote 12:20–1:35 |
Xavier |
Lunch |
Kate Schatz, Keynote |
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Session 4 1:40–2:40 |
Maraschi |
Beyond One-and-Done Assignments |
Vijay Mehrotra; Jerome Stewart |
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Maier |
Building the Foundations for Inclusive Classroom Dialogue |
Amy Gilgan |
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Session 5 2:50–3:50 |
Maraschi |
Cultivating Student Creative Expression & Metacognitive Development Through Portfolio Assignments |
Christine Young |
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Maier |
M2M: Antiracist Pedagogical Work and Student Belonging |
M2M Team |
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Berman |
Difficult Dialogues in Learning and Community Spaces |
Allegra Chen-Carrel |
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Social 4:00–4:30 |
Gleeson Atrium |
Concluding Happy Hour |
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