Inclusive Instructors Academy

OPEN TO ALL LAFAYETTE FACULTY

For remote courses only during the COVID-19 pandemic

Applications are open for Spring 2021!

Deadline to apply:
Extended until Friday, December 18, 2020. flyer

Inclusivity is a core component of a Lafayette education. This academy will immerse participants in semester-long experience focused on inclusive teaching to advance instructional excellence at the College. Faculty will attend 1.5 hour monthly meetings, read materials on inclusive teaching, discuss research-supported strategies for inclusion, develop their own goals for inclusion for the semester, implement strategies, and discuss and obtain feedback on their efforts with colleagues. All tenure-line, visiting, and adjunct faculty of any experience level with regards to inclusive teaching are invited to apply to join in the Spring 2021.  Please note that this academy will be held virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

All participants who complete the requirements of the academy will receive a certificate of completion.

Reasons to apply

  • Create your own action plan for inclusive teaching
  • Read and discuss timely articles on inclusive teaching
  • Incorporate evidence-based inclusive strategies into your teaching practice
  • Convene online with participating faculty in 1.5-hour monthly meetings during the spring semester
  • Collaborate with a student partner on strategies for inclusion
  • Reflect on your own growth as an inclusive instructor
  • Attend at least one Inclusive Teaching & Excellence series event during the semester