Celebrating and Reflecting on Engaging Educational Practices

Pausing to celebrate during difficult times

Apr 13, 2022

Welcome to the new followers of The Write Climate! This week is a little departure from the usual content that brought you to this space. However, I hope it still has the actionable content that brought you here!

I am honored to be receiving the Rising Star Award from my organization. This award recognizes dedication to innovative educational practices and was awarded, in part, for my efforts to develop and launch an experiential DEI education program for employees. It focuses on engagement in teaching and learning and overall commitment to education.

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This feels like a good time to stop and reflect on education and DEI engagement. As such, I am highlighting two earlier posts. These may be of particular interest to the new follower crowd.

The Write Climate

Setting an Ambitious Course to ‘Crawl’ by Meeting People Where They Are

Please hold onto your seatbelts. I am going to do something that many people typically make into - at best - a bumpy ride. Every year around the third week of January, the same people who work actively to suppress and limit pull out inspiring quotes. The most recent occurrence happened just a few weeks ago with…

a year ago · Rachel Yoho

Setting an Ambitious Course to ‘Crawl’ by Meeting People Where They Are focuses on setting a strong foundation, connection with people, and making some progress in the DEI space. The key question is “are we metaphorically trying to run when we should be crawling ahead?”

The Write Climate

Why are important training sessions always so dull?

My favorite activity during required training sessions, after identifying errors, is thinking about how to improve these mandated activities. Why are they always so dull? Training sessions, particularly required ones, are usually some of the most boring and tedious activities possible. The training is a barrier to doing something. This gateway may be …

a year ago · Rachel Yoho

Why are Important Training Sessions Always So Dull? This post explores why needed training is always mired in poor educational practices. Instead, we can focus on adult learning theory, constructing knowledge in training sessions, and making learning activities an experience. Training should not have to be boring!

Congratulations to the other two Rising Star Award recipients as well!