The Learning and Teaching Commons hosts a one-day Learning and Teaching Colloquium at the start of fall quarter. All faculty are welcome to join this unique opportunity to connect with colleagues, reflect on their teaching, and plan for the upcoming academic year.
2025 Learning and Teaching Colloquium
Public College, Public Good
Join Evergreen faculty on Friday, September 12 for a full day of connection, reflection, and pedagogical exploration. This compensated professional development event offers space to build community, engage in meaningful conversations about institutional change, and prepare for the year ahead. Open to all faculty, across all teaching modalities.
This summer, we learned that Evergreen’s TRIO grant for supporting students with disabilities will not be renewed. Following Holly Joseph’s call to “embrace the work of TRIO as our own,” the Second Annual Learning and Teaching Commons features two exceptional educators from Bellevue College’s Neurodiversity Navigators Program, Sara Gardner and Cole Whitaker.
🕘 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM | 📍 Purce Hall 7 | 💵 $125 stipend for full-day participation
Colloquium Agenda: Friday, September 12th
- 9:00 – 9:15 AM: Welcome from Provost Noah Coburn
- 9:15 – 9:45 AM: Opening remarks and context-setting (JuliA Metzker & Emily Pieper)
- 9:45 – 10:00 AM: Brief transition
- 10:00 – 12:00 PM: Sara Gardner’s presentation on neurodiversity-responsive teaching*
- 12:00 – 1:30 PM: Catered lunch and informal discussions
- 1:30 – 4:00 PM: Cole Whitaker’s workshop on practical classroom strategies
*A remote option is available for the morning session (9:00 AM to 12:00 PM). To request remote participation, send an email to learningandteaching@evergreen.edu no later than September 9th.
What to bring: Please come with a syllabus and one activity or assignment (projects, field trips, group work) you’d like to make more accessible for neurodiverse students.