{"id":6778,"date":"2025-03-14T15:15:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T22:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/?page_id=6778"},"modified":"2026-03-31T20:37:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T03:37:27","slug":"student-engagement-belonging","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/student-engagement-belonging\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Engagement &amp; Belonging"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/440\/2025\/03\/Student-Engagement-1-1024x283.png\" alt=\"Student Engagement and Belonging. How do I build a learning community that engages students?\" class=\"wp-image-6779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/440\/2025\/03\/Student-Engagement-1-1024x283.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/440\/2025\/03\/Student-Engagement-1-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/440\/2025\/03\/Student-Engagement-1-768x212.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/440\/2025\/03\/Student-Engagement-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/culturally-sustaining-and-inclusive-teaching-framework\/\" target=\"_blank\">Framework for Inclusive and Culturally Sustaining Teaching at Evergreen<\/a> &#8212; a framework developed in collaboration with a team of Evergreen faculty to articulate Evergreen&#8217;s approach to inclusive and culturally sustaining teaching and learning<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/tag\/inclusive-teaching-tip\/\" target=\"_blank\">Inclusive Teaching Tips<\/a> &#8212; simple, equitable teaching practices from the Learning and Teaching Commons newsletter<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/AllLearnersWelcome\" target=\"_blank\">All Learners Welcome: Resources for Designing Inclusive Learning Experiences<\/a> &#8212; curation of online resources, readings, and people that can support designing inclusive learning experiences &#8211; Jan. 2022<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/440\/2019\/09\/Inclusion-by-Design-Syllabus-Tool.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Inclusion by Design Syllabus Tool<\/a> &#8212; a tool to help you examine your syllabus and course design to get a broader perspective on inclusion in your teaching practice &#8211; 2017<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1zCFk4pOkUx709ycFuBJaX5KQDN0HFjUYMHh9UIp6NuA\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">Taking a Trauma-responsive Approach to Community Care<\/a> &#8212; guide based on eight principles of trauma-informed teaching with links to additional resources &#8211; Sept. 2024<\/li><li>Creating Accessible Materials &#8212; download these two documents for advice on creating accessible Word and Powerpoint documents<ul><li>Creating Accessible Word Documents (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/440\/2019\/09\/LTC_MSWord_ACCESS_Format_Handout_6-29-19_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">pdf<\/a>) June 2019<\/li><li>Creating Accessible PowerPoints (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/440\/2019\/09\/LTC_Readable_MS_PPT_Access_Handout_6-29-19_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">pdf<\/a>) June 2019<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1LrKwG2aOod4olwaFziBPh6NwjUYVZzOx\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">Building Community Online<\/a> &#8212; guide developed by Faculty Scholar Julie Russo in collaboration with Timothy Corvidae, Instructional Designer Fall 2023<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/student-support-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\">Student Support &amp; Resources<\/a> &#8212; resources you can use to guide students to available support for their learning and wellbeing at Evergreen<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/libguides.evergreen.edu\/learning-communities\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Center Learning Community Resource Guide<\/a> &#8212; a resource guide including learning community definitions and typologies, additional resources including Washington Center publications, and a list of learning community organizations &#8211; 2020<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3>Guides for Specific Student Populations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/440\/2026\/03\/LTC-resource-Neurodiverse-Students.pdf\">Supporting Neurodiverse Students<\/a> &#8212; Guide developed by Faculty Scholar Julie Russo Fall 2023<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/440\/2026\/03\/LTC-resource-Trans-and-NB-Students.pdf\">Supporting Trans and Non-binary Students<\/a> &#8212; 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