Contemplative pedagogies involve teaching methods designed to cultivate deepened awareness, concentration, and insight. Research suggests that contemplative pedagogy improves every student's capacity to meet learning outcomes; that is, creates a more inclusive and equitable classroom space. Contemplative practices create cognitive space for considering new and challenging viewpoints, reduce test-taking anxiety and stress, improves creativity and problem-solving, and build empathy and community amongst students in the classroom.
 

In this workshop, participants will explore several methods to implement contemplative pedagogical practices in their classroom to increase inclusivity and equity, including mindfulness and writing exercises, paying special attention to how these practices and exercises are beneficial to minoritized students, as research shows they are beneficial to creating inclusive spaces and supporting the learning of underserved student populations.

After this workshop participants will be able to: 

You may register here (link is external).

If you have registered for this event, or are on the waitlist and require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate, please contact drakeinstitute@osu.edu. Requests should be made at least two weeks prior to the event, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

Make sure you RSVP with the CLSE and the hosting unit! 

·      RSVP for the workshop with the CLSE here by clicking “RSVP” in the upper right corner. If you decide not to attend, please “Cancel RSVP”. 

·      Also RSVP with the hosting unit (if other than the CLSE) using the event webpage linked above. 

 

Following the workshop, email Amy Kulesza.5 to confirm your attendance for the full event time. If you were not able to attend the full event, email Amy Kulesza.5 to discuss the possibility of 5001 course points.