Teaching Topics
Select an area of interest to explore and review the resources. If you would like to learn more please reach out to the Office of Professional Learning. Topics and content is curated with the support of the Faculty Professional Learning Workgroup.
What is Your Why?
Quicklinks
Browse the accessibility resources provided to ensure you are meeting the needs of every learner! The list is not exhaustive but should be used as an entry point to the topic.
- What is alternative text? [WATCH]
- Auto-Captioning for PowerPoint [READ]
- SDCCD Accessibility Hub [LEARN]
Explore introductory content on some foundational pedagogies and learning theories. Can you recognize elements of these concepts in your own teaching?
What is Pedagogy?
Resources
- Learning Theories [READ]
- Cult of Pedagogy Podcast: Culturally Responsive Teaching 4 Misconceptions [LISTEN]
- Overview of Learning Theories (UC Berkeley) [LEARN]
- Five Educational Learning Theories (Western Governors University) [LEARN]
UDL is based on research-backed principles that empower everyone to have agency over their own learning. It allows educators and learners to set clear goals, anticipate environmental barriers, create meaningful options, and fully embrace human variability.
UDL is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning based on what we know about the human brain. Each brain is made of billions of interconnected neurons that form unique pathways. Like fingerprints, no two brains are alike.
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What is UDL?
Resources
More topics coming!