Empowerment Reading Group

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Exploring Empowerment in Education Together

A faculty-led initiative where participants read books together throughout the semester to discuss strategies to cultivate supportive, welcoming approaches to teaching and improving student learning and success.

If you have any questions or know you’d like to participate, please email cetl@reynolds.edu to receive a copy of the book (supplies pending) and the links to participate in the Zoom sessions.

AY 2024-2025

This year, the Empowerment Reading Group (ERG) will explore books with an emphasis on evidence-based, high-impact strategies and concrete steps that can be implemented immediately into online and in-person classrooms.

Promoting Belonging, Growth Mindset, and Resilience to Foster Student Success
by  Amy Baldwin, Bryce D. Bunting ,  Doug Daugherty ,  Latoya Lewis , &  Tim Steenbergh

Transforming Online Teaching in Higher Education: Essential Practices for Engagement, Equity, and Inquiry
by  Steven Goss, Robin E. Hummel  &  Laura Zadoff

Past Reading Groups

AY 2023-2024

Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead)
by  Alfie Kohn & Susan D. Blum (Editor)

Grading for Equity: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools and Classrooms
by Joe Feldman

AY 2022-2023

Bandwidth Recovery
by Cia Verschelden

The Pedagogy of Real Talk: Engaging, Teaching, and Connecting With Students At-Promise
by Paul Hernandez