Resilient Classroom Series: The A鈥檚 to Z鈥檚 of Teaching Gen Z
Thursday, November 20
2鈥�3 p.m.
Killam Library, Room B400*
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鈥淚f we teach today鈥檚 students as we taught yesterday鈥檚, we rob them of tomorrow.鈥� 鈥� John Dewey, American education reformer
Back by popular demand: Gen Z in the Classroom! Have you recently found yourself saying 鈥淏ack in my day, students used to be like鈥︹�� or 鈥淚 just don鈥檛 understand students anymore!鈥�? Generation Z is the largest cohort demographic on university campuses today. More than any other generation, this group of students has faced lightning-speed changes in society and technology, and have been heavily 鈥渟haped by the advancement of technology, issues of violence, a volatile economy, and social justice movements鈥� (Seemiller & Grace, 2017). As a part of the Resilient Classroom Series, this session will help you adapt your teaching to better align with Gen Z鈥檚 unique motivations, goals, skillsets, and social concerns. In this in-person session, you will learn:
- Common characteristics and learning preferences of Gen Z students.
- Strategies to adapt your course design and assessments to better support and teach Gen Z students.
To help you take what you learn from this session to your classroom, we will collectively brainstorm strategies to use in the Gen Z classroom. In addition, you will develop a preliminary plan for how you can adapt one student assessment or course design aspect to better suit your Gen Z students.
Presenter
Daniella Sieukaran, MA (she/her)
Senior Educational Developer (Program Development)
Intended Audience
- Graduate Students
- Instructors (all)
- TAs/Markers/Demonstrators
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Additional Information
*Please note that the B400 classroom is in the basement of the Killam Library. We are aware of, and apologize for, the accessibility barriers associated with this room. If you require the use of an elevator to reach this room, one of the CLT staff will have to access the elevator with you, using their key card. Please let us know in advance so that we can facilitate a smooth and timely transition to the basement.
We also ask that participants be respectful of those with significant allergies and avoid wearing perfume, aftershave, cologne, and highly scented hairspray, soaps, lotions, and shampoos.