Teaching Essentials
Effective, practical, and successful teaching and learning take many forms and draw from many value systems as well as disciplinary emphases. On this page, you will find 26 pdf slides of definitions, strategies, readings, and resources sites that we have organized under seven categories of teaching and learning. The PDFs are meant to provide introductions to these areas of teaching and encourage further exploration. Please feel free to suggest additional categories and resources as you explore.
Many thanks to John Jay instructors and Masters’ students Florentina Lonati and Jacob Moses for curating these slides in partnership with TLC Director Gina Rae Foster. We have brought the content and design forward from 2019 to reflect our post-pandemic, Gen Z world.
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Teaching Essentials Course Preparation Mini-Course
In August 2024, the TLC shared a 9-step mini-course in course preparation through LinkedIn. Download our Teaching Essentials Course Preparation for the visuals with resource links and blogs.
Course Design
Modalities
Justice Pedagogies
- Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies
- Inclusive Teaching
- Open Pedagogy
- Pedagogy of Kindness
- Trauma-Informed Pedagogy
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Cognition and Reasoning
Hands-On, Practical Learning
Communication and Guidance
Framing and Supporting Skills