All PSU faculty are welcome to join a casual conversation on a timely topic: navigating difficult discussions with students. Faculty are responding to the many challenges we face with a renewed focus on productively managing difficult moments and ideological disagreement in classes. Join colleagues in a discussion about how best to support student readiness for encounters with difficult topics and disagreements in the classroom.
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Facilitator:
Megan McFarland
Digital Inclusion & Universal Design Coordinator, Office of Academic Innovation, PSU
Megan earned a BA in English Composition from Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA, and an M.Ed with concentrations in both Secondary Special Education and English Language Arts from Portland State University. After serving as an English Learning Specialist for Vancouver Public Schools, Megan was the director and curriculum designer for a national high school leadership education program. Most recently, she worked to build the academic branch of Portland State's Career & Communities Certificate Program for students with intellectual disabilities. She is also currently pursuing an Ed.D in Special Education Leadership & Policy at Portland State.
Grant Scribner
Education Development Specialist, Office of Academic Innovation, PSU
Grant Scribner is an Education Development Specialist in the Office of Academic Innovation, supporting faculty on a wide range of pedagogical issues through individual consultations, facilitating student feedback, and programming. Grant holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, an M.A. in History from Temple University, and a B.A. in History from Haverford College. Grant's commitment to promoting equity in education has informed his research on pedagogies of historical violence, his work as a teacher educator, and a K-12 teacher.