A Pedagogy of Kindness

Creating classroom spaces in which we explore and celebrate our shared humanity means leading with kindness. In this presentation, 2024 Summit Keynote Speaker Dr. Cate Denial, Bright Distinguished Professor of American History and Director of the Bright Institute at Knox College, explores three tenets of compassionate teaching: justice, believing students, and believing in students. We reflect together on what kindness (and its lack) has meant to us within academia, and how we can—piece by piece—assemble a kind approach to pedagogy that meets the needs of our students and ourselves in a time of great change.

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