Past Workshops

Trans Inclusion & Gender Diversity In The Classroom (05/2025)

Facilitated by Cassius Adair, PhD.

Our trans equity workshops are centered in an intersectional and universal-design approach. While we center trans voices, we strongly believe that gender inclusion is not "just" to make space for trans-identified individuals: it is to enhance the comfort and freedom of all people. We are excited to engage people of all identities and backgrounds in the following topics:

• Understanding issues of gender and sexuality in an intersectional and transnational context,

• Navigating conflicting understandings of gender inclusion, especially when it comes to defining gendered spaces

• Communicating about gender difference in a diverse political and social landscape

• Advocating successfully for gender inclusion in institutional and pedagogical settings

🔗 Link to flyer

Group Work For Inclusive Classrooms (04/2025)

Facilitated by Derisa Grant, PhD.

This interactive workshop is designed for Theater, Film and Television (TFT) instructors who want to improve student experiences in course group projects. The session will focus on strategies for creating equitable, inclusive, and supportive environments for collaborative learning in practice-based courses. Participants will explore best practices for facilitating effective student group-work to foster creativity, promote positive student interaction, mitigate student conflict, and encourage diverse perspectives.

🔗 Link to flyer

Disability & Pedagogy Workshop (02/2025)

Facilitated by Travis Lee (MSW, MAT), Jamie Lerner-Brecher (PhD student), & Ava Arndt (PhD).

This training introduces participants to disability culture at UCLA and in education, with the following learning objectives:

• Understand the difference between accessibility vs. accommodation

• Learn about accommodations at UCLA what is the Professor's responsibility

• Define digital accessibility, and learn how to fulfill extended time and deadlines on assignments

• Develop an accessible BruinLearn page for your students

🔗 Link to online recording