Teaching Philosophy I believe everyone can write deeply and creatively. I begin with what I see and allow the student to decide if that is what they want. Then I give the student the tools with which to do what it is they want. A carpenter is not a carpenter unless they have a hammer. […]
Teaching Philosophy I am a lifelong experiential/first hand learner and have a history of deriving meaning and value from a busy personal and professional life in order to achieve self-actualization and a sense of continuity with one’s own purpose in life. I also think of life as a painter’s canvas we add to throughout our […]
Dr. Kristi Leora Gansworth is Anishinabe kwe– a human being–writer and maker. Much of her work revolves around water. For Dr. Gansworth, Anishinabe gikendasowin– Indigenous knowledge– is the foundation of all being, all knowing, all doing, including the development of practices and partnerships. She has worked in multiple educational and community settings and is a […]
Teaching Philosophy I am honored to teach in a program that strives for accessibility, is a site for alternative education that’s rooted in decolonization/re-Indigenizing practices which aim to upend oppressiveness in all its forms. I love how queer and trans our program is, how creative we are, how learners who feel put down by normative […]
Zelaika S. Hepworth Clarke MSW, LSW, LMSW, MEd, PhD, is a sexosopher, sexual epistemologist, cultural and clinical sexologist, sexecologist, African-centered social worker, and decolonizing autoethnographer. Dr. Clarke has studied internationally in Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Trinidad, Jamaica, Netherlands, Barcelona, and Cuba. In 2014, Dr. Clarke conducted decolonizing research in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, which focused on […]
Gonzalez-Walker is an artist and teacher who sees learning as an art, a multidimensional experience that draws on multiple intelligences, neuroplasticity, kinetic pedagogy, low-tech and high-tech approaches, left-right brain techniques. In addition to his teaching at Goddard College, Dr. Gonzalez-Walker teaches at the University of Puerto Rico’s Fine Arts Department. In addition to teaching, he […]
Biography Dr. Trevathan-Minnis has trained as a generalist with a sharp focus on diversity in all aspects of her work, and also has pursued several areas of specific interest in her career, including gender socialization and women’s issues such as sexual assault, domestic violence and body image, LGBTQ affirmative therapy, issues of college students and […]
Teaching Philosophy My teaching philosophy is to honor the unique aspects of each student including their academic interests, their strengths and their gifts, their priorities, and all they have learned and received through their unique lived experiences. I believe that it is important to “meet the student where they are”, to support them and Accompany […]
Teaching Philosophy My teaching philosophy definitely involves meeting students where they are in their personal and professional development. I utilize transparency and authenticity to join into the learning process with my students. I endeavor to learn as much from my students as they learn from me in a way that mutually respectful and collaborative. Education […]