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SCORE: Professional Development Conferences

The Special Committee On Reforming General Education (SCORE) will be responsible for reimagining and redesigning general education at Westfield State University.

Conference Descriptions: GenEd Reform PD

May 2024 WSU Gen Ed Conference: May 20, 21, and 22

Our May Gen Ed Conference will be held on campus on May 20, 21, and 22.  Thanks to funding from the Davis Educational Foundation, there are stipends available for many of the workshops (these will be updated on the schedule), as well as for new and redesigned courses for our new Gen Ed. We will have Zoom options available for people who aren't able to attend in person.

See the full Schedule of Sessions and Events

 

May 2023  SCORE, Writing Across the Curriculum, and the Faculty Center at Westfield State University sponsored three days of workshops and panels focused on enhancing instruction in all classes.  Plus, because WSU's new program of general education will begin in Fall 2024 and all courses offered in the new program will have to go through governance, SCORE is inviting faculty to join a Construction Crew designed to help them and their departments with the process of redesigning an existing class or developing a new course.  Many of these Construction Crews began or continued their work during our inaugural WSU PD Days Mini-Conference.

The Mini-Conference Schedule

Considering the Design of a General Education Course? 

See SCORE's Construction Crew Information

General Education Domains (Info Coming Soon)

General Education Teaching Practices

Monday, May 22, 2023--Morning Sessions

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Monday, May 22, 2023--Afternoon Sessions

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 - Morning Sessions

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 - Afternoon Sessions

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Morning Sessions

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Afternoon Sessions