Teaching Center

The Nashville State Community College Teaching Center supports all faculty in pursuit of instructional excellence. With a focus on enriching student learning experiences, The Teaching Center creates and curates training opportunities, promotes professional development opportunities, and shares information that positively impacts the classroom.

Nashville State Community College: Upcoming Events & News

📅 Event Calendar: Spring 2026

Date	Time	Event	Type	Location/ Link	Details
Fri, Feb 20	9:00am-9:50am	Collaborating in the Workplace: A Guide for Building Better Teams Professional Learning Community Introduction	PLC	Session Link Passcode: Spring2026	See Session Description Here Presenter: Harlan Pease, Associate Professor of Communication Studies and English and Teaching Center Fellow
Fri, Feb 20	10:00am-10:50am	Rewiring Resilience: Supporting Gen Z Students in the Age of Anxiety	PLC	Session Link Zoom Passcode: Spring2026	See Session Description Here Presenters: Jennifer Goncalves, Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education; Neely Ann Sheucraft - Associate Professor, Communication Studies/Teaching Center Fellow, Audrey Cross - Assistant Professor, Reading Support/Teaching Center Fellow
Fri, Feb 20	11:00am-11:50am	Motivating Students Using Multimodal Methods	Experience-based presentation	Session Link Passcode: Spring2026	See Session Description Here Presenters: Maayan Ornath, Instructor in Arts and Humanities
Fri, Feb 27	9:00am - 10:00am	Virtual Coffee Chat	Informal Gathering	Session Link Passcode: Spring2026	See Session Description Here Presenters: Jessica Rabb Neely Ann Scheucraft
Fri, Feb 27	10:00-10:50am	Why Teach NSCC 1010?	Experience-based Presentation	Session Link Zoom Passcode: Spring2026	See Session Description Here Presenter: Jessica Rabb, Professor of Biology/Teaching Center Faculty Fellow
Fri, Feb 27	10:00am-10:50am	Rewiring Resilience: Supporting Gen Z Students in the Age of Anxiety	PLC	Session Link Zoom Passcode: Spring2026	See Session Description Here Presenters: Jennifer Goncalves, Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education; Neely Ann Sheucraft - Associate Professor, Communication Studies/Teaching Center Fellow, Audrey Cross - Assistant Professor, Reading Support/Teaching Center Fellow
Fri, Feb 27	11:00am-11:50am	Ignite Your Semester: Collaborative Goal-Setting Workshop (and PLC)	Workshop	Session Link Zoom Passcode: Spring2026	See Session Description Here Presenter: Audrey Cross, Assistant Professor of Learning Support and English/Teaching Center Fellow
Fri, Mar 20	10:00am-10:50am	Rewiring Resilience: Supporting Gen Z Students in the Age of Anxiety	PLC	Session Link Zoom Passcode: Spring2026	See Session Description Here Presenters: Jennifer Goncalves - Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education; Neely Ann Sheucraft - Associate Professor, Communication Studies/Teaching Center Fellow, Audrey Cross - Assistant Professor, Reading Support/Teaching Center Fellow
Fri, Mar 20	11:00am-11:50am	How I Help my Students Learn to Succeed	Workshop	Session Link Zoom Passcode: Spring2026	See Session Description Here Presenter: Rachel Lewis, Assistant Professor of Biology/Teaching Center Fellow
Fri, Mar 27	10:00am-10:50am	Rewiring Resilience: Supporting Gen Z Students in the Age of Anxiety	PLC	Session Link Zoom Passcode: Spring2026	See Session Description Here Presenters: Jennifer Goncalves - Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education; Neely Ann Sheucraft - Associate Professor, Communication Studies/Teaching Center Fellow, Audrey Cross - Assistant Professor, Reading Support/Teaching Center Fellow
Fri, Mar 27	11:00am-11:50am	Ignite Your Semester: Collaborative Goal-Setting Workshop (and PLC)	Workshop	Session Link Zoom Passcode: Spring2026	See Session Description Here Presenter: Audrey Cross, Assistant Professor of Learning Support and English/Teaching Center Fellow

📢 Important Action Items & Deadlines

Call for Applications: 2026-2028 Faculty Fellows

The Teaching Center is currently accepting applications for 2026-2028 Faculty Fellows. We welcome applications from all academic disciplines to promote diverse faculty representation. Three positions will be available beginning Fall 2026.

The Teaching Center Faculty Fellows are all chosen from full-time faculty. The Faculty Fellows are responsible for planning, promoting, implementing, and assessing professional development experiences for faculty and for conducting faculty-driven scholarship on institution-wide initiatives, challenges, and opportunities. The Faculty Fellows also play a major role in mentoring and/or consulting with faculty members seeking support and advice on improving their teaching practices.

Here’s what you’ll need to apply:

Teaching Philosophy and Statement of Interest

Current Resume/CV

Two letters of recommendation from faculty and/or administration

For more information, please review the application here.

Application Deadline: Submit application items as email attachments to Kimberly.Leifker@nscc.edu by Wednesday, March 18 before 5PM CST

Call for Proposals: Spring 2026 Semester Professional Development Sessions

Submissions should propose Zoom sessions that are 25-50 minutes long, short videos, podcast interviews, or other formats and that address (but are not limited to) topics such as:

innovative teaching strategies

use of technology or digital tools in the classroom

assessment and evaluation techniques

curriculum design or redesign

addressing challenges in teaching

Submit Your Proposal Here.

📰 News & Resources

NSCC Faculty & Staff Mini-Grants

The Faculty & Staff Mini-Grant Program is designed to support innovative, student-centered projects that align with Nashville State Community College’s priorities. Learn more here.

Contact theteachingcenter@nscc.edu for support in brainstorming ideas for this exciting initiative.

Tennessee Higher Education Commission Open Education Week, March 2-5, 2026

The following activities are part of Tennessee’s participation in Open Education Week. These events are being hosted by institutions across the state, with some organized by campus partners and others coordinated by THEC.