1. Building Classroom Community Through Innovative Instruction
Charlene S. Gibson
Instructor, Department of Communication
Faculty Initiatives Coordinator
College of Southern Nevada

2. Objectives Creating Classroom Community Building Brand Confidence
Creating College Community

3. To create classroom community, get to know your students first
To create classroom community, get to know your students first... and help them get to know you.

4. To create classroom community, get to know your students first
To create classroom community, get to know your students first... and help them get to know you.

5. To create classroom community, bridge the divide between faculty and students using storytelling and innovative instruction.

7. The Power of Stories
“The world is a set of stories from which we choose, and thus constantly recreate,
our lives.”
- Walter Fisher

8. and thus constantly recreate, our
The Power of Stories
“The world is a set of
stories
from which we
choose,
and thus constantly recreate, our
lives.”
- Walter Fisher

9. To create classroom community, bridge the divide between faculty and students using storytelling and innovative instruction.

10. Branding & Building Confidence
Building a brand
Instilling confidence in class
Creating confidence in your brand
#TeamGibson
By giving yourself a brand,
you give your students an identity.

11. Branding & Building Confidence
Building a brand
Instilling confidence in class
Creating confidence in your brand

12. Branding & Building Confidence

13. Branding & Building Confidence

14. Branding & Building Confidence
Building a brand
Instilling confidence in class
Creating confidence in your brand

15. Branding & Building Confidence
Building a brand
Instilling confidence in class
Creating confidence in your brand

16. Creating College Community
Colleagues
College
Community

17. Creating College Community
Colleagues
College
Community

18. Creating College Community
Colleagues
College
Community

19. So…now what? Creating Classroom Community Building Brand Confidence
Creating College Community

21. Sharing Our Story…

22. For more information, questions about today’s session or further professional development…
Charlene S. Gibson