John Jay Distinguished Teaching Prize - Interview with Michael Yarbrough

Winner of the 2018 Distinguished Teaching Prize, Professor Aída Martínez-Gómez, discusses experiential learning, role-playing, serving Hispanic students, extra-curricular engagement, mentoring of students, and the Student Interpreter Service Program.

Assistant Professor of Africana Studies, Crystal Leigh Endsley, discusses winning the Distinguished Teaching Prize in 2016, why spoken word helps students develop agency, how she creates community in her classrooms, inspiring students to have courage in themselves, in-class writing and much more.

Lecturer in Communication and Theatre Arts, Elton Beckett, discusses winning the Distinguished Teaching Prize in 2012, why we should be focusing on our C students, working with student strengths, mentoring students to use campus resources, facilitating group work, and listening to students. He als…