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Creating a sense of belonging starts on day one – but it should not stop there! Join UMass grad student Nagihan Ince to explore strategies for fostering a classroom community that lasts all semester. Learn how to integrate community-building activities, normalize mistakes as part of learning, and create a climate where every student feels seen, safe, and supported from start to finish.

Part of the Teaching Academy, a series of pedagogical workshops for ALL UMass grad students and postdocs!

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Nagihan Ince (she/her) is a PhD candidate in German and Scandinavian Studies at UMass Amherst. She holds a teaching degree in English and German for the upper secondary education from the Justus-Liebig University in Giessen, Germany, and an MA in German Studies from the University of Missouri. Her research focuses on migration, minority discourses, memory, and gender in twenty-first-century literature and film. She is passionate about bridging research and teaching and is especially drawn to interdisciplinary approaches that connect literature, film, education, and cultural studies.

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