South Louisiana Community College is pleased to host the October 2025 annual conference of TYCA-Southwest.
Conference Theme: Beyond Buzzwords: Meeting Our Students Where They Are
Website for information, proposals, and contact, here
Dates: Friday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025
Format: Virtual (Webex), including two presentation options
Background:
As educators, we are always looking to incorporate the newest trends in teaching into our classrooms, but how do we dive below the surface of buzzwords and genuinely reach our students? It is precisely this question that we are hoping to explore.
Discussions surrounding artificial intelligence, metacognition, and other current trends run the risk of remaining abstract and ambiguous; therefore, we are asking for practical presentations that share strategies, assignments, and your learning or research that reflects popular, timely, or enduring concepts in pedagogy. We are seeking enthusiastic presenters who are interested in hands-on and research-based approaches to implementing teaching and learning in the classroom. Let’s share how we reach students where they are.
Proposals may be related but are not limited to any of the following topics:
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Culturally-Responsive Teaching
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Trauma-Informed Teaching
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Active Learning
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Co-Requisite Learning
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Dual-Enrollment/Dual-Credit
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Generative AI
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Multimodal Composition
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Project-Based Learning
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Service Learning
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Gamification or Pedagogy of Play
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Metacognition
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Ungrading: Standards-Based Grading or Labor-Based Grading
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Async or Hysync Delivery
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Reading/Literacy Approaches
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Reading International or English Learners
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Reaching Gen Z Students
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Preparing for Gen Alpha Students