2027 UCCS Teaching & Learning Conference

This free two-day UCCS Teaching and Learning Conference includes opportunities for faculty, staff, and students to engage in conversations about teaching and learning.

We invite faculty, staff, and students to register today!

Day 1:  January 12 Professional Development Workshops

~45-minute presentations or workshops, allowing for information sharing, training, and engagement with content. (May be Parts I & II)

Day 2: January 13 Elevated Engagement Series

~90 minute hands-on sessions that engage participants in adapting to new realities, transforming their course or learning materials, or applying new strategies, pedagogy, or technology in their teaching and learning.

Topics will include:

• Campus Mental Health and Resilience
• Classroom Methods and Management
• Regular and Substantive Interaction in Online Courses
• AI in Academics... or Not!
• Accessibility for All Learners
• Instructional Technology
• Teaching and Learning Outside the Classroom

Keynote Address

Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D.
“Teaching for Meaning-Making”

Our students often struggle to find meaning in the learning tasks that we put before them. In his keynote, Scott will focus on what we know about powerful learning and how we might start designing in ways that get beyond point-counting and hoop-jumping. Our instructional choices can help students find sense, purpose, and engagement in our course material. Be prepared to interact with your neighbors!

A Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Colorado Denver, Scott McLeod works with schools and educators all around the world. He is on a mission to make students’ day-to-day learning less boring and more meaningful and relevant.

Scott McLeod is a Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Colorado Denver. He is widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading experts on P-12 school leadership, deeper learning, technology, and innovation. His work focuses on making students’ learning experiences more engaging, meaningful, and relevant.

He is the Founding Director of the UCEA Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education (CASTLE), the only university center in the U.S. dedicated to the technology needs of school administrators. McLeod is also known for co-creating the popular video series Did You Know? (Shift Happens) and the 4 Shifts Protocol for lesson and unit redesign.

Scott is a frequent keynote speaker, blogger at Dangerously Irrelevant, and has authored or edited four books and over 170 publications. He has received numerous awards, including the 2025 Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of Colorado Denver and the 2016 Outstanding Leadership Award from ISTE.  

Scott McLeod Bio

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