Who We Are
The Pacific Northwest Great Teaching Seminar (PNWGTS) is a response to the belief that the best teaching ideas, innovations, and strategies come from within our own ranks. The experts at this seminar are peers who practice the art of teaching every day like you. As community college teachers, we often work in isolation. Our schedules are different from those of our colleagues and our days are spent inside classrooms and small offices. We often don’t have an opportunity to discuss the great ideas, daily successes, problems, helpful practices, and teaching techniques that make up our professional lives. In a relaxed environment, the seminar provides a wonderful chance to share ideas and to hear what works well for other teachers.
Our Philosophy
Our Purpose
To share educational innovations and problems in a relaxed and open setting.
To enhance classroom techniques to improve learning and engage students.
To stimulate the exchange of information and ideas among community colleges.
To venture beyond individual disciplines. To benefit from the teaching experiences of colleagues from other fields.
To celebrate good teaching and renew our commitment to education.