{"id":20803,"date":"2026-03-09T13:15:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T19:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/?p=20803"},"modified":"2026-03-09T13:15:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T19:15:06","slug":"navigating-challenging-topics-in-teaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/2026\/03\/09\/navigating-challenging-topics-in-teaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating Challenging Topics in Teaching"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Across Colorado\u2019s campuses and classrooms, educators are navigating an era of heightened polarization, complex social dynamics, and increasingly sensitive conversations. Our students are bringing real-world challenges into our learning spaces,\u00a0and they are looking to us for structure, empathy, and skillful facilitation.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>To support you in this work, the School of Education &amp; Human Development at CU Denver is pleased to offer\u00a0<b>Navigating Challenging Topics in Teaching<\/b>, a professional learning experience designed specifically for educators, faculty, facilitators, and instructional leaders who engage with sensitive or emotionally charged content.<\/div>\n<div>This interactive session provides practical tools you can use\u00a0immediately, including:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Strategies for framing and\u00a0facilitating\u00a0conversations<\/b>\u00a0that support belonging, intellectual curiosity, and psychological safety<\/li>\n<li><b>Approaches for handling disagreement and tension<\/b>\u00a0while\u00a0maintaining\u00a0academic rigor<\/li>\n<li><b>Evidence-based techniques<\/b>\u00a0for acknowledging identity, power, and lived experience in learning spaces<\/li>\n<li><b>Scenario-based practice<\/b>\u00a0to help you feel more confident and prepared<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Whether you teach,\u00a0fund\u00a0professional development\u00a0opportunities, or support faculty on your campus, this session offers guidance grounded in research and tailored to the realities of today\u2019s educational environments.\u00a0We hope\u00a0you\u2019ll\u00a0share this opportunity with colleagues across your institution or department who may be interested in the topic.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/education.ucdenver.edu\/continuing-education\/professional-development#Navigating-Challenging-Topics-in-Teaching\"><b>Learn More and Register<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Across Colorado\u2019s campuses and classrooms, educators are navigating an era of heightened polarization, complex social dynamics, and increasingly sensitive conversations. Our students are bringing real-world challenges into our learning spaces,\u00a0and they are looking to us for structure, empathy, and skillful facilitation. To support you in this work, the School of Education &amp; Human Development at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campus-events-services","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20803"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20806,"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20803\/revisions\/20806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}