Posted 9 a.m. Friday, June 14, 2024
Charlotte Roberts receives 2024 Eagle Teaching Excellence Award
UW-La Crosse is home to many outstanding instructors who make a difference in students’ lives inside and outside the classroom. This year, UWL’s Provost Office received hundreds of nominations from students hoping to recognize their favorite faculty. From these nominations, a university committee selected seven faculty to receive 2024 Eagle Teaching Excellence Awards.
They are:
- Adam Driscoll, Sociology & Criminal Justice
- Charlotte Roberts, Educational Studies
- Tori Svoboda, Student Affairs Administration
- Diana Tempski, Finance
- Darci Thoune, English
- Sherwin Toribio, Mathematics & Statistics
- Melissa Weege, Health Professions
This is the sixth of seven articles highlighting the winners.
Charlotte Roberts, Educational Studies
Started at UWL: 2019
Courses: Education courses: — Curriculum and Pedagogy and Social Studies Methods.
Background: I was an elementary school teacher.
Favorite part of teaching: My research revolves around empathy, and my favorite aspects of teaching involve students' willingness and ability to participate in perspective-taking exercises, practice vulnerability and view controversial public issues through a variety of lenses, which in turn enables them to develop empathy for others.