Pedagogy Workshop

The Pedagogy Workshop invites Summer Session faculty to learn and hone in teaching skills and provides the opportunity to build community and create a network of support among colleagues.

“I thoroughly enjoyed participating in the Hispanic Scholars Program 2024 Pedagogy Workshop. Even though I have taught for many years (full-time since 1995), there is always something new to learn about teaching, especially with our Latine/Hispanic community, including theological students. That workshop reminded me that teaching is a communal affair – we must involve our students in the learning process, including in having them help create the means of learning. I was challenged by my colleagues in the Workshop to include more creative assignments in my syllabus, including more arts and theater, and not just papers and exams. Rather, draw on the community’s skills and talents, even if with traditional materials like the letters of the Apostle Paul in the Christian New Testament, which is what I was scheduled to teach. Our community brings so much to the table already. Provide opportunities in teaching/learning to bring it to the fore was one of the important lessons of this vital and engaging workshop!” – Efrain Agosto


Program Highlights

  • Training on Pedagogy from a Latine/Hispanic Perspective
  • Training on how to teach summer intensives 
  • Critical discussions on race and higher education 

Program Description

At the Pedagogy Workshop, faculty build on their years of training by reviewing and discussing pedagogical methods for engaging different learners all while forming a community of scholars that shares resources and best practices. The result is an exceptionally well-prepared faculty, stronger teaching at the institutions to which they return, and a highly developed community of support.

Program Dates and Location

  • Dates: Details forthcoming for spring 2027
  • Location: Details forthcoming for spring 2027

Program Fee

  • All program expenses are covered by the HSP

Program Eligibility 

  • This program is only open to faculty teaching at the upcoming HSP Summer Session

Program Application

  • This program is by invitation only

Since its first Summer Session in 1989, the Hispanic Scholars Program (HSP) has sought to be a place of welcome in which theological education is made available to all students. In keeping with this commitment, the HSP does not discriminate in its admissions or program practices on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, disability, or any other status protected by law. Applicants are evaluated using program-related criteria such as academic preparation, vocational interest, character, and commitment to theological study. The HSP has always served students, faculty, staff, administrators, and leaders from a wide range of backgrounds. Guided by the values of en conjunto (working together as a community), lo cotidiano (attending to the realities of daily life), and acompañamiento (walking alongside one another), we affirm that all people are created in the image of God and journey together in learning and faith.