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Student Equity Reenvisioned
SER
Threshold Concepts
Facilitator: Jason R. Suárez - Student Equity Reenvisioned
Faculty Coordinator
Objectives
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Explain what threshold concepts are
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Explain why students need to be exposed to threshold
concepts
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Identify the threshold concepts for student success
Required reading/viewing:
CELatELON: Threshold Concepts
A New Approach to Literacy: The Six Threshold Concepts
SER: PASS Mentor /Student Modules
Equity is not about equal treatment of
students, but equal educational
results. With equity, all students—no
exceptions—are guaranteed success
in school.”
Curtis W. Linton
PASS Mentor Program Training
Additional Resources
Glynis Cousin: An Introduction to
Threshold Concepts
UCL: Glynis Cousins Talks about
Threshold Concepts
Stadffordshire University: Embedding
Threshold Concepts
