{"id":726,"date":"2025-07-08T17:47:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T17:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/?page_id=726"},"modified":"2025-08-29T16:01:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T16:01:41","slug":"teaching-and-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/rigs\/teaching-and-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching and Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-726\" data-postid=\"726\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-726 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_tlyn991 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_eair992 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_d985344 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    Teaching and Curriculum Research and Interest Group            <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    Enhancing pedagogy and curriculum in rural sociology and beyond            <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- Breadcrumbs module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-breadcrumbs tb_h92w407 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<nav role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"tbp_breadcrumb_trail\"><ul class=\"tbp_trail_items\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><meta name=\"numberOfItems\" content=\"1\" \/><meta name=\"itemListOrder\" content=\"Ascending\" \/><li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\" class=\"tbp_trail_item tbp_trail_end\"><a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/\" rel=\"home\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><!-- \/Breadcrumbs module -->\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_ezkq378 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_6fqi378 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_i0gr447   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"497\">What We\u2019re About<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"632\" data-end=\"1051\">The Teaching and Curriculum Research Interest Group is dedicated to advancing excellence in teaching and curriculum development within the fields of rural sociology and related disciplines. We provide a space for educators and scholars to share innovative pedagogical practices, develop inclusive and effective curricula, and engage in dialogue about the evolving challenges and opportunities of higher education.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1053\" data-end=\"1436\">Our members are committed to fostering student-centered learning, promoting diversity and equity in the classroom, and strengthening the role of teaching within the discipline. The RIG values collaborative exploration of instructional methods, assessment strategies, and new approaches to curriculum design that reflect the complexities of rural communities and sociological inquiry.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_jmlk529 tb_gs591685 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_8y0r70   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Annual Dues:<\/h3>\n<h4>Regular Members &#8211; $5<br>Student Members &#8211; $0<\/h4>\n<h4>Get Involved:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Attend our sessions and networking events at the RSS Annual Meeting<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Participate in planning discussions or propose new activities<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Contact our leadership team to get connected<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module buttons -->\n<div  class=\"module module-buttons tb_bwuw860 buttons-horizontal solid   rounded tb_gs125683\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"module-buttons-item tf_in_flx\">\n                        <a href=\"\/membership\/account\/profile?registration=%2Fmembership-purchase%2F\" class=\"ui builder_button tf_in_flx tb_default_color\" >\n                                    <em><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-hands-helping\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-hands-helping\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em>                                        Join our RIG                                        <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<!-- \/module buttons -->\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_iuhv963 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_30ky963 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_qgxj935   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>What We Do and How to Get Involved<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1483\" data-end=\"1618\">The Teaching and Curriculum RIG supports educators at all stages of their careers by promoting excellence in teaching and learning. We:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1620\" data-end=\"2152\">\n<li data-start=\"1620\" data-end=\"1799\">\n<p data-start=\"1622\" data-end=\"1799\">Host sessions and workshops at the RSS Annual Meeting on topics such as course design, experiential learning, inclusive pedagogy, online instruction, and classroom innovation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1800\" data-end=\"1928\">\n<p data-start=\"1802\" data-end=\"1928\">Facilitate the exchange of teaching resources, syllabi, and strategies for engaging students in rural sociological concepts.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1929\" data-end=\"2048\">\n<p data-start=\"1931\" data-end=\"2048\">Provide opportunities for collaboration among instructors, teaching-focused researchers, and curriculum developers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2049\" data-end=\"2152\">\n<p data-start=\"2051\" data-end=\"2152\">Support early-career faculty and graduate students through mentorship and professional development.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2154\" data-end=\"2484\">To get involved, simply join the RIG through your RSS membership. Participate in our sessions and business meeting at the RSS Annual Meeting, propose teaching-focused papers or panels, and help shape future initiatives aimed at enriching rural sociology education. 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Drawing on her background in both secondary and higher education, she strives to ensure that high-quality and ethical global learning opportunities are accessible to students.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW72219107 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_m4pn742\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_vrb5742 image-center circle  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mbranch-125x125.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-3508\" title=\"mbranch\" alt=\"mbranch\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mbranch-125x125.png 125w, https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mbranch-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_iucm742 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion   tb_default_color\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-iucm742-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-iucm742-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-angle-down\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-angle-up\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-angle-up\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Michael Branch, Co-Chair<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-iucm742-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-iucm742-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_19us742\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_garc742 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_jdti742   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW40545290 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW40545290 BCX0\">Hawai\u02bbi Community College<\/span><\/span> <\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW44866491 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW44866491 BCX0\">branchms@hawaii.edu<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW44866491 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bio:\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW100880271 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100880271 BCX0\">Michael is an Instructor of Sociology at Hawai\u2019i Community College. As a cultural sociologist with an interdisciplinary background, his research primarily focuses on the cultural production and politics of meanings associated with and attached to rurality, whiteness, and media (particularly in video games)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW100880271 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_qm8x896 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_eol5896 image-center circle  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Picture3-125x125.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-4055\" title=\"Picture3\" alt=\"Picture3\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_vnmm896 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion   tb_default_color\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-vnmm896-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-vnmm896-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-angle-down\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-angle-up\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-angle-up\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Autumn Bland, Graduate Student Representative<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-vnmm896-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-vnmm896-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_f8im896\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_guxa896 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_25ke896   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW40545290 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW40545290 BCX0\">Michigan State University<br><\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW40545290 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW40545290 BCX0\">blandaut@msu.edu<\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW40545290 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW40545290 BCX0\"><br><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bio: <\/strong>Autumn is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology at Michigan State University. 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Autumn\u2019s current research project is examining water (in)security within the U.S..<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_rjne142 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_q9fs142 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_d2kc142   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"497\">\ud83d\udcf0 News and Announcements<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- advanced-posts module -->\n<div  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work to provide a more positive student learning experience<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/aaua10\/docs\/jhem_2022_37_2_.v3.docx\/s\/17775218\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88003284 BCX0\">Resource allocation concerns: Matching teaching and research needs with <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88003284 BCX0\">financial management<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88003284 BCX0\"> at university farms<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/87567555.2025.2499087\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153862530 BCX0\">Speed presenting<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW153862530 BCX0\">:\u00a0 An<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/87567555.2025.2499087\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153862530 BCX0\"> alternative approach to student presentations<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW79225209 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79225209 BCX0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/publicationsncte.org\/content\/journals\/10.58680\/ej2024113641\">Possibilities for Rural Queer Liberation: Toward a Queer Rural Place-Based Pedagogy<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW42139378 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42139378 BCX0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/ruso.12556\">Critical Rural Theory: A Decade of Influence on Rural Education Research<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Critical-Rural-Pedagogy-Sharon-Mitchler\/dp\/0814100902\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW38511443 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW38511443 BCX0\">Critical Rural Pedagogy: Connecting College Students with American Literature<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW194637578 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194637578 BCX0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jrre.psu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-12\/38.04.pdf\">Strengthening teaching in \u201crural,\u201d Indigenous-serving schools: Lessons from the Din\u00e9 Institute for Navajo Nation Educators<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/0022487119861582\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233796856 BCX0\">\u201cWhat Do You Need a Course Like That for?\u201d Conceptualizing Diverse <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW233796856 BCX0\">Ruralities<\/span><\/a><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233796856 BCX0\"> in Rural Teacher Education<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW264623157 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264623157 BCX0\"><a 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