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The college will resume normal operating hours Feb. 13

The Copenhaver Institute

Teaching Well:
Finding the Intersection of Required Curricula and Creative Pedagogy
June 23-25, 2025

Keynote Speakers

  • Angela Watson

    Angela Watson

  • Trevor Muir

    Trevor Muir

Register online

 Session Proposal and Registration for Prospective Breakout Speakers

This year’s institute will be held in person on the Roanoke College campus.

Featuring The Epic Classroom authored by Trevor Muir:

MSCI 2025 will focus on: 

  • Cultivating innovative mindsets within the context of required curricula.
  • Prioritizing educator well-being amidst the current educational landscape.
  • Exploring pedagogical possibilities relevant to participants’ contexts.
  • Fostering student engagement at the intersection of fundamental curricula and creativity.

The Margaret Sue Copenhaver Institute for Teaching and Learning provides quality professional development opportunities for PreK-12 teachers and administrators and for Roanoke College students. The Institute's emphases include:

  1. Consideration of cutting-edge perspectives relevant to the teaching profession;
  2. Determination of personal and practical ways to engage students as lifelong learners; and
  3. Examination of a variety of multimedia and instructional technology strategies and tools for enhancing students' growth as learners.

The Institute gives PreK-12 teachers the opportunity to develop and practice strategies for effective instruction in cooperation with the nation's leading educational scholars.