My name is Leena Shah. I am an adjunct faculty member. I have taught at other community colleges but now teach primarily at Bellevue College. I received my Ph.D. from the University of Idaho in Political Science. I grew up in India where I completed my B.A. I am an avid traveler and love new cultural experiences. I have taught In London for WCCSA\u2019s Study Abroad Program. I am passionate about working out and enjoy salsa dancing. I am a trained Meditation instructor. I live in Bellevue. I have been learning Spanish for several years and I feel like an eternal student. I am involved in community building and volunteer at the local community center.<\/p>\n
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Teaching Philosophy:<\/strong><\/p>\n I am very passionate about teaching. I am committed to advancing active learning in my students. My classes are a safe environment for students to have an open conversation irrespective of their political ideology. I encourage every student to participate and be engaged in getting a good understanding of politics. I focus considerably on current events so that the students are aware of the issues that impact them and find it\u2019s the best way to draw them to Political Science. I care about my students and want each one to be successful in their learning. As a result, I incorporate various techniques that involve developing critical thinking and analytical skills which the students can apply in their lives.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Courses taught at BC:<\/strong><\/p>\n Introduction to Political Science<\/p>\n American Government<\/p>\n International Relations<\/p>\n Comparative Politics<\/p>\n Model U.N.<\/p>\n Revolutions in the Modern World<\/p>\n American Presidency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":77,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-76","staff","type-staff","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/polisci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff\/76","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/polisci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/polisci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/staff"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/polisci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/polisci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff\/76\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":647,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/polisci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff\/76\/revisions\/647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/polisci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/polisci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}