Category: Teaching
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Th, Dec 7, 2-3pm: Webinar on Instructional Moves
Future Trends Forum: Instructional Moves with Meira Levinson, professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Jeremy T. Murphy, assistant professor of education at the College of the Holy Cross. They recently published Instructional Moves for Powerful Teaching in Higher Education. I plan on asking our guests about which practices instructors can try…
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December Lunch and Learn Series for Fac/Staff
BCLT Lunch and Learn Series December 11-15, 2023 Monday, December 11, 11:45-1, Daggett-Thorne Quantitative Reasoning (QR) at Bowdoin: Capacity and Needs Assessment Facilitated by: Eric Gaze (BCLT) This presentation will describe the QR Program at Bowdoin, from the Q-skills assessment of all incoming first-years to a survey of the entire curriculum for QR opportunities. Why…
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Dec 13 Webinar- Balancing High Expectations and Flexibility: Supporting Student and Faculty Mental Health with Compassionate Challenge
With Dr. Sarah Rose Cavanagh, Simmons University How can we create classrooms that encourage students to set challenging goals for themselves, that mobilize energy and stimulate creativity while also being compassionate about the many difficulties our students face to adjust to their learning needs? When you ask people to tell a story about their favorite teacher…
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Six Check-in Ideas to Build Community in College Classrooms
November 15, 2023 Christina Janise Wickard, PhD, Stacia Miller Whitworth, PhD, and Suzanne F. Lindt, PhD Link to full article. Excerpts below. … Proactively fostering a sense of belonging by building community in the classroom can only improve a student’s outlook. … Below are six check-in ideas to build community in college classrooms. These suggested…
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Trauma-informed teaching and learning
Utilize trauma-informed teaching practices. Alex Shevrin Venet, in the excellent book Equity-Centered, Trauma-Informed Education, shares four priorities to guide pedagogical choices. a. Predictability – routines and structures contribute to a feeling of safety. Additionally, transparency and communication provide signals when change is about to occur. b. Flexibility – this may look like flexibility for individuals, but it can also be built into the routines and…