Each month, CIRCLE hosts an interdisciplinary write in. CIRCLE will provide a quiet space for work, snacks and good company. When available, a second room will be provided for collaboration and discussion. For those interested in a hybrid format, please use the CIRCLE Hybrid Event Zoom link. This month we also celebrate World Pi Day!ā¦ Read More »
Join other MSU educators in this learning community to explore how instructorsā academic freedom and free speech intersect in the classroom context. Meetings may be online or in person and will be facilitated by members of the Provostās working group on Academic Freedom and Free Speech. The goal is to create a community of practiceā¦ Read More »
Confronting Imperial Evasion in Teacher Education This talk will focus on imperial evasion- the practice of denying imperialism and its effects on schooling and beyond- and the imperative of challenging it in teacher education. Drawing on research and personal experiences, the speakers will discuss students' engagement with a course on migration and education, how imperialā¦ Read More »
Slavery to Freedom: An American Odyssey MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine Annual Dr. William G. Anderson Lecture Series gives the community opportunities to interact with multicultural leaders from education, business, industry, entertainment and government. For 25 years, this series has featured living icons of the American Civil Rights Movement. In this session: Joan Mulholland andā¦ Read More »
Do you have a great idea for a community engagement journal article, but arenāt sure where you might publish it? Would you like to branch out beyond disciplinary journals to interdisciplinary community engagement journals, but donāt know where to start? If so, join this session for part two of this two-part series, where participants willā¦ Read More »
All Ā College of Education faculty and graduate students are invited to join the next session of the Community of Practice on Culturally Relevant Pedagogy scheduled for Friday, March 21st 10am in Erickson, Room 133G. The theme for this session is "Critical Consciousness." Participants will engage in community discussion, resource sharing and learn from our invitedā¦ Read More »
Participants will examine the relational (i.e. rank, age, disciplinary hierarchies), institutional and physical dynamics of interdisciplinary collaboration. Paying special attention to power within these dynamics the workshop will explore how we navigate collaborations as empowered/disempowered individuals and help develop tools and strategics for understanding and mitigating hierarchies.Ā Participants will also develop skills to manage momentsā¦ Read More »
This experiential workshop is a pedagogical approach aimed at facilitating trust in the classroom and building authentic relationships that bridge cultural divides created by real and perceived differences. Grounded in Indigenous storytelling practices, community circles promote empathetic listening, reflection, and the humanization of all people. Participants will engage in group interactions and 1:1 conversation, ledā¦ Read More »
How Research Partnerships Led Me to Abandon Guided Reading Small group instruction at the instructional level has long been the mainstay of reading education, and curricula based in that practice continue to dominate the educational materials marketplace. Sharon Walpole will describe her journey away from that practice. She began by replacing guided reading groups withā¦ Read More »
Co-hosted by MSU IT and the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Community Partnerships (DICP), this Accessibility Cafe will allow instructors to bring their questions and work with a specialist to remediate their D2L courses. Register here.
