Tour Historic Ewing Manor
Ewing Manor 48 Sunset Road, Bloomington, IL, United StatesThe Ewing Manor at Ewing Cultural Center is offering free public tours June - September 2024.
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Building Regular and Substantive Interaction into Your Online Courses
OnlineExplore ways to increase interactivity and engagement within your online courses, while also meeting federal regulations for distance education. Regular and substantive interaction (RSI) is a federal requirement for all online courses that distinguishes “distance education” from “correspondence education.” Come and learn what constitutes RSI and how you can build RSI into your courses to […]
Responding to Disruptive Classroom Behaviors
Williams Hall 303 S. School Street, Normal, IL, United StatesLearn strategies that enable you to effectively facilitate challenging conversations, respond to disruptive classroom behaviors, and engage your students in dialogues that cultivate an understanding of diverse perspectives. Additionally, this course will equip you with instructional strategies to mitigate distracting behaviors and create inclusive, respectful learning environments. Participants will receive a voucher for lunch through […]
Support for Nursing Mothers: Breastfeeding 101 Class
via ZoomBreastfeeding 101 introduces participants to the benefits of breastfeeding for baby, mom, and the family.
Free
Civil Service Council Meeting
Zoom onlyThis is a regular Civil Service Council meeting. All meetings are open to the public and available to attend via Zoom.
Cicada Listening Event with composer Dr. Karen Power
Center for the Performing Arts 351 S. School Street, Normal, IL, United StatesEvent details: Dr. Karen Power is an Irish composer based in Cork, Ireland. Her compositions use two primary sources: acoustic instruments and everyday sound-objects/environmental soundscapes. Her creative output is diverse, both in its approach and delivery, seeking to capture and translate the essence of an idea through a variety of forms, media and methods of […]
Free
Dr. Karen Power, Composer: Lecture/Performance
Kemp Recital Hall 401 S. School Street, Normal, IL, United StatesEvent details: Dr. Karen Power is an Irish composer based in Cork, Ireland. Her compositions use two primary sources: acoustic instruments and everyday sound-objects/environmental soundscapes. Her creative output is diverse, both in its approach and delivery, seeking to capture and translate the essence of an idea through a variety of forms, media and methods of […]
Free
Build Confidence in Creating Inclusive Course Materials
OnlineGain the knowledge you need to support students with disabilities. In this workshop, presenters will guide you step-by- step to improve the curation and creation of your digital course content, including how to use images, color contrast, and formatting in programs like Word, PowerPoint, and Acrobat. You will create an individual plan to update course […]
Effective Practices for Peer Feedback on Teaching
Williams Hall 303 S. School Street, Normal, IL, United StatesPeer observation can be a valuable tool for gathering feedback on teaching practices. When used formatively, feedback gathered from peer observation can encourage scholarly teaching and has the potential to transform teaching and learning (Barbeau & Happel, 2023). This workshop will examine the role peer observations play in professional growth, identify effective practices in the […]
Illinois State Insights webinar: Strategies to stop saying yes instead of no
OnlineLearn how to confidently decline requests and assert boundaries in this empowering webinar.
Administrative/Professional Council
The A/P Council typically meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 1:15 – 3 p.m. Meetings are designed to discuss issues of concern to all A/P staff members and, as such, they are open to any A/P interested in attending. The A/P Council welcomes your attendance as it is a great way to […]
Alcoholics Anonymous
Normal First United Methodist Church 211 N. School Street, Normal, IllinoisThis meeting is for college students and young adults; it moves beyond alcohol and also invites individuals who are concerned about their use of other substances.
Free