For spring 2025, the focus will be on the book Creating Self-Regulated Learners, by Linda B. Nilson. This book offers suggestions to help students develop the skills and dispositions necessary for deep, independent, and lasting learning.
We will be basing our discussions on Creating Self-Regulated Learners: Strategies to Strengthen Students' Self-Awareness and Learning Skills by Linda B. Nilson. This text discusses how we can teach in ways that promote self-actualization and agency in our students, helping them to become life-long learners.
Maker Days are a space where instructors can work independently and collaboratively to discuss topics related to teaching and develop artifacts that can be used in their courses. This maker day focuses on facilitating online discussions by acknowledging the turbulent times that many students are experiencing beyond the classroom.
For spring 2025, the focus will be on the book Creating Self-Regulated Learners, by Linda B. Nilson. This book offers suggestions to help students develop the skills and dispositions necessary for deep, independent, and lasting learning.
This reading group, intended for those who have been teaching at Illinois State for over four years, allows faculty to engage in discussions, encourage peer support, build networks, and develop mentorship connections. Gain new confidence in yourself and your ability to teach!
In this three-part series, participants will learn strategies and processes for managing difficult classroom situations.
Read The Age of Insecurity: Coming together as Things Fall Apart by Astra Taylor. Taylor suggests that even in these troubled times, we can develop caring, inclusive, and sustainable forms of security to navigate the challenges our times.
We will be basing our discussions on Creating Self-Regulated Learners: Strategies to Strengthen Students' Self-Awareness and Learning Skills by Linda B. Nilson. This text discusses how we can teach in ways that promote self-actualization and agency in our students, helping them to become life-long learners.
In this three-part series, participants will learn strategies and processes for managing difficult classroom situations.
Formerly known as Safe Zone, Intro to Queer Allyship is a knowledge-level workshop focusing on using terminology appropriately, understanding the relationship between sex, gender, and sexuality, and identifying resources available to support Queer Redbirds (faculty, staff, and students) at Illinois State University.
Participants will be introduced to Kognito, an interactive training program that teaches users how to recognize, approach and assist individuals in emotional stress by connecting them with the appropriate resources on and off campus.
This reading group, intended for those who have been teaching at Illinois State for over four years, allows faculty to engage in discussions, encourage peer support, build networks, and develop mentorship connections. Gain new confidence in yourself and your ability to teach!