September 2020 archive

SIP 12.6 Addressing Equity Issues for Faculty during COVID-19

Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Faculty talk. We all have colleagues across the nation and around the world, and we are comparing notes as we move through the COVID-19 crisis and figure out our new normal in a drastically changed academy. A lot of these conversations center on equity. How are institutions providing support …

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SIP 12.5 Trauma-informed Pedagogy

Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Although trauma-informed pedagogy is becoming a new buzzword in educational circles, the concept behind it has been around for a long time. “Trauma-informed practices” means a set of practices, policies and procedures that support and address the learning needs of children impacted by trauma, as well as address secondary …

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SIP 12.4 Inspire Lifelong Learning Using 1 Book/1 Project/2 Transform

Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Faculty members want to promote ideals such as curiosity, lifelong learning and open-mindedness. Sometimes, though, the textbooks we choose seem to have an almost-opposite goal: They may be narrowly focused, ruthlessly structured and blinkered in their approach. Of course, these textbooks serve their purpose and often serve it well …

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SIP 12.3 Building Community Online

Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Despite all the anxiety and discomfort at closing schools in March due to COVID-19, there was one bright spot in the move to emergency remote teaching and learning: At least face-to-face (and other) classes had met for the first half of the spring semester, so a community had been …

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