The SIP Squad is hosting a two-part series on trauma-informed, restorative approaches to building and sustaining conflict positivity in our classrooms and across campus. In Part 1 of the series, we invite you to consider how restorative practices generally would create a more equitable classroom and campus. In next week’s Part 2 of the series, …
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Feb 17 2022
SIP 15.5 Connect Careers to Curriculum using NACE Career-readiness Competencies
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Students come to college for many reasons, including learning more about the world, becoming better people or improving their self-confidence. But they also have reasons related to economic mobility such as bettering employment opportunities, making more money or getting a good job (Lumina Foundation). Faculty members are experts in …
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Feb 10 2022
SIP 15.4 Connecting with the MSU Denver CARE Team
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Faculty members are the frontline workers looking out for Metropolitan State University of Denver students every day. When our students face challenges, faculty members are often there to support them and provide or connect them to resources that can help them navigate their situation and stay on track with …
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Jan 27 2022
SIP 15.2 Take a SIP from the Well
Find Seven Years of Strong Instructional Practice Articles Loaded with Teaching Tips and Strategies Each week, the Early Bird invites readers to take a “SIP” of a Strong Instructional Practice. The SIP topics are inspired by issues and challenges faced by faculty members here at Metropolitan State University of Denver and open the door for participation …
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Jan 20 2022
SIP 15.1 Opening up to Grounding Techniques
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Spring is beginning with students and faculty members alike feeling frazzled and distracted. We are trying to be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, but after two years of the pandemic, the Marshall fire, the December mass shooting in Denver and upheavals in housing, employment and health for many folks, we are …
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Dec 16 2021
SIP 14.15 The New 3 R’s: Refresh, Renew, Rejuvenate
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? The end of the fall semester at Metropolitan State University of Denver – which to many was another challenging, stressful, sometimes-chaotic one – it is a great time to remember the critical need to prioritize self-care and wellness. The importance of unwinding to give yourself time for a healthy, …
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Dec 09 2021
SIP 14.14 Self-compassion and Compassion for Writers
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Let’s be honest about writing. In the professional world, writing timed essays isn’t common. And yet, in most academic disciplines, students are expected to produce quality writing, often research-informed, under the constraints of our prompts and deadlines while managing other end-of-semester projects and exams as well as off-campus life …
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Nov 18 2021
SIP 14.13 Using Scholarship of Teaching and Learning to Double-dip in Teaching and Research
As Metropolitan State University of Denver moves back toward some version of “normal,” faculty members are asking: How can we do effective and efficient professional development while bearing the post-pandemic burden? The answer: The struggle is real! Faculty and staff members have all experienced the emotional and physical stress of teaching, service and scholarship during …
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Nov 11 2021
SIP 14.12 Curbing the ‘Shecession’
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Gender equity is a foundational element of a high-functioning society. As we know, this long-held goal has yet to be reached in the United States and around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic set back progress toward this goal. Many of us have been or know someone affected by gender …
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