This learning community serves graduate students who are interested in exploring issues related to college teaching, ranging from bread-and-butter pedagogical techniques to strategies for making teaching more equitable, diverse, and inclusive, to classroom management and course organization tips and tricks. This circle is appropriate for any graduate student, whether currently teaching as an instructor of record, serving as a teaching assistant, or considering college teaching as a career path. Discussions are framed around the content of a scholarly text concerning teaching in higher education, but no pre-reading is expected or required.  In Spring 2025, 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. Our discussions will connect this text to participants’ journeys as instructors and to ISU’s signature pedagogy, the Framework for Inclusive Teaching Excellence. This learning community is open to all graduate students, with meetings scheduled on alternating weeks in the Spring semester. This is a hybrid offering, and participants will be able to meet in person at the Center for Integrated Professional Development (WIH 325) or participate via Teams meeting. No registration is required, but to see copies of the handouts and to join the Teams meeting, you should join the Future Faculty Teams site.  Intended Audience: This learning community is open to all graduate students. No Registration is Required  Outcomes Become more confident in their abilities as an inclusive, effective college instructor Demonstrate familiarity with the Framework for Inclusive Teaching Excellence Develop relationships beyond their own programs 

The Office of International Engagement (OIE), in collaboration with Dr. Miranda Lin, warmly invites you to the upcoming International Faculty Café. Join us on Wednesday, April 30, from 3:00–4:30 p.m. in the OIE Lobby (Second Floor, Fell Hall) for an afternoon of light refreshments, meaningful connections, and an engaging international poetry reading session. Whether you would like to share a poem or simply enjoy listening, all are welcome! Please click here to RSVP. We look forward to seeing you there! If you have questions or need an accommodation to fully participate in this program, please contact ecbuono@IllinoisState.edu or call the Office of International Engagement. Kindly allow time for the accommodation. 

It’s almost over! You need one last effort to finish strong this semester. This workshop will help you develop a successful study strategy for final exams, including how to make the most of your study tools, how to manage stress, where you can study most effectively, etc. Call 309-438-7100 or stop by the Visor Center to sign up!

Own the night with these focused group study sessions. Join us in your housing’s TAKEOVER night or come to all five! There will be writing tutors available to help with papers, resumes, or projects. April 30th will offer an additional focused support by discussing resources to overcome test anxiety. Come with homework, questions, and friends to NIGHTS AGAINST PROCRASTINATION!All sessions of Nights Against Procrastination are listed below:January 30 – Watterson Takeover, Rosa Parks Room, 6-10pm (focus: Syllabus Mapping)February 19 – Hew-Man Takeover, Escalante Room, 6-10pm (focus: Time Management Support)March 19 – Tri-Towers Takeover, Shawnee Room, 6-10pm (focus: Note-Taking Support)April 16 – Cardinal Court Takeover, Cardinal Court Atrium, 6-10pm (focus: Study Skills Support)April 30 – Milner Library Takeover, 6th Floor, 6-10pm (focus: Overcoming Test Anxiety)

It’s almost over! You need one last effort to finish strong this semester. This workshop will help you develop a successful study strategy for final exams, including how to make the most of your study tools, how to manage stress, where you can study most effectively, etc. Call 309-438-7100 or stop by the Visor Center to sign up!*Note: this workshop will take place online via Zoom.

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