Early Career Learning Community
The Center for Integrated Professional Development’s Early Career Learning Community offers course instructors in their 1st through 3rd years of service at ISU a combination of professional development and peer support. Join us for a series of conversations about teaching, learning, and surviving and thriving in the academy.
The topic for Fall 2024 will center on ways to create classroom learning environments that support students in navigating turbulent times. The current social and political climate impacts teaching and learning in many ways. We will discuss ways to engage local, national, and global contexts in our classes, whether directly connected to the course learning outcomes or because we know that we need to support our students while also attending to our well-being as instructors.
This learning community offers two meeting times to accommodate teaching schedules. You may join us in Williams Hall 325 or via Zoom. We will use a Teams site to share materials and other information.
Fall 2024
Meetings:
All meetings are from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on their respective days.
Location:
Williams 325 with the option to attend via Zoom
Facilitator:
Dana Karraker,
Center for Integrated Professional Development
Session 1: Understanding our Teaching Context and Building Community
Wednesday, September 25 or Thursday, September26
In this session, we will discuss how to create a classroom environment where we develop the skills and dispositions to interact with each other, productively engage in conversations with ideas with which we might disagree, and view these times as opportunities to grow and learn.
Session 2: Facilitating Productive and Respectful Interactions
Wednesday, October 23 or Thursday, October 24
In this session, we will discuss how we can connect our global, national, and local contexts with our course content. We will also share strategies for navigating those moments when difficult moments arise.
Session 3: Supporting Students’ and Our Own Well-Being
Wednesday, November 20 or Thursday, November 21
In this session, we will discuss how to support student success and well-being. We will share campus and community resources that are available.
Session 4: Reflection and Celebration
Wednesday, December 4 or Thursday, December 5
In our final session, we will pause and reflect on the semester. We will celebrate our accomplishments, reflect on lessons learned, and consider how these lessons inform what we do as we look forward to the new semester.
If you need a special accommodation to fully participate in a Center event or service, please contact the Center at ProDev@ilstu.edu.