CEILS Summer and Fall Events:
RVSP Now and Save These Dates!
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JUNE & JULY: Summer Book Club |
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Come read "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom" by bell hooks with us this summer!
Tuesdays beginning June 21 - August 9
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Terasaki Life Sciences 1100
We invite you to register for all the dates you can attend. However, you are welcome to register for just the first meeting now and register for the following ones later. A free electronic copy of the book is downloadable from the UCLA library. For more information and to RSVP, click here.
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AUGUST: Summer Institute - Design (or Redesign) a Full Course |
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CEILS SUMMER SCIENTIFIC TEACHING INSTITUTE:
Foundations of Equitable Course Design & Inclusive Teaching
August 24 - 31, 2022 (excluding the weekend)
9:00am - 4:00pm | In-person
Apply by Friday, July 1st!
The CEILS Scientific Teaching Institute is designed to introduce you to evidence-based strategies for inclusive teaching and course design. The experience is facilitated by CEILS staff and other UCLA faculty; and you will receive feedback on your daily assignments, culminating at the end of the week with a syllabus draft, assessment plan, sample lesson plan, and embedded feedback strategy. Tips, strategies, and resources for equity, accessibility, and remote/online design will be integrated into the workshops and course site resources.
Be proactive and get your fall course ready in August with this opportunity to take a full week to focus. Finalize your syllabus, assignments and activities with strong support and feedback from peers!
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SEPTEMBER: Prepare for Fall Quarter |
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BRUIN LEARN Prep Session for Fall Quarter
September 7, 2022
9:30am - Noon | Hershey Hall 158
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Join CEILS and UCLA's Online Teaching and Learning Instructional Designers, and additional members of the LMS transition team to get specialized support building and designing your course on Bruin Learn -- UCLA's new learning management system (Canvas). During this session we will be offering time and space to work on your course with support staff present and available to pull up a chair and answer questions and offer recommendations. Our goal is to help you walk away with near fully developed Week 0 and Week 1 course modules, and a much greater comfort level using Bruin Learn.
Date and Time: Wednesday, September 7th | 9:30am - Noon
Location: Hershey Hall 158
Agenda:
- 9:30 - 10:00 Quick Orientation to Bruin Learn (Presentation)
- 10:00 - 12 noon: Work on your course; staff will be available to help you and answer questions at any point.
- i<Clicker Support Available! An i<Clicker representative will be present at this session and available to help you get setup (kits will also be available).
Note: Coffee, tea, and snacks will be available outside of the room in the courtyard for breaks (no eating will be permitted in the room due to Covid restrictions). Masks must be worn indoors.
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CEILS Annual Faculty Workshop on Best Equitable Practices in Teaching
September 14, 2022
9:00am - 4:00pm (followed by reception) | Hershey Hall 158
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This annual, all-day faculty workshop addresses select topics in science and math education. This workshop is appropriate for everyone—new or veteran teachers—interested in learning more about equitable teaching practices based on education research. We especially encourage instructors who either are relatively new to college teaching or who have instructional responsibilities in large enrollment gateway courses for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) majors.
Topics include effective course design as well as student-centered teaching strategies that incorporate active learning and create equitable and inclusive classroom environments. Many of the instructional techniques focus on facilitating peer learning and other collaborative and group activities designed to support student success in large enrollment classes.
The format and emphasis of this day-long event has been modified from previous years, so even if you have participated in this workshop before, you might consider attending again and learning something new!
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Two-Day Active Learning Bootcamp
September 15 - 16, 2022
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After our day-long Faculty Workshop, we've gotten feedback that participants wished they had more time to actually practice active learning approaches they're considering for their courses.
In this Bootcamp, you will learn about and practice an array of instructional approaches to actively engage your students in their learning and collaboratively with one another, discussing how each approach can be adapted to small and large class sizes. Then, you will get support in figuring out how to actually implement these in your own course, designing specific questions and group activities to fit your course goals.
(If you've attended a week-long summer institute in the past, this is a great refresher and additional practice!)
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OCTOBER: Becoming an Anti-Racist Educator Series |
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3-Part Series: Becoming an Anti-Racist Educator
Multiple Days (see below)
2:00pm - 4:00pm
The CEILS Becoming an Anti-racist Educator Conversation Series reflects and creates space for discussion of one’s own racial identity development and how racial identity and other social identities impact our learning environments. With colleagues, participants in these discussions will spend intentional time on student-centered, inclusive and equitable, and anti-racist action strategies that can be implemented in the classroom and laboratory learning environments to work against the impacts of racism.
These workshops will be in-person, interactive 2 hour sessions with didactics and small group discussions. Each session builds on the content and experience of the previous session, therefore we ask that you attend all 3 sessions. Please see the workshop descriptions below:
Part 1 – Inside work: Reflecting and Exploring Identity, Privilege, Definitions of race, racism and antiracism. Offered Monday, Oct 17 and Tuesday, Oct. 18th (pick one).
Part 2 – Outside work: Identifying inclusive and antiracist pedagogy and strategies in the classroom, tools and practice interrupting microaggressions. Offered Monday, Oct. 24 or Tuesday, Oct. 25th (pick one).
Part 3 – Discuss and identify strategies to implement and create a more anti-racist climate, apply to an action plan to take anti-racist action in your learning environment, get feedback from colleagues. Offered Monday, Oct 31st or Tuesday, Nov. 1st (pick one).
All sessions take place from 2-4pm.
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Partner Events and Opportunities |
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Division of Physical Sciences LGBTQ+ and Allies Meet-up
June 16th
4:30 - 6:00pm
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June is Pride Month and the UCLA Division of Physical Sciences will be celebrating with a LGBTQ+ and Allies Meet-up on June 16th from 4:30-6:00pm. The gathering will take place at the Mathematical Sciences 4000A Courtyard.
The UCLA Division of Physical Sciences is excited to host this in-person event for all of the LGBTQ+ community members and other Divisional allies. Please RSVP so they can ensure there will be enough food and drink for all attendees. Thank you!
Co-sponsored by the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
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Two-Part Online Workshop in Research Workshop
July 6 & 7, 2022
Applications are accepted through July 1
Attention Postdocs!
- Interested in developing your mentoring skills for your current undergrad and graduate research mentees?
- Want to expand your professional skills in anticipation of a faculty career?
- Looking to apply these skills to your relationship with your mentor?
- Put this NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED training on your CV!
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You are invited to participate in a mentor development workshop to improve your current mentoring practice by providing postdoc mentors with evidence-based approaches to research mentoring based on a curriculum developed by the Wisconsin Program for Scientific Teaching titled “Entering Mentoring: A Seminar to Train a New Generation of Scientist”.
Facilitators:
JoAnn Roberts, PhD, CIELS
Lynn Talton, PhD, Dir. Bioscience Postdoc Affairs
Hosted by
Bioscience Postdoctoral Affairs, DGSOM
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Upcoming Events & Trainings
- Quickstart: Preparing to Teach in Bruin Learn
- Set Up Your Bruin Learn Site with Migrated CCLE Content
- End-of-Term Grading in Bruin Learn & MyUCLA
- Build Your Bruin Learn Site from Scratch Using a Template
Office Hours are also available for individuals to drop-in to discuss advanced topics or design considerations.
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References for Fall
Check out these references to get you started at your own pace:
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Support Over Zoom
Virtual trainings and office hours are available! View the full and updated schedules below:
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Reminders:
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24/7 Help is available through live chat and via phone.
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Once logged in click on "Help" from the global navigation to view all of the instructional support resources and to connect to a live person.
- Bruin Learn Support Site
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Support for Equitable Instruction |
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CEILS Teaching Support
For more updates and announcements visit our homepage regularly!
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Equity and Social Justice in STEM |
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Aspire Resources for Inclusive STEM Faculty
The Aspire Alliance National Change Team has curated and created resources to help STEM Faculty be more inclusive. These include A Guide to Academic Advising for STEM Faculty and their Inclusive Professional Framework for Faculty.
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POD Conference Diversity Travel Fellowships
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee of the POD Network invites you to apply and/or share with colleagues and graduate students re: this exciting opportunity to attend the POD conference this year (in-person in Seattle or online) with costs of up to $2000 covered:
- When filling out the application you will indicate whether you would like to attend the in-person or the online conference if your application is accepted. For the in-person conference in Seattle, you will be asked to provide a travel budget.
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Applications are due Wednesday, June 15, 11:59pm ET
- In addition to conference attendance, the Wulff Fellowship supports peer networking and mentorship among Fellows throughout the fellowship year (2022-2023).
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See the call for details, eligibility, and resources for crafting a successful application. The committee warmly welcomes your questions at dive...@podnetwork.org
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Transforming STEM Higher Education Conference: Call for Proposals
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The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and its Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) invite you to submit a proposal for the annual Transforming STEM Higher Education Conference, which examines the entire range of contemporary challenges to—and opportunities for—STEM higher education reform. All sessions will be delivered in-person, and session presenters will be supported by an onsite AV team and staff to co-create the most engaging attendee experience possible. Click here for more information about the conference.
The deadline for proposal submissions is Monday, July 11, 2022 at 11:59PM your local time.
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Upcoming Webinars, Workshops, and Events |
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Check Out the CEILS Curated Calendar of Events
Looking for other online events related to inclusive teaching or equity in STEM? Check out the CEILS calendar of events for a curated list of local and national workshops, webinars, and conferences! We update this calendar regularly so check back often.
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Solve My Problem is Back in 2022!
Registration deadline: June 14, 2022
Have you been trying to enact changes in your courses, centers, or departments? Perhaps you feel as though you have been working alone, and really want to collaborate with others who have similar pedagogical goals. This program provides the opportunity to work with a small group of engaged science faculty to develop strategies for addressing a teaching challenge.
You are invited to participate in the second year of Solve My Problem. When you register for this collaborative program from the National Institute on Scientific Teaching, you will select from a list of ideas. Groups will be formed based on individual interests in similar topics, and be supported by a coordinator to plan their problem-solving approach. Topics include but are not limited to: improving lab courses, orchestrating effective group work, and encouraging critical thinking and problem solving skills.
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National Institute on Scientific Teaching Happy Hours
Fridays, 1-2pm PST
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National and Local Opportunities |
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Looking for a job?
Check out our new and improved jobs board!
For the most current job openings, please visit this link:
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Connect with UCLA's Center
for Education Innovation &
Learning in the Sciences
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For more information about CEILS events and resources, including a list of STEM education events from previous mailers, please visit the CEILS website at www.ceils.ucla.edu or stop by our CEILS office in 222 Hershey Hall. If you wish to be added to the CEILS mailing list for future newsletters and special announcements, please send your request to media@ceils.ucla.edu.
Please note, this monthly newsletter is circulated through many departmental listservs. Most other CEILS correspondence, including special event announcements and reminders, are sent to CEILS mailing list recipients only. If you have questions or have difficulty reading this newsletter, please email us at media@ceils.ucla.edu. Thanks!
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Follow CEILS on social media as we share special announcements, faculty spotlights, featured articles, and more! In between newsletters, this is a great way to stay connected with CEILS and our community. Click below for the links to our social media pages:
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