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Submit your interest in a teaching square by September 20!

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SQUARES HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED FOR 2017-18.  APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. The Teaching Squares Project offers faculty at any stage in their career an opportunity to gain new insight into their own teaching through a non-evaluative process of reciprocal classroom observation and self-reflection. The four faculty in each “square” visit one another’s classes over the course of […]

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Circles and Squares are back!

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Circles and Squares are back! Inquiry Circles: Stetson University supports teacher-scholar development, professional/practitioner-scholar development, and curricular/co-curricular collaborations through the award of Inquiry Circle mini-grants ($500). Stetson University faculty members and Campus Life & Student Success staff are invited to submit a proposal for an inquiry circle mini-grant. A wide variety of ideas qualify for consideration on

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Brown Innovation Fellows: Inspired to Learn | Stetson Today

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Stetson University’s Brown Innovation Fellows, a group of teacher-learners immersed in a yearlong journey of reflective dialogue and meaningful discussions about teaching and learning, are setting their sights high this year. Twelve Fellows were announced for this year’s cohort in December, and they are using the inspiring and ground-breaking novel by Parker Palmer, “The Courage

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Creating ‘Responsive Schools’ – Brown Innovation Fellow, Joyce Mundy, receives $30,000 grant to develop center | Stetson Today

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Congratulations to the talented agent of change, Dr. Joyce Mundy!  Her leadership is an inspiration. Responsive education and restorative practices have received a lot of attention in education circles in the wake of increased school violence, high-stakes testing and one-size-fits-all academic standards. The goal is to study the culture at individual schools and shape programs

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Recap: SoTL Workshop II – Refining your SoTL Question & Starting your Literature Review

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[Previous: Workshop I – SoTL 101] [prezi id=”hmnfmx6agoz9″] Prezi: Stetson SoTL Workshop Series Friday, February 3 in Library 25L Workshop Goals You will …  generate keywords to form the basis of a literature search, refine your SoTL research question by clarifying the conceptual significance of the work and identifying potential stakeholders, and identify current challenges

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The Importance of Being Resilient – Teaching & Inquiry Circle | Stetson Today

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Rebecca Stone and Rachel Boldman, co-facilitated a Teaching & Inquiry Circle with Stetson Faculty and Staff titled “Student Resilience”, which concluded with draft recommendations for an institutional plan to support resilience.  The work of these individuals continues to impact student resilience and the larger campus community. This is what institutional grit looks like!   The Counseling

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SoTL 101: Re-cap

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[prezi id=”hmnfmx6agoz9″] Prezi: Stetson SoTL Workshop Series SoTL101 Handout (pdf) “The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning is the systematic inquiry of student learning using appropriate methodology – informed by prior scholarship – and going public with the results.” ~ Elon Center for Engaged Learning On January 12, 2017 the Brown Center for Faculty Innovation and Excellence

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2017 Brown Innovation Fellows Announced

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Congratulations to the 2017 cohort of the Brown Innovation Fellows! Fellows meet monthly over the course of the academic to grapple with issues of inclusive teaching through the lens of Parker Palmer’s classic book, “The Courage To Teach: Exploring The Inner Landscape Of A Teacher’s Life“. 2017 Brown Innovation Fellows Carol Azab, Assistant Professor of Marketing Heather Edwards, Visiting

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