Friday, 13 Nov 2020
Workshop: Advancing Your Term Career at ISU
Join Dawn Bratsch-Prince, associate provost for faculty, and a panel of term faculty as they provide an overview of the advancement process. The focus will be on best practices for putting together a portfolio and opportunities for term faculty to become more engaged as their careers develop.
Seminar, ISU Online Learning Community (ISU-OLC)
The purpose of the ISU-OLC is to share campus best practices to improve online teaching and learning; see how others are using ISU's Learning Management System (LMS) Canvas to create innovative learning experiences, inform the campus about existing & new web-based instructional technologies, participate in new technology testing and evaluation; as well as, to leverage LMS expertise, experience and training resources across campus.
Innovators Forum: Stacey Cole
A live, moderated conversation with Stacey Cole, superintendent of the Storm Lake Community School District, located in a diverse community in northwest Iowa. Her work to overcome barriers for marginalized populations sparked interest in using civic innovation solutions to address inequality issues. Registration required.
Web talk, Supports and barriers to implementing lasting change towards inclusive classrooms
The initial impetus for seeking and finding community supports is much more than common sense. It stems from our very instincts for survival and deeply affects our ability to grow, accomplish and succeed. Meghan Bathgate returns for this happy hour to share her remarkable research on how much the acquisition of supports weigh in, when attempting to implement lasting change in individual and institutional teaching practices.
Astronomy Seminar: When Galaxy Clusters Collide: Recent Results from the NuSTAR and Chandra X-ray Observatories
Dr. Daniel Wik, University of Utah
Performance: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Broadway's musical comedy "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" has charmed audiences across the country with its wit and humor. This Tony Award-winner captures middle school anxiety and puts it to song and dance. You will be tickled as adults play middle schoolers and audience members are invited to participate. This is an ACTORS Inc. community theater production.