Upcoming Events
Strong Start Teaching Institute Continuing Series: Workshop # 2 - Faculty Primer - Resource Intervention and Prevention
Date and Time
Thursday, July 11, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Location
Tuesday, July 9, 202410:00 AM - 11:30 AM Allendale Campus 3068 JHZ (Zumberge)
Thursday, July 11, 202410:00 AM - 11:30 AM Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus 411 Eberhard Center
Description
Stemming from the May 2024 Strong Start Teaching Institute, this workshop series is meant to refresh and continue conversations around small teaching practices for faculty to support our first and second-year students. While we would love (and encourage!) faculty to attend all three workshops, the workshops are designed to act as standalone events (meaning it’s okay if you aren’t able to attend all three). These in-person workshops will be offered in both downtown and Allendale locations.
Imagine this: it’s Week 7 and you notice one of your students dozing off during class - again. Today they also look a bit disheveled, but it's midterms so you figure it’s just temporary. Three weeks later you notice the student has stopped coming to class and is unresponsive to emails. What should you do? In this workshop, we will tackle issues related to student well-being, resource awareness, and how best to connect students to resources. Participants will walk away with concrete strategies for preventing, or rather “priming” students to overcome obstacles throughout the semester. Participants will actively engage with the following questions:
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What are some signs a student may be struggling?
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When do I intervene if it looks like a student may be struggling?
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I’ve pointed a student toward support resources, now what?
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What could I have done to intervene earlier in their struggle?
While this workshop is geared toward faculty teaching first and second-year students, faculty teaching all student years would benefit from participating.
Contact
Facilitator: Maggie Goss
Email: [email protected]
Recurring
This event also occurs on 7/9/24