Events for New Faculty

If you are trying to carve out space for thinking/reading/writing (deep work), join  Write Watchers.
We meet on ZOOM every Wednesday and Thursday, from 10:30 a.m. – noon. In each Write Watcher session, we set goals at the beginning and then reflect on what we accomplished at the end. In between, we mute our mics and do deep work, with other supportive faculty working alongside us.

If you are trying to carve out space for thinking/reading/writing (deep work), join  Write Watchers.
We meet on ZOOM every Wednesday and Thursday, from 10:30 a.m. – noon. In each Write Watcher session, we set goals at the beginning and then reflect on what we accomplished at the end. In between, we mute our mics and do deep work, with other supportive faculty working alongside us.

Let’s Do Lunch is a faculty learning community centered around sharing new ideas, asking questions, and finding ways to take care of ourselves and our students as we navigate this new world of pandemic teaching and learning.

We meet at noon every Friday via ZOOM, and all are welcome.

If you are looking for some continuity in these days of uncertainty…

If you want to belong to a Texas State faculty teaching and learning community...

If you are seeking ways to provide compassion and self-care to you, your students, and your colleagues...

Then Let’s Do Lunch!

Zoom Link: https://txstate.zoom.us/j/138503158?pwd=STVqd3k4aWdVaTBydWZacTBiNXVtUT09

Topics vary each week. Visit our website for up to date information. 
www.facdv.txstate.edu…

If you are trying to carve out space for thinking/reading/writing (deep work), join  Write Watchers.
We meet on ZOOM every Wednesday and Thursday, from 10:30 a.m. – noon. In each Write Watcher session, we set goals at the beginning and then reflect on what we accomplished at the end. In between, we mute our mics and do deep work, with other supportive faculty working alongside us.

If you are trying to carve out space for thinking/reading/writing (deep work), join  Write Watchers.
We meet on ZOOM every Wednesday and Thursday, from 10:30 a.m. – noon. In each Write Watcher session, we set goals at the beginning and then reflect on what we accomplished at the end. In between, we mute our mics and do deep work, with other supportive faculty working alongside us.

Let’s Do Lunch is a faculty learning community centered around sharing new ideas, asking questions, and finding ways to take care of ourselves and our students as we navigate this new world of pandemic teaching and learning.

We meet at noon every Friday via ZOOM, and all are welcome.

If you are looking for some continuity in these days of uncertainty…

If you want to belong to a Texas State faculty teaching and learning community...

If you are seeking ways to provide compassion and self-care to you, your students, and your colleagues...

Then Let’s Do Lunch!

Zoom Link: https://txstate.zoom.us/j/138503158?pwd=STVqd3k4aWdVaTBydWZacTBiNXVtUT09

Topics vary each week. Visit our website for up to date information. 
www.facdv.txstate.edu…

If you are trying to carve out space for thinking/reading/writing (deep work), join  Write Watchers.
We meet on ZOOM every Wednesday and Thursday, from 10:30 a.m. – noon. In each Write Watcher session, we set goals at the beginning and then reflect on what we accomplished at the end. In between, we mute our mics and do deep work, with other supportive faculty working alongside us.

If you are trying to carve out space for thinking/reading/writing (deep work), join  Write Watchers.
We meet on ZOOM every Wednesday and Thursday, from 10:30 a.m. – noon. In each Write Watcher session, we set goals at the beginning and then reflect on what we accomplished at the end. In between, we mute our mics and do deep work, with other supportive faculty working alongside us.

Let’s Do Lunch is a faculty learning community centered around sharing new ideas, asking questions, and finding ways to take care of ourselves and our students as we navigate this new world of pandemic teaching and learning.

We meet at noon every Friday via ZOOM, and all are welcome.

If you are looking for some continuity in these days of uncertainty…

If you want to belong to a Texas State faculty teaching and learning community...

If you are seeking ways to provide compassion and self-care to you, your students, and your colleagues...

Then Let’s Do Lunch!

Zoom Link: https://txstate.zoom.us/j/138503158?pwd=STVqd3k4aWdVaTBydWZacTBiNXVtUT09

Topics vary each week. Visit our website for up to date information. 
www.facdv.txstate.edu…

If you are trying to carve out space for thinking/reading/writing (deep work), join  Write Watchers.
We meet on ZOOM every Wednesday and Thursday, from 10:30 a.m. – noon. In each Write Watcher session, we set goals at the beginning and then reflect on what we accomplished at the end. In between, we mute our mics and do deep work, with other supportive faculty working alongside us.

If you are trying to carve out space for thinking/reading/writing (deep work), join  Write Watchers.
We meet on ZOOM every Wednesday and Thursday, from 10:30 a.m. – noon. In each Write Watcher session, we set goals at the beginning and then reflect on what we accomplished at the end. In between, we mute our mics and do deep work, with other supportive faculty working alongside us.

Join us for this special guest event with Dr. Sarah Rose Cavanagh, an Associate Professor of Psychology and Associate Director of the D’Amour Center for Teaching Excellence at Assumption College and author of The Spark of Learning: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Emotion. She contemplates the connections between emotions and quality of life in her writing, teaching, and research, blogs on affective neuroscience for Psychology Today, and has appeared on The Martha Stewart Show.

Her research considers whether the strategies people choose to regulate their emotions and the degree to which they successfully accomplish this regulation can predict trajectories of psychological functioning over time. Her most recent research project, funded by the Davis Educational Foundation, focuses on whether giving students tools from emotion regulation at the start of class can improve their same-day and semester-long learning.

From the Back Cover

Historically we have constructed our classrooms with the assumption that learning is a dry, staid affair best conducted in quiet tones and ruled by an unemotional consideration of the facts. The field of education, however, is beginning to awaken to the potential power of emotions to fuel learning, informed by contributions from psychology and neuroscience. In friendly, readable prose, Sarah Rose Cavanagh argues that if you as an educator want to capture your students' attention, harness their working memory, bolster their long-term retention, and enhance their motivation, you should consider the emotional impact of your teaching style and course design. To make this argument, she brings to bear a wide range of evidence from the study of education, psychology, and neuroscience, and she provides practical examples of successful classroom activities from a variety of disciplines in secondary and higher education.

Information taken from: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1943665338/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_51G8WNPQS0RCM4V10NBC

Let’s Do Lunch is a faculty learning community centered around sharing new ideas, asking questions, and finding ways to take care of ourselves and our students as we navigate this new world of pandemic teaching and learning.

We meet at noon every Friday via ZOOM, and all are welcome.

If you are looking for some continuity in these days of uncertainty…

If you want to belong to a Texas State faculty teaching and learning community...

If you are seeking ways to provide compassion and self-care to you, your students, and your colleagues...

Then Let’s Do Lunch!

Zoom Link: https://txstate.zoom.us/j/138503158?pwd=STVqd3k4aWdVaTBydWZacTBiNXVtUT09

Hope to see you there.

Candace Hastings and Carrie Boden

Co-hosts of Let’s Do Lunch!

This interactive workshop will provide guidance for faculty and staff tasked with developing outcomes assessment reports for SACSCOC accreditation. It will emphasize preparing reports due in May 31, 2021 that effectively communicate gains realized in student learning outcomes. This spring, the focus is on reporting results of the assessment methods, including analysis of the collected data, preparing action plans, and documenting evidence of continuous improvement. This workshop is designed to be a highly practical, hands-on training, so participants are encouraged to bring their laptops/tablets with a draft document of their report. The presenters will be available after the workshop for individual consultation as needed. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend the session that best fits the program they assess. However, any session can be attended, since much of the information covered will be relatively similar, although the focus will be slightly different.

This workshop supports the university’s goal to provide the necessary services, resources, and infrastructure to support the university’s strategic direction.
 

Presenter:
Dr. Lonnie Olson, Director of Assessment, Institutional Effectiveness

If you are trying to carve out space for thinking/reading/writing (deep work), join  Write Watchers.
We meet on ZOOM every Wednesday and Thursday, from 10:30 a.m. – noon. In each Write Watcher session, we set goals at the beginning and then reflect on what we accomplished at the end. In between, we mute our mics and do deep work, with other supportive faculty working alongside us.

The School of Family and Consumer Sciences, College of Applied Arts, and Faculty Senate are sponsoring a special virtual event on health equity during the COVID-19 pandemic. This event is part of the University Lectures Program. We are excited to host Dr. Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH, FAAFP, as our distinguished speaker. Dr. Sanchez serves as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for Prevention and leads COVID-19-related activities at the American Heart Association (AHA). Prior to joining the AHA, Dr. Sanchez served as Vice President and CMO for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Director of the Institute for Health Policy at the UT School of Public Health, Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services from 2004 to 2006, and Commissioner of the Texas Department of Health from 2001 to 2004. We invite students, staff, faculty and interested members of the community to learn more about challenges and opportunities for advancing health equity during this unprecedented time. The interactive webinar will be on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM via Zoom. For more information, please contact Dr. Cassandra Johnson at health_equity@txstate.edu.

This interactive workshop will provide guidance for faculty and staff tasked with developing outcomes assessment reports for SACSCOC accreditation. It will emphasize preparing reports due in May 31, 2021 that effectively communicate gains realized in student learning outcomes. This spring, the focus is on reporting results of the assessment methods, including analysis of the collected data, preparing action plans, and documenting evidence of continuous improvement. This workshop is designed to be a highly practical, hands-on training, so participants are encouraged to bring their laptops/tablets with a draft document of their report. The presenters will be available after the workshop for individual consultation as needed. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend the session that best fits the program they assess. However, any session can be attended, since much of the information covered will be relatively similar, although the focus will be slightly different.

This workshop supports the university’s goal to provide the necessary services, resources, and infrastructure to support the university’s strategic direction.
 

Presenter:
Dr. Lonnie Olson, Director of Assessment, Institutional Effectiveness

If you are trying to carve out space for thinking/reading/writing (deep work), join  Write Watchers.
We meet on ZOOM every Wednesday and Thursday, from 10:30 a.m. – noon. In each Write Watcher session, we set goals at the beginning and then reflect on what we accomplished at the end. In between, we mute our mics and do deep work, with other supportive faculty working alongside us.

Let’s Do Lunch is a faculty learning community centered around sharing new ideas, asking questions, and finding ways to take care of ourselves and our students as we navigate this new world of pandemic teaching and learning.

We meet at noon every Friday via ZOOM, and all are welcome.

If you are looking for some continuity in these days of uncertainty…

If you want to belong to a Texas State faculty teaching and learning community...

If you are seeking ways to provide compassion and self-care to you, your students, and your colleagues...

Then Let’s Do Lunch!

Zoom Link: https://txstate.zoom.us/j/138503158?pwd=STVqd3k4aWdVaTBydWZacTBiNXVtUT09

Topics vary each week. Visit our website for up to date information. 
www.facdv.txstate.edu…

If you are trying to carve out space for thinking/reading/writing (deep work), join  Write Watchers.
We meet on ZOOM every Wednesday and Thursday, from 10:30 a.m. – noon. In each Write Watcher session, we set goals at the beginning and then reflect on what we accomplished at the end. In between, we mute our mics and do deep work, with other supportive faculty working alongside us.

ESCALA is the only teaching program in the country that focuses on increasing Latinx student success in Hispanic Serving Institutions. Texas State faculty participants who attended both the ESCALA teaching workshop and long-term coaching on culturally responsive instruction will discuss what they learned from ESCALA and how they have incorporated what they learned into their classes. Faculty will also learn about opportunities to attend ESCALA in 2021. This workshop supports the university’s goal to promote the success of all students.

Presenters:
Dr. Tozi Gutierrez, Clinical Assistant Professor, Social Work
Dr. Candace Hastings, Director of Faculty Development
Dr. Ting Liu, Professor, Health and Human Performance
Dr. Cynthia Luxford, Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dr. Alice Olmstead, Assistant Professor, Physics
Dr. Leslie Shroyer, Senior Lecturer, Mathematics
Dr. Cathy Thomas, Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction

Zoom Link: txstate.zoom.us…

If you are trying to carve out space for thinking/reading/writing (deep work), join  Write Watchers.
We meet on ZOOM every Wednesday and Thursday, from 10:30 a.m. – noon. In each Write Watcher session, we set goals at the beginning and then reflect on what we accomplished at the end. In between, we mute our mics and do deep work, with other supportive faculty working alongside us.

Let’s Do Lunch is a faculty learning community centered around sharing new ideas, asking questions, and finding ways to take care of ourselves and our students as we navigate this new world of pandemic teaching and learning.

We meet at noon every Friday via ZOOM, and all are welcome.

If you are looking for some continuity in these days of uncertainty…

If you want to belong to a Texas State faculty teaching and learning community...

If you are seeking ways to provide compassion and self-care to you, your students, and your colleagues...

Then Let’s Do Lunch!

Zoom Link: https://txstate.zoom.us/j/138503158?pwd=STVqd3k4aWdVaTBydWZacTBiNXVtUT09

Topics vary each week. Visit our website for up to date information. 
www.facdv.txstate.edu…

If you are trying to carve out space for thinking/reading/writing (deep work), join  Write Watchers.
We meet on ZOOM every Wednesday and Thursday, from 10:30 a.m. – noon. In each Write Watcher session, we set goals at the beginning and then reflect on what we accomplished at the end. In between, we mute our mics and do deep work, with other supportive faculty working alongside us.

If you are trying to carve out space for thinking/reading/writing (deep work), join  Write Watchers.
We meet on ZOOM every Wednesday and Thursday, from 10:30 a.m. – noon. In each Write Watcher session, we set goals at the beginning and then reflect on what we accomplished at the end. In between, we mute our mics and do deep work, with other supportive faculty working alongside us.

Let’s Do Lunch is a faculty learning community centered around sharing new ideas, asking questions, and finding ways to take care of ourselves and our students as we navigate this new world of pandemic teaching and learning.

We meet at noon every Friday via ZOOM, and all are welcome.

If you are looking for some continuity in these days of uncertainty…

If you want to belong to a Texas State faculty teaching and learning community...

If you are seeking ways to provide compassion and self-care to you, your students, and your colleagues...

Then Let’s Do Lunch!

Zoom Link: https://txstate.zoom.us/j/138503158?pwd=STVqd3k4aWdVaTBydWZacTBiNXVtUT09

Topics vary each week. Visit our website for up to date information. 
www.facdv.txstate.edu…

If you are trying to carve out space for thinking/reading/writing (deep work), join  Write Watchers.
We meet on ZOOM every Wednesday and Thursday, from 10:30 a.m. – noon. In each Write Watcher session, we set goals at the beginning and then reflect on what we accomplished at the end. In between, we mute our mics and do deep work, with other supportive faculty working alongside us.

If you are trying to carve out space for thinking/reading/writing (deep work), join  Write Watchers.
We meet on ZOOM every Wednesday and Thursday, from 10:30 a.m. – noon. In each Write Watcher session, we set goals at the beginning and then reflect on what we accomplished at the end. In between, we mute our mics and do deep work, with other supportive faculty working alongside us.

Let’s Do Lunch is a faculty learning community centered around sharing new ideas, asking questions, and finding ways to take care of ourselves and our students as we navigate this new world of pandemic teaching and learning.

We meet at noon every Friday via ZOOM, and all are welcome.

If you are looking for some continuity in these days of uncertainty…

If you want to belong to a Texas State faculty teaching and learning community...

If you are seeking ways to provide compassion and self-care to you, your students, and your colleagues...

Then Let’s Do Lunch!

Zoom Link: https://txstate.zoom.us/j/138503158?pwd=STVqd3k4aWdVaTBydWZacTBiNXVtUT09

Topics vary each week. Visit our website for up to date information. 
www.facdv.txstate.edu…

If you are trying to carve out space for thinking/reading/writing (deep work), join  Write Watchers.
We meet on ZOOM every Wednesday and Thursday, from 10:30 a.m. – noon. In each Write Watcher session, we set goals at the beginning and then reflect on what we accomplished at the end. In between, we mute our mics and do deep work, with other supportive faculty working alongside us.

If you are trying to carve out space for thinking/reading/writing (deep work), join  Write Watchers.
We meet on ZOOM every Wednesday and Thursday, from 10:30 a.m. – noon. In each Write Watcher session, we set goals at the beginning and then reflect on what we accomplished at the end. In between, we mute our mics and do deep work, with other supportive faculty working alongside us.

Let’s Do Lunch is a faculty learning community centered around sharing new ideas, asking questions, and finding ways to take care of ourselves and our students as we navigate this new world of pandemic teaching and learning.

We meet at noon every Friday via ZOOM, and all are welcome.

If you are looking for some continuity in these days of uncertainty…

If you want to belong to a Texas State faculty teaching and learning community...

If you are seeking ways to provide compassion and self-care to you, your students, and your colleagues...

Then Let’s Do Lunch!

Zoom Link: https://txstate.zoom.us/j/138503158?pwd=STVqd3k4aWdVaTBydWZacTBiNXVtUT09

Topics vary each week. Visit our website for up to date information. 
www.facdv.txstate.edu…

If you are trying to carve out space for thinking/reading/writing (deep work), join  Write Watchers.
We meet on ZOOM every Wednesday and Thursday, from 10:30 a.m. – noon. In each Write Watcher session, we set goals at the beginning and then reflect on what we accomplished at the end. In between, we mute our mics and do deep work, with other supportive faculty working alongside us.

If you are trying to carve out space for thinking/reading/writing (deep work), join  Write Watchers.
We meet on ZOOM every Wednesday and Thursday, from 10:30 a.m. – noon. In each Write Watcher session, we set goals at the beginning and then reflect on what we accomplished at the end. In between, we mute our mics and do deep work, with other supportive faculty working alongside us.

If you are trying to carve out space for thinking/reading/writing (deep work), join  Write Watchers.
We meet on ZOOM every Wednesday and Thursday, from 10:30 a.m. – noon. In each Write Watcher session, we set goals at the beginning and then reflect on what we accomplished at the end. In between, we mute our mics and do deep work, with other supportive faculty working alongside us.

If you are trying to carve out space for thinking/reading/writing (deep work), join  Write Watchers.
We meet on ZOOM every Wednesday and Thursday, from 10:30 a.m. – noon. In each Write Watcher session, we set goals at the beginning and then reflect on what we accomplished at the end. In between, we mute our mics and do deep work, with other supportive faculty working alongside us.