Wednesday, October 3, 2018

iDevelop – NSCC’s Faculty Professional Development eNewsletter (10/1/2018)

Welcome to iDevelop, a weekly eNewsletter providing faculty with information about professional development opportunities at NSCC. The intent of this eNewsletter is to spotlight the various professional development events for faculty in one convenient location as well as share best practices, resources and tips related to the teaching practice. iDevelop is being brought to you by the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation (CTLI).
  
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20 Minute Online Professional Development
The Monday Morning Mentor series will be available over the fall semester to bring you professional development in twenty minute snippets. The topic for the week of October 1st is What is Gamification and How Can it Promote a Growth Mindset? The presentation is available Monday at 10:00am and is accessible through Sunday of that week. For information on accessing the presentation and supplemental materials, please view the Bulletin or the email version of iDevelop.

More information about this session (including description, topics, and learning goals) is available at https://www.magnapubs.com/online/mentor/what-is-gamification-and-how-can-it-promote-a-growth-mindset-14909-1.html. The complete fall schedule of Monday Morning Mentor sessions is available at http://nscclets.blogspot.com/2018/08/20-minute-mentor-online-faculty.html

Looking for transcripts of past Monday Morning Mentor sessions? Please email ctli@northshore.edu with the session title and we can provide you with the transcript and supplementary materials.   

Other Professional Development Opportunities
  • SAR Team Training Sessions. The College's Student at Risk (SAR) team will be providing 2 training sessions on the role of the SAR team and supports that are available for students at risk. The training will include: Introduction of SAR Team members, role of SAR Team, strategies to de-escalate student situations,   NSCC support system, when and how to make referrals, and review of Student Suicide and Suicidal Ideation Protocol. This training presentation was offered to faculty as part of Faculty Professional Day on September 5th but, if you were unable to attend one of the sessions, you are welcome to attend on Tuesday, October 2nd from 2:00-3:30pm in Danvers DH105 or Friday, October 12th from 10:30am-12:00pm in the Lynn Gym. Please RSVP at
    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpZ1Q_RGp6ImJUxhAVMwFSytVLIi5Bcgg5rnkWRaUjZi_bBA/viewform.
        
2018 "Midterm Election Teach-In" Resources

The "Midterm Election Teach-In" is Monday, October 1st thru Friday, October 5th. The Library has compiled a Libguide, available at https://library.northshore.edu/Election2018, to serve as a resource for those of you who would like to include the 2018 Midterm Elections into your classroom. If you have any questions about the "Midterm Election Teach-In", please contact Cate Kaluzny.

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Share Your Teaching Resources and Professional Development Opportunities
If you have any teaching resources that you would like to share with other NSCC faculty or know of any other professional development opportunities that NSCC faculty might be interested in, please feel free to send them to ctli@northshore.edu and we will share them in the upcoming issues of iDevelop.

We hope you have enjoyed this weekly eNewsletter and would love your input. Please let us know if you have any feedback on the format, content, and resources or if there is anything else you would like to see in the eNewsletter.

Thank you,
Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation

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