Faculty Resources

Eleven Students Receive Ward Prize for First-Year Writing

January 14, 2022 | by CTLR

On Thursday, January 13, participants gathered on Zoom to celebrate the nominees for the Ward Prize in First-Year Writing for 2020-21. Rather than having one winner and two runners-up, as in past years, the committee selected 11 of the 30 nominees to receive the prize. The change allows for a broader range of styles and disciplines to be adequately represented and recognizes there isn’t one dominant voice in student writing that can be deemed best. Read more about the celebration and see the digital book of essays.

Teaching with Tenderness Author Becky Thompson Opens 2022 Contemporary Teaching Series

January 12, 2022 | by CTLR

Between leading participants in movement exercises she uses with her students, Becky Thompson spoke on Tuesday, January 11, about the current challenges to staying present in the classroom. Centered on the pedagogy in her book Teaching with Tenderness, the talk and following workshop opened the 2022 Contemporary Teaching Series on holistic, embodied approaches to teaching and learning. A recording of the talk is available to the Middlebury community. See upcoming events, including several on trauma-informed teaching, at go.middlebury.edu/contemporaryteaching.

Update to Winter Term Calendar Dates and Remote Teaching Workshops

December 22, 2021 | by CTLR

An announcement was sent out on December 22, 2021 that the first day of classes for J-term will be moved to Monday, January 10, 2022. The last day of classes will be moved one day later to Friday, February 4, 2022. Classes will begin remotely on 1/10-1/11. DLINQ will be offering pre-semester workshops the first week of January to assist faculty with remote teaching.

Contemporary Teaching Series - Four Priorities of a Trauma-Informed Classroom with Alex Shevrin Venet (1/19)

Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Time: 12:30pm - 1:45pm
Location: Online
Alex Shevrin Venet, author of Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education will continue the Contemporary Teaching Series by speaking about the four priorities of trauma-informed education. In the midst of the collective and global trauma of the pandemic, how should educators be responsive to the suffering of their students? We need more than a checklist to guide the implementation of trauma-informed practice. In this talk, learn about an approach that identifies four key priorities for trauma-informed educators: predictability, flexibility, connection, and empowerment. Each of these priorities responds to a deep need for trauma-affected students and also helps to build a proactive resilience-building environment. Participants will engage in reflection and sharing of practices throughout this interactive talk. This talk is part of the CTLR’s annual Contemporary Teaching Series, which for January 2022 will be focused on holistic,embodied approaches to teaching and learning. Note this event has shifted to a Zoom only. You will receive the Zoom link in your registration confirmation and a reminder email two hours prior to the event.   Speaker Biography Based in Winooski, Alex Shevrin Venet teaches undergraduates at the Community College of Vermont and graduate courses at the Castleton Center for Schools and Antioch University New England. She is also a facilitator for Edutopia. She is the author of the recently published book Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education.

Contemporary Teaching Series - Trauma-Informed Practices Workshop with Alex Shevrin Venet (1/20)

Date: Thursday, January 20, 2022
Time: 12:30pm - 1:45pm
Location: Online
Alex Shevrin Venet will continue discussion of Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education in this limited registration workshop. Understanding the need for trauma-informed practice is the first step. Moving on to implementation is a messy and necessary next stage. In this workshop, participants will dig into the Four Priorities framework and identify opportunities for strengthening their classroom practice. The four priorities of predictability, flexibility, connection, and empowerment can be realized in our pedagogy, policies, and practices. Come to this workshop ready to reflect and plan for your upcoming semester. This talk is part of the CTLR’s annual Contemporary Teaching Series, which for January 2022 will be focused on holistic, embodied approaches to teaching and learning. Note this event has shifted to Zoom only. You will receive the Zoom link in your registration confirmation and a reminder email 2 hours prior to the event.   Speaker Biography Based in Winooski, Alex Shevrin Venet teaches undergraduates at the Community College of Vermont and graduate courses at the Castleton Center for Schools and Antioch University New England. She is also a facilitator for Edutopia. She is the author of the recently published book Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education.

Contemporary Teaching Series - Trauma-Informed Teaching in Digital Spaces (1/21)

Date: Friday, January 21, 2022
Time: 12:30pm - 1:45pm
Location: Online
Trauma-informed teaching practices help students to navigate personal trauma, and also help to ensure that learning environments do not become spaces where students experience trauma. What does trauma-informed teaching look like in digital spaces? How might you implement trauma-informed practices in your hybrid or online classes? This session will identify challenges for trauma-informed practices that exist in hybrid and online classes, and provide concrete strategies for addressing these challenges. DLINQ members Amy Collier, Associate Provost for Digital Learning, and Sarah Lohnes Watulak, Director of Digital Pedagogy and Media, will lead this session. This talk is part of the CTLR’s annual Contemporary Teaching Series, which for January 2022 will be focused on holistic, embodied approaches to teaching and learning. You will receive the Zoom link in your registration confirmation and a reminder email two hours prior to the event.

Peer Writing Tutor Request Deadline for Spring '22 Courses (1/21)

Date: Friday, January 21, 2022
Time: All Day Event
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The Writing Center is now accepting requests for peer writing tutors for writing intensive courses (FYS, CW, WRPR) during the Spring '22 semester. They will be in touch with faculty partners regarding placement matches at the end of January. See more information or submit a request for a course-based writing tutor.

Senior Research Project Supplement (SRPS) Deadline (1/24)

Date: Monday, January 24, 2022
Time: All Day Event
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Students applying for funds up to $1,200 for senior research projects for AY 21-22 need to submit the online application by October 1 or January 24. Applications require a budget, narrative, and a faculty support statement. Project dates need to occur while the student has senior status. Applications up to $350 are accepted on a rolling basis. The last up to $1,200 deadline will be April 15 for funding for summer 2022 and into AY 22-23. See details and a link to the application at go.middlebury.edu/srps.

Ada Howe Kent Faculty Grant Application Deadline (1/28)

Date: Friday, January 28, 2022
Time: All Day Event
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Middlebury faculty are invited to apply for an Ada Howe Kent grant. Funding ranges between $1,500 and $3,000 to support faculty who are developing new pedagogical directions, new courses, and research projects focused on teaching and pedagogy. Projects and expenses for the second round must be between late February and September 30, 2022. Ada Howe Kent funding, which is awarded on a competitive basis, is designed to promote faculty members’ ambitions in advancing their teaching and their research about teaching and the learning process. The competition is open to a wide range of proposals. This may include, for example: support for attending conferences and workshops related to teaching, funding for travel to develop materials for new courses or new modules in courses, tuition to cover costs for training in a skill or an approach that would advance teaching. Individual faculty members, a team of faculty members, and even faculty comprising a department or a program may submit proposals. The Academic Administration is especially interested in proposals that stretch the expertise of faculty members, enabling them to offer courses or supervise student projects in areas that are new to them. There will be two rounds of funding. The first deadline will be on Thursday, September 30, 2021; the second will be on Friday, January 28, 2022. Some funding will be reserved for the second round, but applicants are advised to submit for the first deadline if possible. Applicants should provide a current CV and a brief summary of the project for which support is sought, together with a calendar and detailed budget. All applications should be submitted via this google form Ada Howe Kent Faculty Grants. For further information, please contact Jim (ext. 5320), Grace Spatafora (ext. 5431), or Kathleen Parent (ext. 2207).