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The Center for Teaching & Learning Remains Active and Eager to Support You!

ian.carroll@csun.edu — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 20:17:41 +0000

September 24, 2024

The Center for Teaching & Learning has been busy - as usual! - providing exceptional professional development and training experiences for faculty and students. Here is just some of what they've been up to lately:

They have an exciting new issue of CTL on the Cutting Edge coming out this month featuring Dr. Vanessa Goodwin and Dr. Amy Hanreddy on the ITEP program.

Dr. Wendy Murawski, Endowed Chair of the Center, is on sabbatical this fall. Dr. Greg Knotts (Elementary Education) is stepping in to lead CTL this semester.

They currently have professional development contracts with:

Hart School District
Canoga Park High School
Monroe High School
Fulton College Preparatory

Continuing their excellent work with their SIMPACT Immersive Learning platform, they have contracts with:

University of West Alabama
Black Belt Teacher Corps University of West Alabama
Cadet Program Diane Gehart
Therapy That Works Institute FACT Counseling University of the Pacific Rowan Salisbury School District Social Work Department
�鶹AV Central Connecticut State University Nuevo Charter Academy

Additionally, there are 32 classes at �鶹AV using SIMPACT in their classes this Fall semester.

Thank you for all you do, CTL!

New Issues of TCARE and CTL on the Cutting Edge!

ian.carroll@csun.edu — Wed, 29 May 2024 02:12:41 +0000

May 28, 2024

Greetings!

The �鶹AV Center for Teaching and Learning is proud to publish the newest edition of T-CARE (Teachers Connecting to Advance Retention and Empowerment). T-CARE is a peer-reviewed national newsletter designed to offer practical tips for pre- and in-service educators. This particular issue focused on AI. The CTL encourages other �鶹AV faculty to submit their practitioner-focused articles for consideration.

We hope you will enjoy this issue and share it with as many educators and educator networks as possible. T-CARE is free and we are grateful to the Eisner Foundation and the Schools First Federal Credit Union for making that possible.

Check out other T-CARE articles from the past at /center-teaching-learning/publications. Interested in writing for T-CARE? The guidelines for being a T-CARE author are on our website as well!

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The Center for Teaching and Learning is also proud to present a new CTL on the Cutting Edge news brief, which focuses on the Transdisciplinary Bridge Project.

You can read this article and find past issues on our website /center-teaching-learning/publications or grab a printed copy at the CTL!

The CTL wishes you a fun and relaxing summer!

Wendy Murawski Wins 2024 �鶹AV Highly Influential and Sustained Innovation Award

ian.carroll@csun.edu — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 15:01:10 +0000

April 25, 2024

Congratulations to Dr. Wendy Murawski for winning the 2024 �鶹AV Highly Influential and Sustained Innovation Award. This award recognizes a member of the �鶹AV faculty who has made a series of purposeful and innovative changes in the curriculum and/or their instructional strategies. The winner must be someone who is recognized and respected as a collegial faculty member who regularly has creative ideas that are realized and sustained, and that certainly defines Dr. Murawski!

The CTL's Fall Semester Wrap-up!

ian.carroll@csun.edu — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:46:06 +0000

February 23, 2024

The �鶹AV Center for Teaching and Learning had a busy fall! Learn about the conferences, publications, and local and international collaborations that this amazing arm of the College of Education has been undertaking.

The �鶹AV Center for Teaching and Learning had a busy fall! In addition to hosting the What Really Works in Education conference at �鶹AV at the end of September, the CTL also co-hosted the same conference at the University of Maine, Augusta, and at the William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia in October. Around 500 educators on the East and West Coasts were able to learn about co-teaching, inclusive, and high-leverage practices. Dr. Wendy Murawski (of �鶹AV) and Dr. Melissa Jenkins (of the University of Mary Washington), as the authors of the new 2024 textbook "Connecting high-leverage practices to student success: Collaboration in inclusive classrooms", were the keynotes at each of the 3 conferences.

Dr. Murawski was also asked to keynote the Twice-Exceptional Teacher Education International Hybrid Conference held at Cleveland State University (Ohio) and the Q10 Conference in Los Angeles.

The CTL published the CTL on the Cutting Edge research brief in November. This publication promoted the work of Dr. Dominic Grasso and his work with the LA Times Literacy Center at �鶹AV.

The CTL also published its peer-reviewed international newsletter, TCARE. This particular issue also focused on high-leverage and inclusive practices. We are pleased to highlight �鶹AV professors who were published in this 15th issue: Dr. Sami Toews, Dr. Amy Hanreddy, and Dr. Dominic Grasso. The CTL encourages other �鶹AV faculty to submit their practitioner-focused articles for consideration. Next semester's theme will be: Assistive Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Education.

Dr. Wendy Murawski, CTL Endowed Chair, also spent much of last Fall collaborating internationally with co-teaching researchers in Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, and Denmark. She presented in Switzerland this Fall to the University of Zürich, the University of St. Gallen, and the International School of Basel. In addition to her new book on High-Leverage Practices, Dr. Murawski also published a book for Swedish educators through Studentliteratur (Swedish publisher). This book was co-authored with a Swedish school principal and a Welsh professor and is called "Lärearens verktygslåda: Praktiska strategier för att hantera mångfalden i klassrummet." (The Teachers’ toolkit: Thirty tools for your top ten challenges. Practical strategies to manage the diverse classroom). The book has since been picked up by an American publisher (Corwin Press) and will be out next year in the USA. She has also co-authored a book on Co-Teaching and UDL in Danish Schools which comes out with Dafolo Publisher in 2024.

The CTL continues to manage many professional development contracts with local school districts around topics such as Universal Design for Learning, Specially Designed Instruction, Co-Teaching, Assessment, and Literacy Strategies. Dr. Wendy Murawski and Mr. Steve Holle, the CTL’s Professional Development Coordinator, even met with Superintendent Baca from LAUSD North to discuss opportunities for collaboration between �鶹AV & LAUSD. In addition, the CTL also manages numerous SIMPACT Immersive Learning contracts with schools, universities and organizations nationally and internationally.

CTL’s Education on the Edge Speaker Series

ian.carroll@csun.edu — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 04:27:25 +0000

January 20, 2024

HOLD THE DATE!

Feb 15, 2024 from 4-5:30pm

Dr. Melissa Jenkins of the University of Mary Washington, and co-author of Connecting High-Leverage Practices to Student Success: Collaboration in Inclusive Classrooms, will be presenting on Behavior Support that Works.

Classroom management and Behavior supports are always a top concern of educators, especially now post-pandemic. Attend in person at the �鶹AV College of Education Rooms ED1214-1216 or sign up to participate through Zoom! Q& A will follow the engaging, practical, strategy-oriented presentation. See attached flyer & feel free to share liberally with teachers, schools, student groups, etc.

All Education on the Edge events are free but RSVP is required (for on-site and zoom) so we can plan accordingly. Please register soon. Any problems or questions? Contact Dr. Wendy Murawski or the College of Ed CTL at ctl@csun.edu or x7494.

Call for submissions to T-CARE, a peer-reviewed newsletter

ian.carroll@csun.edu — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 04:18:56 +0000

January 19, 2024

INTERESTED IN BEING PUBLISHED IN A PEER-REVIEWED NEWSLETTER?

The Center for Teaching and Learning in the Michael D. Eisner College of Education at Cal State Northridge is actively seeking submissions for the next issue of T-CARE, which will focus on…

“AT &/or AI in Education”*

*AT=Assistive Technology; AI = Artificial Intelligence

Please email all submissions to ctl@csun.edu. You can find the guidelines for being a T-CARE author and check out T-CARE articles from the past at /center-teaching-learning/publications.

The CTL’s Fall Semester Wrap-up!

ian.carroll@csun.edu — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 23:06:27 +0000

December 5, 2023

Dr. Murawski was also asked to keynote the Twice-Exceptional Teacher Education International Hybrid Conference held at Cleveland State University (Ohio) and the Q10 Conference in Los Angeles.

The CTL published the CTL on the Cutting Edge research brief in November. This publication promoted the work of Dr. Dominic Grasso and his work with the LA Times Literacy Center at �鶹AV.

The CTL also published its peer-reviewed international newsletter, TCARE. This particular issue also focused on high-leverage and inclusive practices. We are pleased to highlight �鶹AV professors who were published in this 15th issue: Dr. Sami Toews, Dr. Amy Hanreddy, and Dr. Dominic Grasso. The CTL encourages other �鶹AV faculty to submit their practitioner-focused articles for consideration. Next semester's theme will be: Assistive Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Education. Submissions will be due by February 28, 2024.

The CTL continues to manage many professional development contracts with local school districts around topics such as Universal Design for Learning, Specially Designed Instruction, Co-Teaching, Assessment, and Literacy Strategies. Dr. Wendy Murawski and Mr. Steve Holle, the CTL’s Professional Development Coordinator, even met with Superintendent Baca from LAUSD North to discuss opportunities for collaboration between �鶹AV & LAUSD (picture attached). In addition, the CTL also manages numerous SIMPACT Immersive Learning contracts with schools, universities and organizations nationally and internationally.

New issue of T-CARE

ian.carroll@csun.edu — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 03:53:27 +0000

December 1, 2023

The �鶹AV Center for Teaching and Learning is proud to publish the newest edition of T-CARE (Teachers Connecting to Advance Retention and Empowerment). T-CARE is a peer-reviewed national newsletter designed to offer practical tips for pre- and in-service educators. This particular issue focused on high-leverage and inclusive practices. We are pleased to highlight �鶹AV professors who were published in this 15th issue: Dr. Sami Toews, Dr. Amy Hanreddy, and Dr. Dominic Grasso. The CTL encourages other �鶹AV faculty to submit their practitioner-focused articles for consideration.

View the latest T-CARE here (.pdf)

Check out other T-CARE articles from the past at /center-teaching-learning/publications. Interested in writing for T-CARE? The guidelines for being a T-CARE author are on our website as well!

Be sure to get on the CTL’s mailing list for this and other publications and events by mailing ctl@csun.edu and simply saying “I’d like to be on the mailing list.”

CTL on the Cutting Edge

ian.carroll@csun.edu — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 06:11:39 +0000

November 20, 2023

The Center for Teaching and Learning is proud to present a new CTL on the Cutting Edge news brief, which focuses on the L.A. Times Literacy Center at �鶹AV.

You can read this article and find past issues on our website /center-teaching-learning/publications or grab a printed copy at the CTL!

Inclusive Education Training with SIMPACT

ian.carroll@csun.edu — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:32:54 +0000

September 15, 2023

SIMPACT has played a vital role in universities and school districts across the country and abroad in training future teachers as well as seasoned professionals in Inclusive Education practices. SIMPACT simulation participants engage in practicing their skills in all areas of education; from an administrator's legal role in an IEP meeting, to productive discussions with parents in identifying student needs, to teachers implementing adaptations and supports in the classroom in order to reach the highest levels of access and equal opportunity for all students. Our simulation participants report significant growth in their confidence and skill level in removing barriers in their classrooms and cultivating an equitable, informed and secure learning environment for all students.

Learn more on the SIMPACT website