Special Initiatives

Brown Bag Series I:  Teaching Dialogues

An opportunity to discuss with colleagues our teaching questions, processed, ideas, and experiences.  Topics include how we prepare global citizens, strategies to increase critical thinking, potential interdisciplinary curriculum, the role of varieties of wisdom in the classroom, reflections on teaching practice, and more.  Dates (monthly, first Monday, 12:30 - 2pm): October 5th, November 2nd, December 7th, February 1st, March 1st, and April 5th.

Brown Bag Series II: Research Dialogues

Time to talk about research - what are we studying and how, grant-supported research, moving form conference to publication, other questions of shared concern and support.  Dates (monthly, third Wednesday, 12:30 - 2pm): October 21st, November 18th, December 16th, February 17th, March 17th, and April 21st.

Writing Group Initiative

Schedule support for your writing on your calendar! The Group, a joint effort by the CTLS and the Women's Center to provide a space and time for writing, will meet on Thursdays in the Women's Center in White Hall from 12:30 - 2:00pm, beginning September 24th.  Members can come every week or as often as they'd like.  Once a month, we'll have a special topic discussion, such as publishing tips, how to create a good opening, etc.  The group's mission is to write.  There will be no lessons, instructions, prompts, or exercises, other than the once a month discussions.  Just time, space, and a room of our own to write!

New Faculty Seminar

Faculty new to Lesley this year are invited to a series of conversations about teaching, research, institutional culture, survival strategies, and community-building.  Dates (Fridays, 1 - 3pm): September 18th, October 16th, November 20th, February 19th, March 26th, and April 23rd.

Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity (S.E.E.D.)

Based on the work of Peggy McIntosh and the National S.E.E.D. Project on Inclusive Curriculum, these teacher-led seminars focus on developing inclusive curriculum.  Participants engage in reflective practice as they discuss readings and videos that deal with a variety of issues that are related to themes in diversity work and multicultural education such as gender equity, race, ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation.

Courage to Teach/School of Education Practicum Seminar Leaders Pilot Project

The project focuses on bringing the work of Parker Palmer and Courage to teach to aspiring teachers at Lesley University, in order to provide a framework of support that they can incorporate into their lives as beginning teachers.  The Project provides an introductory retreat and check-in sessions for participating Seminar faculty. The goal is the find personal and professional renewal for ourselves and to explore together ways that this experience can enhance the work already being done in the seminars.