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Recap: Understanding and Supporting Executive Function
Executive functioning skills are critical to memory, attention, organizing, and planning—among many other tasks important to learning and teaching. In a…
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Liz Norell
Thank an Instructor
We love reading the notes of gratitude students send to their instructors through our Thank an Instructor program. Here are our spring highlights!
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Liz Norell
, 
Emily Pitts Donahoe
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Josh Eyler
, and 
Hanna Lee
Recap: Page by Page
Motivating students to embrace the desirable difficulties of reading, with Dr. Elizabeth Barre
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Winshen Liu
Recap: Developing a Trauma-Aware Pedagogy
The week before the break, CETL hosted our final workshop of the semester, “Developing a Trauma-Aware Pedagogy.” Unfortunately, the topic is more…
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Emily Pitts Donahoe
Recap: Leading Difficult Discussions
On October 2, CETL facilitated a workshop on “Leading Difficult Discussions” for an audience of instructors, graduate TAs, and faculty members.
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Amitesh Singh
Recap: Rekindling Joy & Purpose
Leveraging the Power of Human Connections for Faculty & Student Success, with Dr. Isis Artze-Vega
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Emily Pitts Donahoe
Recap: The ADA’s Impact on Teaching
Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act can help faculty create inclusive, psychologically safer learning environments for students.
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Liz Norell
Celebrating CETL Authors
Two CETL educators are releasing books this semester—and the UM community is invited to their launch parties!
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Emily Pitts Donahoe
ICYMI: Welcome Week Workshop Highlights
CETL hosted three workshops for instructors in the week before classes started. Here are some highlights.
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Liz Norell
Recap: Supporting Students’ Mental Health
Students are struggling (and instructors are overwhelmed). Here are a few tangible things we can do--without burning out.
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Liz Norell
Recap: Promoting Self-Efficacy through Inclusive Course Design
Two members of CETL's Inclusive Teaching Learning Community shared how they changed their STEM courses to enhance student success
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Derek Bruff
Recap: Supporting Neurodivergent Students with Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, and Dyspraxia
Greater awareness of neurodivergent types can lead to more inclusive and equitable teaching. In this recap, we provide an overview of four different…
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Liz Norell
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