{"id":2155,"date":"2020-01-28T11:09:33","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T19:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/events.ufv.ca\/tlc\/?page_id=2155"},"modified":"2020-01-28T11:16:57","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T19:16:57","slug":"january-2020-teaching-matters-newsletter-pdday2020-call-for-proposals-deadline-jan-31-welcome-back","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/events.ufv.ca\/tlc\/january-2020-teaching-matters-newsletter-pdday2020-call-for-proposals-deadline-jan-31-welcome-back\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2020 – TEACHING MATTERS NEWSLETTER – PDDAY2020 Call For Proposals – Deadline Jan 31 \/ Welcome Back!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Welcome back!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The first class of the Winter semester has come and gone, and establishing rules and expectations is just part of that inaugural class. The first week is a great time to rethink our kick-off strategies and think of what more, or less, we can do on the first day. Simply moving tables into islands from the first day can have a positive influence on our teaching by changing the dynamics and atmosphere of a class. Wheel your mouse down to peruse some ideas you can use in the early weeks of a semester.<\/em><\/p>\n

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150 Acts of Reconciliation for Canada’s 150<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n

On August 4th, there are 150 days left in 2017 \u2013 the year of Canada\u2019s 150th birthday. There have been robust discussions this year around reconciliation and we would like to contribute to the conversation. Together, we have written 150 Acts of Reconciliation for the last 150 days of 2017. Many of these are small, everyday acts that average Canadians can undertake, but others are more provocative that encourage people to think about Indigenous-settler relationships in new ways. We encourage you to use #150Acts to share your engagement with each item on the list.<\/p>\n

7. Read an autobiography written by an Indigenous person. A couple of ideas include Augie Merasty\u2019s\u00a0The Education of Augie Merasty<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton\u2019s\u00a0Fatty Legs: A True Story<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, and Mini Adola Freeman\u2019s\u00a0Life Among the Qallunaat<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/em> of the 150 Acts<\/a><\/strong>…and review UFV Indigenization<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Call for Proposals<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We invite all UFV faculty and staff to submit proposals for workshops for UFV’s fifth annual Professional Development Day (PDDAY2020) on April 30, 2020.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Be well. Learn well. Teach well…the connection between good health and academic performance is the theme for this year’s PD Day sub-themes:<\/p>\n