Certificate Deadline is April 16
If you are hoping to earn one of our teaching certificates this year, be aware that your application is due by Monday, April 16. Applications may be submitted in person in room 156 of the Armory, or sent through campus mail to MC-528. Here are answers to some commonly asked questions about certificates this time of year.
- If you are missing signatures from CITL staff (e.g. for participation in the Grad Academy or a CITL workshop for which you signed in), you may submit the otherwise completed application and we will provide the CITL signatures after the fact. You are still responsible for collecting signatures from non-CITL individuals who helped you fulfill a requirement.
- If you are pursuing the Graduate Teacher Certificate, you may submit your application before your final set of ICES is collected. If you collected one set of ICES, two sets of IEF, and have completed two consultations, we will trust that you collect the final set of ICES after the certificate deadline.
- No progress you make towards the certificate ever expires, so if you aren't going to make the deadline this year, you do not need to start over. Just keep working on the outstanding requirements and submit your application next year.
ICES Ordering Deadline is April 18
Remember to order ICES forms for each class/section for the Spring 2018 semester. The deadline to order is Wednesday, April 18. Allow 7-10 business days to process ICES orders. Contact Measurement and Evaluation with any questions at 217-244-3839 or email ices@illinois.edu.
Unleashing Learning Engagement in the Classroom, April 6
A special event co-sponsored by the College of ACES and CITL, facilitated by Nancy White of Full Circle Associates.
Is it a challenge to engage all student voices in your classes? Do you look for ways to spark deeper student engagement the subject matter and with each other? Do you wish they would take more ownership and risks in their learning? Engagement deepens learning and application. It strengthens the muscles that help students work with ambiguity. But it can be challenging, in both small and large groups.
Come explore Liberating Structures, an easy to learn and deploy repertoire of of 33+ open source interaction structures that can build patterns of easy, regular student engagement in the classroom. They quickly foster lively participation in groups of any size, making it possible to truly include and unleash everyone.
You can start with a short 90 minute introductory workshop, or stay for all three learning sessions. First is an introduction of the easiest and most often used Liberating Structures, second, a focused application to solve a real challenge, and third, a deeper dive into the theory and practice behind Liberating Structures.
See our calendar for more information and to register.
Playful By Design, April 5-7
The Illinois Project for Research in the Humanities Playful by Deisgn Research Cluster is pleased to announce the 1st Annual Interdisciplinary Games Studies @ Illinois Spring Symposium happening April 5th-7th in locations across the UIUC campus. It is free and open to the public.
Look here for more information and to register.
Graduate Student Appreciation Week, April 2-7
The Graduate College is celebrating Graduate Student Appreciation Week April 2-7 with FREE events all over campus. There will be FREE: Live Music, Ice Skating, Latin Dancing, Cookies & Coffee and Wellness Workshops.
Next Generation Engagement: Proven Strategies to Connect and Engage Generation Z, April 4
A presentation by Ryan Jenkins, author of The Millennial Manual, sponsored by the Student Affairs Professional Development Committee.
Meet the generation that’s never been offline. The first generation who will spend their entire life in a world where earth’s accumulated knowledge can be accessed in an instant with a touch of a finger. Change is inevitable, but understanding and engaging of Generation Z must be intentional. Ryan’s presentation will give you the advantage moving forward.
Wednesday, April 4, 3pm to 4:30pm in Illini Union Room 407
RSVP for the presentation here.
Create Your Own Online Course Workshop begins April 16
CITL will be hosting the “Create Your Own Online Course” workshop on April 16, 17, & 19 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. each day. This is open to faculty, staff, eLearning Professionals, and TAs who want to learn best practices for creating an online course. See the agenda here. The workshop is free of charge but we do ask you to indicate via the RSVP form (by April 12) which days you will attend (even if you plan to stay for 30 minutes). This is a particularly good opportunity for anyone interested in earning the Certificate in Technology-Enhanced Teaching.
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