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SUMMARY:Deadline: STEM Education Retreat: STEM for All: Applying UDL in Your Courses
DESCRIPTION:Register Here | Facilitators: Carley Fisher-Maltese and Laina Lockett \nRegistration for this event closed May 1. We will offer this event again in Spring 2027.  \nFaculty are invited to participate in the second STEM Education Retreat\, an in-person professional development workshop focused on Using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in STEM Courses. The workshop will be held on May 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and is open to any faculty who teach STEM courses across Mason’s colleges and schools. Participation is limited to the first 15 faculty who register. The Canvas course will open on May 6. \nDuring the workshop\, participants will explore how to apply UDL principles to the design and delivery of STEM courses\, with an emphasis on creating inclusive learning environments that proactively address learner variability. Faculty will learn strategies for aligning student learning outcomes\, instructional activities\, and assessments using the UDL framework. The session will include hands-on activities\, guided reflection on current course design\, and collaborative discussion. Participants will leave with practical\, actionable strategies to implement UDL in at least one STEM course\, including applications in laboratory\, quantitative\, and problem-based learning contexts. \n* Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.
URL:https://stearnscenter.gmu.edu/event/stem-education-retreat-stem-for-all-applying-udl-in-your-courses/
LOCATION:Innovation Hall Rm 427\, 4699 Mattaponi River Ln\, Fairfax\, VA\, 22030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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SUMMARY:Priority Deadline to Register for Symposium: Educator Agency in the Age of AI
DESCRIPTION:Learn more here | Facilitators: JMU’s Center for Faculty Innovation\, JMU Libraries\, UVA’s Center for Teaching Excellence\, and Breana Bayraktar of George Mason’s Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning\nSymposium: Educator Agency in the Age of AI: Building AI Literacy and Designing Learning in a Changing World on May 19\, 2026 \nArtificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the ways knowledge is produced\, accessed\, and applied across nearly every field. While these changes create uncertainty\, they also present an opportunity: educators have a critical role in shaping how AI is understood and used by the next generation. This full-day Symposium session invites faculty from across Virginia to engage deeply with the question of how higher education should respond to AI—not simply through policies or restrictions\, but through intentional teaching and curriculum design. Presentations and workshops developed by researchers from the AI in Teaching and Learning Project. \nThe morning presentation\, provided both in person and online\, introduces the Critical AI Literacy Cultivation Framework\, developed by a research team from the AI in Teaching and Learning Project. Participants will explore the rapidly evolving AI landscape\, examine research on AI’s impact on learning and the workforce\, and consider the role educators play in shaping how AI develops within higher education. The session surveys three domains of AI literacy—Understanding AI\, Engaging with AI\, and Shaping AI’s Roles—and introduces an open educational resource designed to support institutions\, departments\, and individual courses. \nA facilitated networking lunch will be provided in person. \nThe in-person afternoon workshop moves from theory to practice. Participants will explore the SKEPTICS framework\, a classroom tool designed to help students assess how AI affects their learning\, cognition\, and academic performance. Through guided activities and collaborative discussion\, participants will adapt the framework to their own disciplinary contexts and develop an implementation plan for their courses. \nTogether\, the two sessions provide both a conceptual foundation for AI literacy and concrete strategies for implementation\, helping educators move from reacting to AI’s disruption toward actively shaping its role in teaching and learning. By the end of the day\, participants will have both a broader understanding of AI’s implications for higher education and practical tools for helping students engage with AI thoughtfully and responsibly. \nParticipants will leave with:\n-A research-informed framework for understanding AI literacy in higher education\n-A deeper perspective on AI’s implications for learning and disciplinary practice\n-Practical strategies for integrating AI literacy into courses and curricula\n-A draft plan for implementing student reflection on AI’s impact on learning \nThis event is organized by JMU’s Center for Faculty Innovation\, JMU Libraries\, UVA’s Center for Teaching Excellence\, and George Mason’s Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning. It is funded by an FFEI grant administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV). \nRegistration Information: Participants can register for the whole day to attend in person\, or select only the morning or afternoon sessions along with lunch. The morning presentation will be available online. If funding is a consideration in your ability to attend in person\, you will be able to request a travel stipend of $50 to support your participation and will need to register by the priority deadline of May 1. After May 1\, we will email you to confirm selection for the travel stipend and collect the necessary information for payment. \nPriority registration deadline: Friday\, May 1\nFinal registration deadline: Friday\, May 15 \nSchedule for the Symposium:\n10:00 – 10:30: Registration Open. Coffee/tea and snacks available\n10:30 – 12:00: Presentation: Your Role in Shaping AI’s Impact: Fostering AI Literacy in Higher Education (Hybrid)\n12:00 – 1:00: Networking Lunch\n1:00 – 2:30: Workshop: Supporting Students in Assessing AI’s Impact on Learning: The SKEPTICS Framework (In-person only)\n2:30 – 3:00: Farewell Reception \n*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register by going to: https://www.jmu.edu/events/cfi/2026/05/19-educator-agency-age-of-ai.shtml
URL:https://stearnscenter.gmu.edu/event/deadline-to-register-for-symposium-educator-agency-in-the-age-of-ai/
LOCATION:Hartman Hall\, 421 Bluestone Drive\, Harrisonburg\, VA\, 22807\, United States
CATEGORIES:Deadline
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ORGANIZER;CN="Breana Bayraktar":MAILTO:bbayrakt@gmu.edu
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Creating a Dynamic Classroom Climate
DESCRIPTION:Register Here | Facilitators: Crystal Anderson and Stephanie Bluth\nDo you want to learn how to leverage class policies to enhance your rapport with your class? In this workshop\, graduate instructors will learn how to set the stage for successful management of a course\, including the development of a teaching persona and creating class policies that work. You will also apply your newly acquired knowledge to a case study on how to improve student performance. Open to all graduate students\, this workshop is required for the SkillCraft Level 1 Essentials Credential. \n*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.
URL:https://stearnscenter.gmu.edu/event/workshop-creating-a-dynamic-classroom-climate/
LOCATION:Zoom\, You will be able to view the Zoom link upon registering.
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Stephanie Bluth":MAILTO:sbluth@gmu.edu
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