Center for Education, Innovation, and Learning in the Sciences

Conversations on Equity and Justice in Teaching: Trauma-Informed Care Principles in HSI's
2024-04-16 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 1100 Terasaki Life Sciences Building, 1100 Terasaki Life Sciences Building, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
CEILS invites you to join us for “Conversations on Equity and Justice” this Spring Quarter. Our overall goal is to create a communal space for faculty, teaching-staff, postdocs, graduate students to discuss, learn, and consider teaching strategies to support themselves and their students in the classroom. These conversations are topic-based and you can drop in for one or come for all. Light refreshments will be provided!

Tuesday, April 9 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: Our Brains, Emotions, and Learning: Eight Principles of Trauma-Informed Teaching by Mays Imad
Tuesday, April 16 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: How Trauma-Informed Care Principles Can Contribute to Academic Success for Students in Hispanic-Serving Institutions by Joy Patton and Lauren Cortez
Tuesday, April 23 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: Toward a Theory of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy by Gloria Ladson-Billings

1100 Terasaki Life Sciences Building, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Conversations on Equity and Justice in Teaching: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
2024-04-23 12:30 - 13:30 | 1100 Terasaki Life Sciences Building, 1100 Terasaki Life Sciences Building, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States

Center for Inclusive Education- Stony Brook University, NY: "The Risk and the Resistance in STEM"
2024-05-02 07:00 - 08:30
“To be Black or Brown and graduate in STEM is an act of racial justice.”
I say this almost unconditionally because Black and Brown STEMmers overwhelmingly want to use their skills towards fighting for racial justice.”
– Dr. Ebony McGee
On Thursday, May 2nd at 10:00 am EST, The Center for Inclusive Education at Stony Brook University is excited to announce that renowned author of Black, Brown, Bruised: How Racialized STEM Education Stifles Innovation, Dr. Ebony Omotola McGee, will join us in person (Zoom option available) for an open conversation on the intricate landscape of the STEM ecosystem, scrutinizing the prevailing risks associated with its current state and demographics. Dr. McGee’s keynote will outline the consequential impact of these risks on individuals and communities within STEM. Finally, we will step into the realm of resistance, exploring practical strategies for combatting these issues.
This transformative event promises to delve deep into the critical issues surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM.
The Risk and the Resistance in STEM
Date: May 2nd
Keynote Presentation: 10:00 am – 11:30 am EST
Location: Zoom
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ED Talks-“Enacting Inclusive Science in STEMM Teaching and Training” by Ana Romero
2024-05-02 14:00 - 15:00 | 1100 Terasaki Life Sciences Building, 1100 Terasaki Life Sciences Building, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Located: Terasaki Rm 1100 and Zoom
EdTalks: “Enacting Inclusive Science in STEMM Teaching and Training” by Ana Romero, Associate Project Scientist, NIH Coordination and Evaluation Center
Integration of diversity in scientific training, teaching, and inquiry is pivotal to developing an inclusive approach to science. In this talk, Dr. Ana Romero shares research findings on culturally responsive practices used to teach and train undergraduate students in STEMM from a study on the Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) initiative.
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ED Talks Teaching-as-Research Lightning Talks by CIRTL Scholars followed by a Happy Hour
2024-05-16 14:00 - 15:00 | 1100 Terasaki Life Sciences Building, 1100 Terasaki Life Sciences Building, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Located: Terasaki Rm 1100 and Zoom
Join us to hear three CIRTL@UCLA Scholars share their “Teaching-as-Research” findings. We have the following three talks lined up for this session:

Andrew Ramirez, PhD candidate, Bioengineering. Integrating Equity Principles into Bioengineering Machine Learning Curriculum
Emily Neer, PhD candidate, Psychology. Encouraging Undergraduate Students to Rest: A Classroom Intervention Study
Hannah Tandy, PhD candidate, Geology. Student feelings of Diversity and Belonging – Including Historical Context in Introduction to Oceanography

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ED Talks-"Generative AI in 2024: Exploring Emerging Practices in Teaching and Learning" by Jess Gregg M.A., Ed.M., LMFT. (she/her)
2024-05-23 14:00 - 15:00
Located: Terasaki Rm 1100 and Zoom
It has been less than two years since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, but rapid development of new AI tools has led to adoption by millions of users around the world, with full applications still unknown and untested. In this talk we will take a look at some of the emerging practices in higher education for teaching and learning that instructors can integrate into STEM courses here at UCLA and discuss potential future impacts as well as concerns related to AI.
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Learning Community: UCLA Early Career Faculty in the Sciences-"End of Year Reflections - Goal Setting for Next Year"
2024-06-06 12:30 - 14:00 | 1100 Terasaki Life Sciences Building, 1100 Terasaki Life Sciences Building, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
The CEILS team invites you to carve out a little time to gather in the community and get support from each other on all things related to teaching here at UCLA. This community is designed to support early career faculty across disciplines in the sciences who have joined UCLA within the past 5 years. Lunch provided!
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Fostering Curiosity: CEILS Annual Faculty Teaching Workshop
2024-09-19 09:00 - 15:00, 2024-09-20 09:00 - 15:00 | Hershey Hall 158
This year, our annual workshop will focus on approaching your teaching with curiosity as a way to manage the highs and lows in the classroom and prioritize our well-being. Our goal is to provide you with resources, concrete strategies, and practice to maximize student success. We invite you to join us and engage in any or all of the three experiences described below:

Come share and discuss strategies for setting up your classroom as a learning community, designing an inclusive syllabus that provokes curiosity, and creating assessments designed for equitable learning opportunities.
Engage with invited instructors, who will present lightning talks followed by a panel discussion on how they are approaching teaching and meeting the challenges of today. Those topics include embracing AI within their disciplines, designing courses to allow for pivot in format if needed, addressing student wellness needs, and leveraging technology to reduce workload without negatively impacting learning.
Meet key leaders at our resource fair social (lunch provided) from across campus that support student success and well-being. You may often refer students to these campus centers so please stop by so you can meet the dedicated folks who serve the campus at the Center for Accessible Education, Counseling and Psychological Services, the Career Center, Undergraduate Research Center, Library, and more.

All are welcome to join this community of caring instructors who are excited to talk about teaching! We especially encourage instructors who either are relatively new to college teaching or who have instructional responsibilities in large enrollment gateway courses for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) majors.
Record your participation in your dossier as evidence of your efforts to improve teaching and as an activity that helps promote equal opportunity and diversity in education. Such efforts in both categories, on behalf of all faculty, are now a recognized component of the promotion and tenure process at UCLA (see APM 210-1, and Appendix 41).
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CEILS Teaching Table for STEM Classrooms: Building Community and Sense of Belonging in Your Course; Scenario Planning for Adapting Your Course During Campus Disruptions
2024-10-18 12:30 - 14:00 | 1100 Terasaki Life Sciences Building, 1100 Terasaki Life Sciences Building, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Join a community of educators in exploring, innovating, and collaborating on teaching topics! RSVP to secure your spot today!
Instructors across the Life and Physical Sciences are invited to participate. Those who attend a minimum of 4 of the 6 sessions will receive a certificate of completion for their dossier.
Fridays 12:30 – 2 pm, Terasaki Life Sciences Building 1100
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CEILS Teaching Table for STEM Classrooms: Campus Partners Meet-and-Greet; Supporting Student Wellness and Responding to Students in Crisis
2024-11-22 12:30 - 14:00 | 1100 Terasaki Life Sciences Building, 1100 Terasaki Life Sciences Building, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States

CEILS Teaching Table for STEM Classrooms: Reflecting on the Fall Quarter; Planning for Winter Quarter
2024-12-06 12:30 - 14:00 | 1100 Terasaki Life Sciences Building, 1100 Terasaki Life Sciences Building, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States

CEILS End of Fall Quarter Happy Hour!
2024-12-06 14:00 - 15:30 | Hershey Hall Front Courtyard, 612 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Join us to celebrate the end of the Fall Quarter. Bring a friend, grab some snacks, and be in community with your wonderful colleagues here at UCLA.

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CEILS Teaching Table for STEM Classrooms: Project-Based Learning, Community Engagement, and Group Work - Campus Resources & Course Design Strategies
2025-01-17 12:30 - 14:00 | 1100 Terasaki Life Sciences Building, 1100 Terasaki Life Sciences Building, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Join a community of educators in exploring, innovating, and collaborating on teaching topics! RSVP to secure your spot today!
Instructors across the Life and Physical Sciences are invited to participate. Those who attend a minimum of 4 of the 6 sessions will receive a certificate of completion for their dossier.
Fridays 12:30 – 2 pm, Terasaki Life Sciences Building 1100

CEILS Wellness Walks
2025-01-22 11:40 - 12:00 | Hershey Hall Front Courtyard, 612 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
As part of our Pedagogical Wellness Initiative, we are launching 20 min walks in the Winter Quarter, every Wednesday from 11:40 – 12:00 pm. You can walk the full 20, more, or less. This time is for you. We will meet in the Hershey Front Courtyard. You can use this time to connect with CEILS folks about teaching, hold walking meetings with colleagues, or put on your headphones and drift away. We’ll send you a calendar invite, and we hope you can join!

CEILS Wellness Walks
2025-01-29 11:40 - 12:00, 2025-02-05 11:40 - 12:00, 2025-02-12 11:40 - 12:00, 2025-02-19 11:40 - 12:00, 2025-02-26 11:40 - 12:00, 2025-03-05 11:40 - 12:00, 2025-03-12 11:40 - 12:00 | Hershey Hall Front Courtyard, 612 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Join us for energizing 20-minute walks every Wednesday from 11:40 – 12:00 pm. Whether you stroll the full time, a bit less, or more, this time is for you. You can use this time to connect with CEILS folks about teaching, hold walking meetings with colleagues, or put on your headphones and drift away. We’ll send a calendar invite to the emails we already have in our listserv, but please forward to friends who would love to join! Bring a buddy and come walk with us!

Meet in the Hershey Hall Front Courtyard at 11:35 am

Winter Quarter Wellness Book Club
2025-02-06 12:30 - 13:30, 2025-02-13 12:30 - 13:30, 2025-02-27 12:30 - 13:30 | Terasaki Life Sciences 5100
Join us for an exciting CEILS Winter Quarter Wellness Book Club! We invite instructors and academic staff to explore strategies, action plan, and build a community of support to establish healthy academic learning environments for instructor and student wellbeing.
If you plan to participate, please RSVP by January 27th to receive a free copy of the highly recommended “Set Boundaries, Find Peace” . Lunch will also be provided for those who RSVP.
We hope to see you there!
12:30 – 1:30 pm (lunch provided for those who RSVP)
Thursday Feb 6: Chapters 1- 3 *Understanding Boundaries*
Thursday Feb 13: Chapter 4 – 6 *Communicating Boundaries*
Thursday Feb 27: Chapter 7, 9, & 13 *Setting & Honoring Boundaries*

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CEILS Teaching Table for STEM Classrooms: Thinking Outside of the Box - New and Emerging Scholarship and Technologies to Explore
2025-02-14 12:30 - 14:00 | 1100 Terasaki Life Sciences Building, 1100 Terasaki Life Sciences Building, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States

Teaching Professor Symposium
2025-02-19 - 2025-02-21

Teaching Professor Symposium - Faculty Lightning Talks
2025-02-20

Pedagogical Essentials for Academic Wellness: Syllabus Design
2025-03-06 12:30 - 13:30 | Terasaki Life Sciences 5100
Join our dynamic workshops to supercharge your course design and captivate your students! In just one hour, you’ll discover effective strategies that enhance your teaching and benefit your students. Whether you’re launching a new course, revamping an existing one, or seeking a refresher, we have exciting topics just for you. Don’t miss out—choose your session today!
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Thursday, March 6: Syllabus Design
Thursday, March 13: Learning Outcomes – Aligning Your Course & Assessments
Thursday, March 20: Active Learning & Student Engagement

If you are interested in any of these topics, please RSVP using the link below.

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Pedagogical Essentials for Academic Wellness: Aligning Your Course & Assessments
2025-03-13 12:30 - 13:30 | Terasaki Life Sciences 5100
