Monthly Themes

Monthly Themes

NISOD is excited to announce its monthly themes for 2023! These themes will be a starting point for organizing our events, conversations, and reflections in the new year. Whether you read an Innovation Abstracts article, attend a webinar, or visit with colleagues in a Connections & Conversations meet up, we hope you enjoy engaging with our monthly themes in 2023!

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Month	Theme/Focus of the Month	Scheduled Events/Articles
March 2023	Increasing Students’ Sense of Belonging on Campus	Webinars Pronouns: Why They Matter (March 27) Virtual Workshops Creating a Sense of Belonging to Foster Academic Success and Retention (March 31)
April 2023	Barriers Students Face in Education	Webinars When Students Have Ninety-Nine Problems and Your Syllabus Is One: Five Equity Minded Practices That Remove Barriers for Success (April 24) Virtual Workshops Bridging the Great Divide: Creating an Equitable and Comprehensive Academic Support Model in the Classroom (April 14) Identifying and Using Community Resources to Connect and Support Students (April 28)
May 2023	Career Advancement for Faculty	Webinars Data Dashboard for Holistic, Collaborative, and Data-Informed Decisions by Faculty, Staff, and Institutional Leadership (May 4) Crash the Chatterbox…In Order to Start Strong and Finish Strong (May 8) Virtual Workshops 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth (May 12) Designing Leadership Programs to Support Faculty Development (May 19)
June 2023	Transforming Education Post-COVID	Webinars Excellence and Higher Education: Post COVID-19 (June 5) Using the Groupme App to Increase Student Engagement in Online Courses (June 15) Virtual Workshops Best Practices for Design, Delivery, and Student Success When Teaching Online Courses (June 16) Building a Comprehensive HyFlex Experience: Applying Learning Theory, Instructional Design Principles, and Empathic Assessment to Achieve Student Success (June 30)
July 2023	Equity and Inclusion for Staff and Students	Webinars Recognizing and Reducing Implicit Bias in the Classroom (July 10)
August 2023	Relationship Building and Student Engagement	Webinars Planning Effective Lectures Online and In-Person (August 3) Virtual Workshops Emotional Intelligence, Self-Efficacy, Growth Mindset: Insights From Neuroscience to Empower Learners and Build Equity (August 18) Maximizing Motivation: How to Help Students Bounce Back From Burnout and Fuel College Success (August 25)
September 2023	Mental Health and Well-Being for Faculty and Staff	Webinars Coping With Compassion Fatigue as Faculty and Staff (September 7) Virtual Workshops Turn It On Turn It Off: How Your Nervous System Responds to Stress (September 15)
October 2023	Mental Health and Well-Being for Students	Webinars Assisting Students and Colleagues to Spiral Back Up From a Moral Injury (October 2) Virtual Workshops When Mindfulness Meets the Classroom (October 6) Trauma-Informed Teaching and Learning (October 27)
November 2023	Student Success Strategies	Webinars Escaping the Classroom: Designing Digital Escape Rooms for Learning (November 9) Strategies for Promoting Engagement in the Online Classroom (November 13) Virtual Workshops Teaching Critical Thinking in Humanities and Social Sciences Courses (November 10) Flipped Learning: Pathway to Student Success (November 17)
December 2023	Workforce Preparation and Development	Webinars The Skills and Competencies Needed to Transform Higher Education for the Future of Work and Learning (December 7) Virtual Workshops How to Teach Community College Students the Soft Skills Demanded by Employers (December 8)