APRIL 17

Important Reminder for Providence Students and Faculty!

Recently named the Chief Executive Officer for Democrats for Education Reform (DFER), former Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza is working to support leaders committed to our vision for a public education system that empowers all of its students — particularly students of color, from low-income backgrounds, and other historically underserved students — to reach their limitless potential.

Mayor Elorza will also be conducting a brief Q&A session for CU students, faculty and staff on the Wednesday, April 19 at the Met H.S. in Providence from 5:30-6:15 P.M.

If you would like to ask a question, click here.

TEACHING & TECH

Full Semester & Spring 2 Faculty

• Please keep doing the attendance
• Be sure to start scheduling your 1-1s for the end of Spring 1 sessions (how did we get here so fast!?!?)
• Be sure to update students this week about where they are at in the course and if there is any missing work they still need to complete.
• Towards the end of this week and beginning of next, don’t forget to nudge students to complete the final evaluations (link is in the final week of your course).

Summer Faculty

Here are some upcoming deadlines for you:  

• 4/24/23: Syllabi submitted to Lance Eaton & Karen Casper. 

1. Syllabi should be Google Docs.
2. Syllabi must use this syllabus template.
3. Timeliness of syllabi submission can impact your enrollment (if students’ can’t access syllabi, they are less likely to enroll in your course).

• 5/8/23: Syllabus, assignment guidelines and Weeks 1-3 ready in Moodle

1. This video (12:26 minutes) walks you through how to get Moodle up and ready. You can use this checklist. 

• 5/15/23: Moodle courses open; Announcement sent to students
• 5/22/23: First Day of Class

LAB FACULTY

Dear Lab Faculty,

The next few weeks are packed with exciting showcases of learning and celebrations. Here’s what you need to know:

Prep for Exhibition - Weeks 14 & 15

• Faculty for any first semester students should follow this guide.
• Faculty for B-Z lab students can follow this guide.
• Students should invite 1-3 people to their exhibition; expected to bring at least 1
• Use this and overlay student name, time, and location/zoom link using DocHub or any pdf editing software.
• Set up best practices (time frames, tech troubleshooting, clarity of purpose).

Graduating Student Speeches - Week 15 (R.I. Only)

• Each 30 minute individual celebration is a chance for you to speak about your student, for your student to speak about their journey, and for others to offer gratitude and love. 
• Newer lab faculty, be sure to check out 1-2 speeches to get a sense of it all and encourage your students to as well.

Exhibitions - Week 16

• Happening during class time in the same format as your regular lab: 

1. Online labs will meet online
2. In person labs will present in person WITH a link for virtual guests

• CU staff will be attending as many exhibitions as possible! 
• Please continue to use the Critical Response Process (or the modified version in guides).
• In lieu of a final exam, please have students reflect on their exhibition and feedback prior to the end of the semester.



- Sage

TA2BA CORNER

Last newsletter, I shared resources for registering for summer courses (check out the last issue if you missed it!).

As mentioned, we are in the process of trying to secure funding for TA2BA students for summer programming. Students were sent a google form to complete so that we can have an idea of how much funding is needed to cover courses. Lab Faculty, please encourage students to submit the survey if they haven’t yet!

Whether students are planning to take summer courses or not, here are a few other things they may want to think about pursuing during the summer months:

• Work on LIPs and/ or Big 10s!

- Check out the LIP workshop series every Wednesday

• Put their teaching into practice

- Many schools need TAs for summer school- they should receive information about

this from their school district

- Generation Teach summer positions

- FabNewport’s summer experience

- What else? (Please share other relevant opportunities!)

Here’s to a great last few weeks of the Spring Semester!!

- Aubrey

PA & NJ CORNER

There are two weeks left in our Spring Semester!

We will have our first graduates from our Philly cohort and we will celebrate their graduation on May 7th with an End of Year gathering later in the day for all of our PA & NJ students! Details coming soon!

Please complete your Intent to Return! If you know someone who would be a great fit with our CU community, please connect me with them: melina.kuchinov@collegeunbound.edu 

Week 16 Final Exhibitions are May 2-3, 2023:

• A Semester Exhibition Guide here (and in Moodle!)
• B-Z Exhibition Guide here

Community building activities to get Lab cohort started:

• What was your first job? What did you learn?
• What is your nickname?
• What was cool when you were younger but is not cool now?
• What was the first music album/tape/8 track/CD you bought?
• Here is the full article!

PHA has a paid summer Internship program from May 12 - August 10.

Reach out with questions or concerns!

- Melina & David

ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sincerely,

All of Us at College Unbound, including:

Adam Bush

Co-Founder, Provost

Karen Casper

Academic Affairs Coordinator

Aubrey Schabowsky

Director of Educator Preparation, TA2BA Program

Deborah Kronenberg

Learning Coordinator

David Bromley

Coordinator of Growth, CU Philadelphia

Sage Morgan-Hubbard

Director of Lab Faculty

Michael Walker

Director of Institutional & Action Research/Chief Information Officer

Lance Eaton

Director of Digital Pedagogy

Elizabeth Colon

Director of Learning in Public

Melina Kuchinov

Assistant Director, CU Philadelphia