<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"><font size="4"> </font></span></b><br></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="4"><b><u><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">CTE Panel Discussion: “The
Importance of Feedback for Improving Writing”<br>
</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">The Center
for Teaching Excellence invites you to join us for our </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Panel
Discussion about Student Writing “The Importance of Feedback for Improving
Writing” a Special In-Person Panel Discussion t</span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">o celebrate International Writing Centers Week!
Everyone is invited to attend, especially students.</span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Garamond,serif"><font size="4"> </font></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="4"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">P</span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">anel Members: Michelle Ouellette,
Tom Friedrich, and John McMahon <br>
Facilitator: Regan Levitte</span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="4"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Garamond,serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Date: <b>Wednesday,
February 15</b></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="4"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Time: 1:30-2:30
p.m.  </span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="4"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Location: Alumni Conference
Room</span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Garamond,serif"><font size="4"> </font></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="4"><b><u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">SPECIAL
GUEST SPEAKER</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> “Affirming
Neurodivergent Learners”</span></u></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> facilitated by guest speaker
Leslie Bayer, Associate Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at the
University of the Pacific.</span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"><font size="4"> </font></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="4"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Garamond,serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Date:
<b>Thursday, February 16</b></span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="4"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Garamond,serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Time: 12-1:30
p.m.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> (No registration is required)</span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="4"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Via Zoom: Meeting info is
on the CTE Moodle site<span style="color:rgb(33,37,41)"> </span><a href="https://tinyurl.com/PlattsburghCTE" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://tinyurl.com/PlattsburghCTE</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(33,37,41)"><font size="4"> </font></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Garamond,serif"><font size="4">Academic spaces are
increasingly neurodiverse, but ableist practices and perspectives continue to
marginalize neurodivergent learners. In this interactive session, we will
consider how inherited educational expectations and dominant mindsets around
autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and a range of additional neurological differences
create barriers to student success. We will contrast those views with the
asset-based neurodiversity paradigm and discuss tangible approaches to affirm
and support neurodivergent learners. The teaching strategies we enact with
neurodivergent students in mind will help us better welcome and reach the wide
variety of learners in our classes.</font></span></p>

<h3 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"><font size="4"> </font></span></h3>

<h3 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"><font size="4">Center
for Teaching Excellence Workshops</font></span></u></h3>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"><font size="4">The Center for
Teaching Excellence invites you to our workshops being held this week. Topic
(for all sessions): <span style="white-space:pre-wrap">5
Ways to Increase Inclusivity & Learning</span></font></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 47.25pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" role="presentation"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><b>·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></b></span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"><span id="m_2948927699800102741m_-6540405676885262081m_-3739776241750034761m_-5156739375128893075m_6989418535747364690gmail-docs-internal-guid-b91c4518-7fff-898b-e2d4-47c36265618a"><b>February
15, 12 p.m. via Zoom</b></span></span></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 47.25pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" role="presentation"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal"><font size="4"><b><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> 
</span></span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">February 15, 3 p.m. in-person FL 308</span></b></font></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 47.25pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" role="presentation"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal"><font size="4"><b><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> 
</span></span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">February 17, 1 p.m. in-person FL 308</span></b></font></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 47.25pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" role="presentation"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal"><font size="4"><b><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> 
</span></span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">February 17, 3 p.m. via Zoom </span></b></font></span></p>



<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"><font size="4"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Please r</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap">egister for workshops at<span style="color:rgb(33,37,41)">
</span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="https://facweb.plattsburgh.edu/workshops/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"> https://facweb.plattsburgh.edu/workshops/</span></span></a></span><span style="color:rgb(33,37,41)"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap">. <br>
</span>Y</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap">ou can always access event info on our
Moodle site </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="https://tinyurl.com/PlattsburghCTE" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap">https://tinyurl.com/PlattsburghCTE</span></span></a></span></font></span></p>

<span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"><font size="4">For
all of our February CTE news, information, and events, view our newsletter
online: <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="https://tinyurl.com/Feb23CTENews" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap">https://tinyurl.com/Feb23CTENews</span></span></a></span></font></span><br></div></div>