February Newsletter: Education Program

February Newsletter: Education Program

Gottesman Libraries



The Gottesman Libraries Education Program informs students, faculty and staff about the latest thinking in education, in ways that engage members of the community with one another and with a broad range of educational experts. The programalso provides understanding of work being done throughout the college.


Workshops:


Regularly scheduled instructional offerings include workshops, tours, orientations, and course-specific instruction in coordination with staff and faculty of the College.


What's Fair, Copycat?, Monday, 2/3, 3-4pm


Join us for an informative workshop on copyright law and how it applies to education. We will discuss its meaning and importance; look at resources that highlight the basic do's and don'ts; and point to advisory offices at Teachers College and Columbia University that go deeply into the issues surrounding copyright protection and fair usage.


Please rsvp with details via online support if you'd like to attend and check out our rhizr.


Where: 104b Russell


Re-Educate Your Body: Postural Therapy Program, with Joey Zimet, Tuesday, 2/4, 3:45-5pm


Subtitle: Insights and Tools To Take Charge of Your Health


What is optimal posture? How is it developed and subsequently lost? What can you do to regain natural your natural alignment to feel and function as optimally as possible? Let’s explore a model of posture in which we’ll develop a template of optimal function (hint, simply picture a toddler moving), how posture should look, and how it should feel….Yes, it’s a distinct feeling!


The goals of the Postural Therapy Movement Class are for you to:


  • Gain insights to think critically about why you have your “normal” aches and pains. 
  • Why is my back chronically tight?
  • Why does my wrist hurt when I type? 
  • Why is it so hard to sit up straight for more than a minute?
  • Leave with the tools – postural stretches and exercises - to stand or sit up straight, walk with efficiency and balance, and breath more naturally and optimally.
  • Regain the template of how optimal posture feels.
  • Take charge of your physical health!


Joey Zimet is a Postural Therapist with a private practice in NYC. He has a deep passion for helping people eliminate pain and function more optimally. Zimet currently attends Teachers College, Columbia University where he is in an Advanced Master’s Program (Ed. M) in Applied Physiology. He holds an M.S. in Education and a B.S. with Honors from Rutgers University in Exercise Science. In addition to helping individual clients, Joey teaches a weekly Postural Therapy Movement Class at Columbia University, and guest lectures at various businesses and schools.


Where: 305 Russell


Empower Hour: Demystifying the IRB, Tuesday, 2/11, 3-4:30pm


The Institutional Review Board is an administrative body established to protect the rights and welfare of human research subjects recruited to participate in research activities conducted under the auspices of the institution with which it is affiliated.


This workshop provides a general overview of IRB, Citi training changes, timeline for submission, and other important areas. It will give researchers a better understanding of the services offered by the TC's IRB, including regulation, admission, and ethics, and provide advice on how to submit an IRB protocol for review, including necessary documents.


Presenter:


Myra Luna-Lucero is Research Compliance Manager for the Office of Sponsored Programs at Teachers College. She holds a BA and an MA from the University of New Mexico, and an Ed'D from Teachers College, Columbia University.


This workshop is part of the academic programming series, "Empower Hour", co-sponsored by the Offices of the Provost, Student Affairs, and Sponsored Programs. Its goal is to provide institutional knowledge and empower students to take charge of their educational journey.


RSVP here to this workshop or others that provide insight into the inner workings of things that are expected in the classroom and that no one directly tells you! Forthcoming workshops on Tuesdays, 3-4:30pm:


Where: 305 Russell


Empower Hour: Conference Submission & Presentations, Tuesday, 2/18, 3-4:30pm


A Research Talk: Gives your audience a window into your idea and research work. It inspires your audience to want to read your paper and encourages your audience to give you feedback on your work. A Research Talk Does Not: Tell your audience all you know about a subject or present every little detail of your work. This workshop will cover the ins and outs of conference presentations including how to actually deliver the talk publicly. 


Conference Submission and Presentations provides a general overview of the importance of scholarly writing, research process, submission/application, and presentation. It is part of a the academic programming series, "Empower Hour". Its goal is to provide institutional knowledge and empower students to take charge of their educational journey.


Presenter:


Myra Luna-Lucero is Research Compliance Manager for the Office of Sponsored Programs at Teachers College. She holds a BA and an MA from the University of New Mexico, and an Ed'D from Teachers College, Columbia University.


This workshop is part of the academic programming series, "Empower Hour", co-sponsored by the Offices of the Provost, Student Affairs, and Sponsored Programs. Its goal is to provide institutional knowledge and empower students to take charge of their educational journey.


Where: 306 Russell


RSVP here to this workshop or others that provide insight into the inner workings of things that are expected in the classroom and that no one directly tells you! Forthcoming workshops on Tuesdays, 3-4:30pm:


  • IRB Proposal Review, 3/10 (in 305 Russell)
  • IRB Proposal Editors Circle, 3/31 (in 305 Russell)
  • Grant Funding Your Academic Research 101, 4/14
  • What Does It Mean To Be A Good Mentor/Mentee?, 4/28


Talks:


The Gottesman Libraries sponsors book talks, readings, and signings by faculty, students, staff, and others interested in sharing their work with the Teachers College community. The goals are to celebrate achievements in publishing and promote social and intellectual discourse on key topics of relevance to the educating, psychological and health professions. We also host talks by leaders in the broad field of education. Guest speakers come far and wide, but may also be local or regional. 


The Intersection of SEL, Virtue and Spirituality, with Jeffrey Kress, Tuesday 2/11, 6-7:15pm


Jeffrey S. Kress, PhD is the Bernard Heller Professor of Jewish Education at the William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education at the Jewish Theological Seminary. Dr. Kress is interested in the intersection of the social, emotional, and elements of education, and how these can come together to promote learning and positive character and identity development. He has written about applications to of these elements not only to schools but also to informal settings such as summer camps. His book Development, Learning, and Community: Educating for Identity in Pluralistic Jewish High Schools (Academic Studies Press, 2012) won a National Jewish Book Award. In addition, he is the editor a volume titled Growing Jewish Minds, Growing Jewish Souls: Promoting Spiritual, Social, and Emotional Growth in Jewish Education (URJ Press, 2013). Dr. Kress is the coauthor, with Drs. Bernard Novick and Maurice Elias, of Building Learning Communities with Character: How to Integrate Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2002), and, with Dr. Maurice Elias of the forthcoming book Nurturing Students’ Character: Everyday Teaching Activities for Social-Emotional Learning (Routledge). Dr. Kress has also worked as a Program Development Specialist for the Social Decision Making/Social Problem Solving program of University Behavioral Health Care, Rutgers University. He holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from Rutgers University.


This event is co-sponsored by the Social Emotional Learning Society (SELS) which is dedicated to inspire and encourage the use of SEL programs and concepts in all educational settings. This community is deeply invested in the social and emotional considerations of our students, parents, faculty, and other stakeholders. If you are interested in getting involved in the Social and Emotional Learning Society, please email jie2122@tc.columbia.edu.


Persons interested in attending may rsvp by Monday, February 10th.


Where: 306 Russell


Mind in Motion: How Action Shapes Thought, with Barbara Tversky, Tuesday, 2/25, 5-6:30pm


Please join us for a book talk with Barbara Tversky on Mind in Motion: How Action Shapes Thought (Basic Books, 2019).


"When we try to think about how we think, we can’t help but think of words. Indeed, some have called language the stuff of thought. But pictures are remembered far better than words, and describing faces, scenes, and events defies words.Anytime you take a shortcut or play chess or basketball or rearrange your furniture in your mind, you’ve done something remarkable: abstract thinking without words.


In Mind in Motion, psychologist Barbara Tversky shows that spatial cognition isn’t just a peripheral aspect of thought, but its very foundation, enabling us to draw meaning from our bodies and their actions in the world. Our actions in real space get turned into mental actions on thought, often spouting spontaneously from our bodies as gestures. Spatial thinking underlies creating and using maps, assembling furniture, devising football strategies, designing airports, understanding the flow of people, traffic, water, and ideas. Spatial thinking even underlies the structure and meaning of language: why we say we push ideas forward or tear them apart, why we’re feeling up or have grown far apart."

-- Book Description


Barbara Tversky is Professor of Psychology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University and Emerita Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. She is also the President of the Association for Psychological Science. Tversky has published over 200 scholarly articles about memory, spatial thinking, design, and creativity, and regularly speaks about embodied cognition at interdisciplinary conferences and workshops around the world. Dr. Tversky holds a BA, MA, and PhD in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Michigan.


Persons interested in attending may rsvp by Monday, February 24th.


Where: 306 Russell


News Displays:


Need to keep current, look to the past, teach a topic? The Everett Cafe features daily postings of news from around the world, and also promotes awareness of historical events from an educational context. Be sure to check the new postings on the library website where you can delve into history.


15th Amendment Is Ratified, Monday, 2/3

Charles Darwin Is Born, Wednesday, 2/12

Dear Harper Lee, Wednesday, 2/19

Remembering Alma Thomas, Monday, 2/24


Everett Cafe Book Displays:


Just Peachy!, through mid February


In the history of our nation only two presidents have ever been impeached: Andrew Johnson, for violating the Tenure of Office Act, and Bill Clinton, for perjury and obstruction of justice. Both were later acquitted by the United States Senate. Although other presidents have been threatened with impeachment, only two have faced formal impeachment inquiries in the House of Representatives: Richard Nixon, who resigned before he could be impeached as a consequence of the Watergate scandal, and Donald Trump, primarily under investigation for his dealings with the Ukraine and its influence on elections.


Just Peachy! explores the history of impeachment and its implications and controversies within the broad political spectrum. Included are educational resources that inform the process and call us to take a stand, as we weigh the gravity of this matter which is all over the news.


Climate SOS, mid-February through March


Does it take an impassioned teen like Greta Thunberg to move mountains? Eleven thousand scientists from 153 nations recently endorsed a major statement on the ill health of our planet which was published on the 40th anniversary of the first world climate conference, and in the journal BioScience. We are urged: unless there are major changes to global society, we face a climate emergency that threatens not only our natural ecosystems, but our humanity.

 

Climate SOS shares our desire to understand the magnitude of the problem, with a call to educators, citizens, and policy makers. Critical issues include energy consumption, population stabilization, nature conservation, diet, and world GDP growth.


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At the Everett News Cafe, you'll find a new book collection every few weeks that relates to current affairs, education, or learning environments.


Staff Picks: Book Pot Luck!


The word "potluck" comes from communal eating traditions. Whether bringing food to a friend on a visit or pooling resources in hard times, the "luck of the pot" provides nourishment for the body, the soul, and the community. The library is a gathering place for everyone. What better way to share who we are and what we do than with a book buffet curated with the "luck" of our catalog? Whether we're seasoned or still a little green, we library staff members part of the Teachers College melting pot to help you expand your information palate. We hope that the books we've brought to the table will give you a taste of who we are!


Our Staff Picks for January and February focuses on good books that share the diversity of our interests for a nutritious feast of recommended and hopefully well balanced readings.


Where: Reading Room, Second Floor

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Staff Picks is curated each month by the Gottesman Libraries' staff to highlight resources on educational topics and themes of special interest.


Live Music:


The Everett Cafe Music Program sponsors performances by TC student and affiliated musicians. Come enjoy a variety of genres and styles!


Want to play in Everett Cafe? If you'd like to showcase your talents, please contact us with details via online support. Solos, duets, trios are welcome, and we are looking for student volunteers, as well as TC alumni who wish to perform. Acoustical instruments are welcome, as well as variety of genres.


Jose Lomeli, Thursday, 2/6, 1-2pm

Wadsworth Strings, Monday, 2/10, 5-6:30pm


Highlighted Databases: Nursing Education


Did you know that 2020 is Year of the Nurse and Midwife, as designated by the World Health Organization? Inspired by the recent Teachers College news article and rich resources held in the Library's collection, we highlight databases that strengthen teaching, learning, and research in the field of Nursing Education. Read more on the library's news feed.


Exhibits:


Where We're From, by Tia Dorsey, CU Chinese Calligraphy Club, and Student Advocates for the Arts, through 2/17


“Carry-outs are an active fight against displacement just through their very existence.”


As Modele Oyewole once stated in Complex magazine, “America may run on Dunkin’, but the heart of Washington D.C. beats to Chinese carryouts.” For decades, carry-outs have been a staple in urban cities like Washington, DC and Brooklyn, NY, creating a hub for young, Black kids to eat or hang-out.


In Washington, DC specifically, carry-outs have become cultural landmarks in Black neighborhoods. However, as the city continues to experience high rates of displacement within majority Black neighborhoods, not only are carry-outs at stake, but so is DC’s title as a Chocolate City. As a result, Where We’re From specifically aims to protect these culturally-rich infrastructures from gentrification through a curated photographic journey of belonging, reminding us that infrastructures may disappear, but an individual’s story and experience may never be forgotten.


Tia Dorsey is an artist, curator, and photographer from Washington, DC. Dorsey is currently in her second year of her master’s program in arts administration at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her work, including the black & white photography series, what once was, focuses on dismantling preconceived notions regarding the presence of black bodies in changing spaces that were originally shaped by and for them. Ultimately, Dorsey aims to protect these spaces through her work, culminating in a master’s thesis that is designed to serve as a call to action for the proper preservation of localized black culture. 


Nayion Perkins is a content strategist from Washington D.C., who graduated from West Virginia University in May 2018, majoring in Journalism with a minor in Communications. Nayion holds a diverse background in media that includes working for newspapers, radio stations, and independent publications. His various creative roles include writer, layout editor, social media strategist, content curator, press fellow and designer. Additionally, he works as a clothing designer, social media strategist and event planner for his co-founded brand “The Pack.”


Chinese Calligraphy Club Artists include:


  • Xinyuan Zhu
  • Wuyue Chen
  • Ziwei Cheng
  • Jingyi Wang
  • Yumeng Zhang
  • Jingyi Pan
  • Qianhe Ji
  • Fei Wang
  • Juye Wang
  • Wen Lei


This exhibit is presented by Student Advocates for the Arts in partnership with the Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Community Affairs, the Office of Student Affairs, and the Arts Administration Program.


Where: Offit Gallery

When: 12/5 - 2/17


Selections From The Mary Adelaide Nutting Collection, mid-February through April


Welcome to an exhibition of selections from the Mary Adelaide Nutting Collection from Gottesman Libraries archive. 


This selection is being displayed in honor of a recent gift of two antique nursing caps belonging to TC alumni Dr. Rachel Louise McMannus to the collection by her family.


Teachers College was the first academic setting to offer Nursing Education, which began in 1899. Mary Adelaide Nutting was one of the founders of the National League of Nursing Education and of the original course for graduate nurses at Teachers College, Columbia University. 


In 1907, in recognition of Miss Nutting's outstanding ability as a leader and administrator in the field of nursing education, she was called from her position as director of the Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Nursing, in Baltimore, to be the first professorial chair of Nursing Education in Teachers College or any other university. The four volume History of Nursing written jointly by Miss Nutting and Miss Lavinia Dock is still considered the authoritative work on this subject. During the first World War, as chairman of the Nursing Committee appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, Miss Nutting left a brilliant record of swift and efficient organization to increase the supply of nurses and co-ordinate their services. In 1921, in recognition of Miss Nutting's conspicuous service to nursing education and public health, she was awarded an honorary Master of Arts degree by Yale University. In 1944, Nutting was awarded a medal in her name, presented by the National League of Nursing.


In the international field, she was active in the founding and work of the International Council of Nurses. She is honorary president of the Florence Nightingale International Foundation which, since 1934, has conducted a course in London for graduate nurses from all parts of the world. During her work and travels in aide of nursing education, Mary Adeliade Nutting amassed an extensive collection of nursing-related objects, artifacts and texts from around the world. She was particularly interested in memorabilia connected to Florence Nightingale, who pioneered modern nursing practices and education.


This collection reflects some of her most interesting treasures, housed here at the Gottesman Libraries Archive. Since so many of the objects are delicate, in addition to photographs, physical reproductions have been made for viewers to handle.


Where: Offit Gallery

When: 2/19 - 4/24


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By: Library Staff
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