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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Great opportunity! Check it out and share widely!</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">We are excited to announce that registration is *now open* for this spring’s
</span><a href="https://www.inclusivestemteaching.org"><span style="color:#1155CC">Inclusive STEM Teaching Project</span></a><span style="color:black">, a six-week NSF-funded course and local learning community network of over 2,000 faculty, postdocs, graduate
students, and staff around the nation dedicated to learning how to make our classrooms more inclusive spaces for all. You can visit
</span><a href="http://www.inclusivestemteaching.org"><span style="color:#1155CC">www.inclusivestemteaching.org</span></a><span style="color:black"> for more details about the course content and what you can expect and
</span><a href="https://www.edx.org/course/the-inclusive-stem-teaching-project"><span style="color:#1155CC">register here on edX</span></a><span style="color:black"> for the asynchronous course,
<b>which runs from March 23 to May 4</b>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">As a local facilitating institution, we also hope you’ll consider applying to
<b>join our weekly local UA learning community </b>on <b>Mondays, March 21 - May 2 from 11-12 pm on Zoom,
</b>hosted by the Center for the Institution of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) and the Office of Instruction and Assessment (OIA). Our local learning community, which will be capped at 15 participants, will be facilitated by trained UA colleagues
and offer a brave space to share what we are learning and reflect on our institutional and local contexts.
</span><a href="https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4N4UmdkDuO8yTBA?jfefe=new"><span style="color:#1155CC">Apply to join our virtual learning community</span></a><span style="color:black">
</span><b><span style="color:#980000">by March 10th </span></b><span style="color:#202124">for full consideration.
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">You can also add on a <b>7 ½ week, 1-credit independent study (IA 699)</b> if you would like to extend your learning even further and work one-on-one with one of our trained facilitators (standard tuition applies).
The course will run from March 14th through finals week, May 12th. You can indicate your interest in this in the application form for the local learning community above. For independent study questions, please contact Dr. Erin Galyen at
</span><a href="mailto:egalyen@arizona.edu"><span style="color:#1155CC">egalyen@arizona.edu</span></a><span style="color:black"> or Dr. Mascha Gemein at
</span><a href="mailto:mngemein@arizona.edu"><span style="color:#1155CC">mngemein@arizona.edu</span></a><span style="color:black">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Please see the attachment for a more detailed breakdown of the ways you can engage in this important initiative on campus!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">And remember: While the MOOC is open to all, spots for the local learning community are extremely limited, so
</span><b><span style="color:#980000">please register by March 10th</span></b><span style="color:black">! The facilitation team will reach out to you by March 15th to confirm acceptance and share next steps.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Your local facilitator team:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Dr. Kristin Winet, CIRTL Program Administrator, Academic Affairs (</span><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:kwinet@arizona.edu">kwinet@arizona.edu</a></span><span style="color:black">)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Dr. Erin Galyen, Professor of Practice, OIA (</span><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:egalyen@arizona.edu">egalyen@arizona.edu</a></span><span style="color:black">)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Dr. Mascha Gemein, Associate Professor of Practice, OIA (</span><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:mngemein@arizona.edu">mngemein@arizona.edu</a></span><span style="color:black">)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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