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Mind Over Monsters Reading Group
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Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
- About
- Events
- Past Events
- Digital Accessibility
- Resources
- New Faculty Resources
- Getting on the Payroll
- Getting Connected
- Preparing for Classes
- Advisement Resources
- Research Support
- Cultural Resources
- Promotion, Retention and Tenure
- Best Practices in Learning and Teaching
- Active learning
- Concept Mapping
- Flipping the Classroom
- Just-in-Time Teaching
- Learning styles
- Low-stakes testing
- Mastery Learning
- Peer Instruction
- Team Based Learning
- Additional readings on learning and teaching
- Clicker Set Up
- Videos
- Older Videos
- Learning and Teaching
- Faculty Reading Groups
- Using Technology
- Advisement & Mentoring
- Research Videos
- COIL Videos
- Experiential Learning Videos
- Other Videos
- New Faculty Resources
- Tea for Teaching podcast
- Open Classroom Project
This reading group will focus on:
Cavanagh, S. R. (2023). Mind over Monsters: Supporting Youth Mental Health with Compassionate Challenge. Beacon Press.
Each set of readings will be discussed at 3 different time slots to accomodate diverse schedules.
The Zoom url for all meetings is: https://oswego-edu.zoom.us/j/7268304117?pwd=dThKWFo5N1MxeUJoVnAxMXFoeGlUdz09
The meeting schedule will be:
Week #1 - Crisis, Compassion, Challenge
- Preface - "Monster Night"
- Chapter 1 - "Crisis and Complexities"
- Chapter 2 - "Our Youth Need Compassionate Challenge"
Meeting times
- Tuesday, September 12, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
- Wednesday, September 13, 1-2 p.m.
- Thursday, September 14, 4-5 p.m.
Week #2 - Bodies
- Chapter 3: "Infused with Eros - Embodied Mental Health"
- Chapter 4: "Unruly Bodies in an Unpredictable World"
Meeting times
- Tuesday, September 26, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
- Wednesday, September 27, 1-2 p.m.
- Thursday, September 28, 4-5 p.m.
Week #3 - Beliefs
- Chapter 5: "Seeking Oneself - Energy and Value"
- Chapter 6: "Determining Oneself - Direction and Expectancy"
Meeting times
- Tuesday, October 10, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
- Wednesday, October 11, 1-2 p.m.
- Thursday, October 12, 4-5 p.m. (fall break)
Week #4 - Behaviors
- Chapter 7: "Arousal, Action, and Uncertainty"
- Chapter 8: "Play and Improvisational Learning"
- Conclusion - "The Monster at the End of This Book"
Meeting times
- Tuesday, October 24, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
- Wednesday, October 25, 1-2 p.m.
- Thursday, October 26, 4-5 p.m.
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