Join us for the Virtual & Accessible May Day Rally organized by Stand Up for Science on Friday, May 1 from 12:00 to 1:30 PM ET. Join the movement to fight for our science, defend our workers, and protect our future. Register at this link: zurl.co/a2h2h #MDVR #MayDayStrong #WorkersOverBillionaires

I need everyone to understand this is eugenics in action—not just “quackery.” Much like the “anti vax” movement as a whole.

The UnPopulist@theunpopulist.net · 4mo ago

Kennedy canceled $500 million in mRNA research and announced no new mRNA projects will ever be initiated—killing the technology that produced the fastest vaccine rollout in human history.

10 days left to get your proposals in for the 2026 Leading With Our Values virtual gathering! It's free. It's virtual. It's a welcoming community! This conference is for folks invested in higher education teaching and learning. All proposals received by April 20 will receive full consideration.

I love when people register for the virtual gathering and in the box for accommodations or preferences they say what we already do is sufficient for them. We built the conference around accessibility, doing what we know works and making changes to include as many as we can! #VirtuallyGather26

Gratitude to @standupforscience.net and @cdelawalla.bsky.social for pulling together an excellent inclusive online #NoKings rally. Inspiring speakers reminded participants of the importance of showing up and speaking up. Thank you!

I am so excited to be part of this incredible lineup of speakers advocating for defending our democracy. Can't make it to an on-site No Kings Rally? I can't either. Join me virtually.

Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 4mo ago

TODAY! 12:30-2PM CT! We removed the barriers and created an accessible space because resistance is for everyone, everywhere. The *official* #NoKings 3 #Virtual & #Accessible #Rally will be an online event to protect our health, defend our democracy, and say NO KINGS. Join us! zurl.co/ygdFI

🗓️ If you're interested in what I'm up to and want to chat, please feel free to get on my calendar via my Calendly link: calendly.com/caitskirby/c... ♨️ I am so happy to get together on Zoom over some tea.

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Tomorrow from 12-1:30pm ET, I'll be leading a free session about using structure to promote student engagement. I've given this workshop before, and many participants have told me it's helped them understand things about themselves, too. I look forward to seeing you then!

Dr. Cait S. Kirby@caitskirby.bsky.social · 10mo ago

This Friday, 10/10 from 12-1:30pm ET, I'll be hosting a virtual workshop. If you're interested in learning a little about the window of tolerance, supporting student engagement, or connecting with other educators, this free session is for you! westernuniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

This Friday, 10/10 from 12-1:30pm ET, I'll be hosting a virtual workshop. If you're interested in learning a little about the window of tolerance, supporting student engagement, or connecting with other educators, this free session is for you! westernuniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

This is happening this Friday! If you use group work or are considering using group work, this is a great session for you!

Dr. Cait S. Kirby@caitskirby.bsky.social · last yr.

Making group work work can be hard... Using group work in your classes can be so effective. But, if you've ever worked in a group before, you know that it can also be a nightmare. Group work can be a nightmare when you're an adult with a degree and decades of emotional regulation practice... 1/5

I led a session this week on the window of tolerance. While you absolutely should not try to be your students' therapist -- really, don't do that!! -- it can be so helpful to recognize that your students have nervous systems and those nervous systems are not doing well rn.

Making group work work can be hard... Using group work in your classes can be so effective. But, if you've ever worked in a group before, you know that it can also be a nightmare. Group work can be a nightmare when you're an adult with a degree and decades of emotional regulation practice... 1/5

I recently led a session on moral injury and the pandemic. If you're feeling like you're being forced to do things that violate your moral code or witness your moral code being violated, you might be experiencing moral injury. Educators, this applies to you, too. You are not alone.

People are used to assuming that college-educated professionals will be able to find another job if they lose theirs. But when essentially all medical research in this country depends on federal funding, just at various levels of remove, there *are no other jobs* for everyone who just got fired.

August is a fantastic time to get ready for the upcoming semester. Looking ahead, I've planned workshops all month. Topics include group work, window of tolerance, hidden curriculum, accommodations, and mentorship. Sessions are designed for connection. #EduSky #AcademicChatter bit.ly/AW-2025

July is a really good time to start honing your cover letter and teaching statement. For the month of July, I'm offering my 38-page how-to guide for just $10 to help you to start early. Next tweet for table of contents #AcademicChatter #PhD #EduSky www.consulting.caitkirby.com/shop/p/acade...

Academic job search - how-to guide for written materials — Cait Kirby Consulting

This guide provides writing tips to help you develop engaging and compelling written materials for the academic job market.

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Thank you, Tolu!! I definitely have plans to keep exploring and expanding this notion of ideal and never feeling like we're enough.

Dr. Tolulope (Tolu) Noah@drtolunoah.bsky.social · last yr.

@caitskirby.bsky.social, @mccreary.bsky.social, & @dradamame.bsky.social led an absolutely fantastic session at the 2025 Virtual Gathering for Educational Developers about shifting from the notion of "ideal" to "good enough"! #FacDev #EdDev #Gather2Resist25

There are SO MANY people registered for the virtual gathering. We're getting close to 600 people now. This is incredible. #Gather2Resist25 If you haven't registered yet, there is still time! Go here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Virtual Gathering June 2025

The Virtual Gathering team (made up of disabled educational developers and allies) is happy to announce that registration is now open for the June 23-25, 2025 Second Annual Virtual Gathering! Registra...

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Halfway through June?! This is a good time to start working on your academic job materials. Here's a resource to help you write your materials, with insight I've gained while supporting early career faculty land their next role. #HigherEd #EduSky www.consulting.caitkirby.com/shop/p/acade...

Academic job search - how-to guide for written materials — Cait Kirby Consulting

This guide provides writing tips to help you develop engaging and compelling written materials for the academic job market.

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TODAY’S THE BIG DAY! My book, Designing and Facilitating Workshops with Intentionality, is now available for preorder! To learn more about the book, bonus item, & launch party, visit:
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This Saturday, June 7th at 2pm ET I'm offering a workshop about requesting workplace accommodations. I'm here to support you in making requests, responding to denials, and documenting to protect yourself. #Disability #Disabled #Accommodations Link: bit.ly/RequestAccomms

June 2025 professional learning opportunities for higher education instructors and educational developers: www.linkedin.com/pulse/june-2... #HigherEd #FacDev #EdDev

June 2025 Professional Learning Opportunities

Each month, I curate lists of professional learning opportunities and calls for proposals that may be of interest to higher education instructors and educational developers. You can access the lists b...

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Academic job search thread: 🌞June is the perfect time to start drafting up job search materials. While this year's academic job ads won't be out for a few months, the time when those job ads are released is busy. Start of the semester, mid-term season, when you're grading. 1/4

I will be offering some pedagogy-related workshops this summer, which I'll post about soon. Saturday, June 7th at 2pm ET I'm offering a workshop about requesting workplace accommodations. My goal is to make this process less opaque. #Disability #Disabled #Accommodations Link: bit.ly/RequestAccomms

I will be offering some pedagogy-related workshops this summer, which I'll post about soon. Saturday, June 7th at 2pm ET I'm offering a workshop about requesting workplace accommodations. My goal is to make this process less opaque. #Disability #Disabled #Accommodations Link: bit.ly/RequestAccomms

If you have not heard back about your Virtual Gathering proposal, Gmail glitched and although we sent lots of emails, a lot of them did not go through. I've been resending them, but please reach out to me and I'll help you figure things out. Sorry for the inconvenience.

At one of the talks I was giving to college faculty last week I mused off the top of my head that the first handful of institutions that pivot AWAY from AI and promise a human/bespoke experience in their marketing will have a positioning advantage. Not everyone is looking for the AI-forward place.

I wrote a little tiny more about this, mostly providing a preview of a post about those among us who are lightning rods. Have you subscribed to my Substack, yet? Go check out this post and then read my article in Zeal. undaunted.caitkirby.com/p/zeal-invit...

Dr. Cait S. Kirby@caitskirby.bsky.social · last yr.

I wrote something! @cjdenial.bsky.social wrote such a lovely, thoughtful, warm book about kindness as a pedagogy. It was a delight to read her work, and an invitation to find myself in writing something back. Thank you, Cate for your words, and @robinfield.bsky.social for your editorial work.

The Virtual Gathering's proposal submission period is now closed. While we review proposals and put together a fantastic lineup of brilliant scholars, don't forget to register for the free, accessibility-first virtual gathering!

I wrote something! @cjdenial.bsky.social wrote such a lovely, thoughtful, warm book about kindness as a pedagogy. It was a delight to read her work, and an invitation to find myself in writing something back. Thank you, Cate for your words, and @robinfield.bsky.social for your editorial work.

Robin E. Field@robinfield.bsky.social · last yr.

In this issue of Zeal, you'll find an Author Meets Critics forum on A Pedagogy of Kindness by @cjdenial.bsky.social, with responses from @sdraucker.bsky.social, @lcsantangelo.bsky.social, @caitskirby.bsky.social, and Shannon Cupido, as well as Cate's response. zeal.kings.edu/zeal