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1. Upcoming Classroom Climate Series:   
     a. What I Learned in Class Today Renewed Project Faculty Panel Discussion -- March 8 10am-12pm
     b. Learning Tool Show & Tell: Land Acknowledgements at UBC -- March 11 2:00-3:15pm 
     c. Tools for Implementing the UBC Indigenous Strategic Plan in your Classroom -- March 29 1:00-2:30pm
2. CTLT Indigenous Initiatives Virtual Coffee Drop-ins
3. What I Learned in Class Today Renewed Project: Anti-Oppressive Learning Environments
4. The Indigenous Strategic Plan: An Overview CTLT November Edubyte
5. Across Our Desks: News and Articles Related to Indigenous Engagement in Teaching and Learning

Following the release of two Faculty Perspectives films in the renewed What I Learned In Class Today project, join us for a panel discussion with student, staff, and faculty representatives on Indigenous engagement across the University focusing on what it means to do this work with care. The panel will touch on topics such as positive classroom climate, administrative change, equal distribution of labour in responding to the 2020 Indigenous Strategic Plan, and more. 

This past Fall term, you may have had the opportunity to participate in Indigenous Initiatives’ Virtual Land Acknowledgements at UBC workshop. Beginning this February, you can now take this training asynchronously. Join us for this session as the facilitation team of the Virtual Land Acknowledgements at UBC workshop walk learners through the new online learning tool, and reflect as a team on the process behind its development.

Note: this session is not dedicated to discussing land acknowledgements themselves, but the development of the training tool.

This session will feature Vicki George, Associate Director, Office of Indigenous Strategic Initiatives and Alex Ash, Indigenous Strategic Planning Manager to discuss how you can start to align your teaching with the Indigenous Strategic Plan (ISP), to learn about the ISP implementation toolkit and how you can situate yourself in relation to Indigenous engagement and advance Indigenous human rights in your classroom. 

Do you have questions about how to thoughtfully integrate Indigenous content and representation into your course work? Curious about how to offer meaningful land acknowledgements in online meetings or events at UBC? Indigenous Initiatives‘ Virtual Coffee Drop-ins are a great place to explore these topics, connect with others on the same learning path, or just get to know our team.

Please register for any of the drop-ins below. Looking forward to seeing you! 
 
a. Tuesday, March 9 from 10-11am- REGISTER 
b. Thursday, March 25 from 11am-12pm- REGISTER 
c. Tuesday, April 6 from 10-11am- REGISTER 
d. Wednesday, April 21 from 11am-12pm- REGISTER

The fifth installment of our article series focuses on how instructors can adopt strategies of anti-oppression and anti-dominance in their teaching to create a classroom climate that supports and values the wellbeing and educational goals of all students. The article includes discussion on microaggressions and addressing problematic incidents as they happen in the classroom.  

In CTLT’s November Edubyte, the CTLT Indigenous Initiatives and the Indigenous Strategic Planning teams collaborated on this article to highlight resources to help the teaching and learning community understand and help implement the Indigenous Strategic Plan into their pedagogy. 

In honour of the Tools for Implementing the UBC Indigenous Strategic Plan in your Classroom on March 29, we are resharing this article as a way to further your knowledge of the ISP before the session or if you cannot attend. 

Honouring Indigenous Writers on Wikipedia events seek to improve the coverage of Indigenous writers on Wikipedia. This year, instead of the annual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, there are weekly events and activities to attend throughout the month of March, including author readings, book club events, and different weekly activity challenges. 

The UBC/SFU IGSS is running on two separate Saturdays, March 6 and 13 from 9 am - 3:30 pm PST.  On March 6, Dr. Alex Wilson from the University of Saskatchewan is the keynote speaker to address the theme of the conference "Collective Response-Abilities: Intervention for Indigenous Wellbeing", followed by a Q&A. On March 13, Drs. Lyana Patrick, Gina Starblanket, and Matthew Wildcat will share their journeys in academia and their work, followed by a Q&A. After each main event, presentations will be given by fellow graduate students. 

All the best,
CTLT Indigenous Initiatives