Dr. Cait S. Kirby

@caitskirby.bsky.social

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Learning and teaching and writing about learning and teaching. consulting.caitkirby.com

Looking for a higher education conference with values? Check out our values: Community Care Confidentiality & Consent Accessibility Partnership Inclusivity Join us for the 3rd annual virtual gathering of educational developers and colleagues. July 8-10, 2026. Leading With Our Values Cultivating Connection in a Time of Upheaval. Submit your proposal by April 20
Flyer text reads: Are you an educational developer looking for values-driven community? We lead with our values: Community Care Confidentiality & Consent Accessibility Partnership Inclusivity. Join us for the 3rd annual free virtual gathering of educational developers and colleagues. July 8-10, 2026. Leading With Our Values Cultivating Connection in a Time of Upheaval. Submit your proposal by April 20. A grassroots conference with values at the center.
A colorful advertisement that says: Making group work work, a virtual workshop for educators. If you’ve ever worked in a group, you likely know how difficult it can be to manage the work and distribute tasks equally or equitably. At the same time, assigning group work in classes can be meaningful and edifying, so you have good reason to continue incorporating group work in your courses. In this session, we’ll discuss challenges and solutions for making group work effective, and strategies to mitigate some of the excess cognitive load that students can experience when working in groups. AUG 1, 2025, 2-3:30pm ET, contingent or a grad student? Unstable or inadequate income? Use code “August25" for 50% off. Register: bit.ly/AW-2025. Workshops will have auto-captions. Participation in activities will be optional: you won’t be required to talk in breakout rooms or keep your camera on the whole time. Sessions will not be recorded. Cait S. Kirby, PhD - educational developer."
Workshops for Educators. Virtual professional development that builds community and belonging.Virtual professional development you actually enjoy. A color-coded calendar of the month of August, with dates shaded to match the events listed below. The colors themselves don’t mean anything. 8/1/25 - 2-3:30pm ET Making group work work: Strategies for making groups work effectively. 8/5/25 - 2-3:30pm ET The window of tolerance & the classroom: Impacts of stress on student behavior. 8/13/25 - 2-3:30pm ET Revealing the hidden curriculum: Supporting students with clarity. 8/21/25 - 2-3:30pm ET The journey to an accommodation letter: A convoluted process and how to help. 8/25/25 - 2-3:30pm ET Mentoring for belonging: Leveraging psychology to mentor well. If you are contingent faculty, a grad student, or have unstable or inadequate income, use coupon code “AUGUST25” for 50% off. Register: https://bit.ly/AW-2025 Workshops will have auto-captions. Participation in activities will be optional: you won’t be required to talk in breakout rooms or keep your camera on the whole time. Sessions will not be recorded. Cait S. Kirby, PhD - educational developer Follow me for more workshops: @caitskirby on Twitter/X, BlueSky, Instagram, caitkirby.com
Bright colorblock-y background with plain black text that says: Contents. Then a list of the contents with page numbers: Contents This guide’s author: Cait How to use this guide Okay, but you’re busy Your goals and responsibilities My proposed timeline An academic cover letter Step 1 - Start with a job ad Step 2 - Pair skills with examples Step 3 - Write an outline Step 4 - Make a patchwork Step 5 - Weave the patchwork into a narrative Step 6 - Flow sentences and paragraphs Step 7 - Pepper in descriptive adjectives Step 8 - Align numbers from job ad Step 9 - Check for SECCC and personality Teaching statements Cover letters v teaching statements Make reading easy Bonus: What to do next 1-on-1 consultations Connect with Cait
Step 6.3 - Flow sentences and paragraphs. In this section, we’re going to apply the idea of connecting our sentences together from our previous puppies and kittens example to your actual skills and work examples. You’re going to daisy chain your sentences and paragraphs together, linking them by moving from one idea to the next. Let’s try an example, using our supervision and Drosophila. Old Version. I have leveraged my mentorship skills in supervising more than twenty students in conducting research in my lab, where we use the model system Drosophila melanogaster to understand toxins. Students from my lab have gone on to graduate school at an exceedingly high rate. One even published as first author in my lab. New Version. I have leveraged my mentorship skills in my research lab, where we use the model system Drosophila melanogaster to understand toxins. To do this, students expose flies to chemicals, resulting in a publication for my student. Students who graduate from my lab have gone on to graduate school, medical school, and to work in labs. Academic Job Search - Page 19.
a colorful flyer, with squiggles and flowers in orange, blue, and pink on a pale beige background. The text says: "A virtual workshop for folks seeking accommodations. Requesting workplace accommodations. In this session, we will discuss the typical accommodations process, documentation, resources, and what to do if your request is denied or refused. Jun 7, 2025. 2-3pm EST on Zoom. $15 USD. Register: bit.ly/RequestAccomms. Cait S. Kirby, PhD - disability activist. Follow me for more workshops: @caitskirby on Twitter/X, BlueSky, Instagram, caitkirby.com"
a colorful flyer, with squiggles and flowers in orange, blue, and pink on a pale beige background. The text says: "A virtual workshop for folks seeking accommodations. Requesting workplace accommodations. In this session, we will discuss the typical accommodations process, documentation, resources, and what to do if your request is denied or refused. Jun 7, 2025. 2-3pm EST on Zoom. $15 USD. Register: bit.ly/RequestAccomms. Cait S. Kirby, PhD - disability activist. Follow me for more workshops: @caitskirby on Twitter/X, BlueSky, Instagram, caitkirby.com"
A photo of lightning striking the ocean. The texts says, "Zeal invited me to write about pedagogical kindness. I was asked to respond to Cate Denial's beautiful and thoughtful book, A Pedagogy of Kindness. Now I'm talking about lightning."
A colorblocked background of beige, light teal, and dark teal. The text says: Leading With Our Values: Community as Resistance. June 23-25, 2025 via Zoom. Free virtual gathering for educational developers and higher ed professionals. Community Building, Career Development, Lightning Talks. Register now! bit.ly/VirtualGathering25-register
A colorblocked background of beige, light teal, and dark teal. The text says: Call for Proposals. Leading With Our Values: Community as Resistance. The 2nd annual virtual gathering for educational developers is now accepting proposals! Free, accessibility-first gathering (on Zoom). Choose from a variety of session types. Supportive space for new and minoritized presenters. Community-building opportunities. Learn with colleagues around the world. April 15, 2025 is the Priority Deadline. Form closes April 29th. #Gather2Resist25 Submit a proposal. bit.ly/VirtualGathering25-submit
A colorblocked background of beige, light teal, and dark teal. The text says: Call for Proposals. Leading With Our Values: Community as Resistance. The 2nd annual virtual gathering for educational developers is now accepting proposals! Free, accessibility-first gathering (on Zoom). Choose from a variety of session types. Supportive space for new and minoritized presenters. Community-building opportunities. Learn with colleagues around the world. April 15, 2025 is the Priority Deadline. Form closes April 29th. #Gather2Resist25 Submit a proposal. bit.ly/VirtualGathering25-submit