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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 25/04/2026

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

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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

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

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

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.

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

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

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

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.

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Keith Trujillo @neurochicano.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

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!

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

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.

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

🗓️ 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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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

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!

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

This session will have Zoom auto-captions enabled, but will not be recorded.

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

We’ll use the window of tolerance as a framework for understanding how emotional dysregulation can result in a lack of engagement. We’ll discuss strategies for leveraging structure to support student regulation, and ultimately promote student engagement.

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

As instructors, we often have a vision of how we want students to engage with us, with the material, and with each other. Then, we get to the classroom, and students don’t always engage in those ways. This can be deflating, and sometimes we can even ascribe intent to our students.

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

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...

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

I am! It looks like it's going to be a small group. Yes, my session focuses on the ways group work requires students to do lots of thinking/regulating unrelated to content, elevating their cognitive load. This is especially true for ND students. I'm also happy to tailor to folks' interests.

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

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

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Mask solidarity!! Masking is community care.

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

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.

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Registration link: bit.ly/AW-2025 Use AUGUST25 at checkout for 50% off if you're contingent, a grad student, or just not in a stable financial situation. Link to register in comments (so I can have an image in this post!). 5/5

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Workshops — Cait Kirby Consulting

Workshops for professionals, leaders, academics, teachers, and graduate students to hone your teaching, mentorship, leadership, and neuroinclusivity skills.

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

These strategies work if you're an educational developer and you lead sessions with faculty. So, whether you teach early-career learners or senior faculty educators, I would encourage you to check this session out. 4/5

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

The cognitive load of group work is enormous and varied. Having considered these factors, there are some important approaches we can take for designing and assessing group work. Next Friday, Aug 1, 2025 from 2-3:30pm ET I'm offering a session with some strategies you can employ for group work. 3/5

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

But our students are typically not seasoned professionals: they're often (though not always) in the first few decades of their lives, still figuring out some core aspects of their identities, and they're navigating a lot of social chaos in the classroom and on campus. 2/5

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

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

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."

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

This is absurd, and I'm so sorry. I'm also sorry that they gaslit you (?!) in their response. I'm so grateful for all the work you do.

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

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.

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Emily J @emexastris.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

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.

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

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

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

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

If you're wondering what's in this guide, here is the table of contents. You'll notice something called SECCC, which is a framing I created. This pairs really nicely with my next upcoming guide: "Interviewing for academic jobs," with an interviewing method I designed.

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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

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

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...

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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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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

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

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

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...

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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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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Here's a sneak peek into the guide with a page about flowing sentences and paragraphs together to make it easier on the reader. If this seems useful to you, follow the link for more! www.consulting.caitkirby.com/shop/p/acade...

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.

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

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...

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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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Dr. Tolulope (Tolu) Noah @drtolunoah.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

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: www.tolunoah.com/workshop-boo...   #HigherEd #FacDev #EdDev #EduSky #Facilitation #BookLaunch #TheWorkshopWheel

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

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

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"

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

👍 Early feedback is it's the most comprehensive guide those on the job market have seen! Link to buy it: www.consulting.caitkirby.com/shop/p/acade... It's currently on sale AND it contains a discount so if you decide you want to do a consult with me, you'll pay less for the consult. 4/4

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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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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

📑 I've put together a 38-page how-to guide for writing cover letters and teaching statements. I've helped many grad students and temp faculty secure their next role, and I've distilled my best tips in this guide. I made it motivational so you don't feel alone! 3/4

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

🗓️ Instead of waiting to start drafting your materials, grab an ideal job ad or two from last year and start putting together your cover letter and teaching statement. Trust me, it will pay off. Instead of starting from scratch, you'll be able to iterate on your drafts. 2/4

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

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

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

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

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

The session is US-centric, and will focus on accommodations under the ADA/ADAAA, but is open to anyone who thinks they might benefit from this information, the resources, or the community. If you have questions, please reach out.

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

The cost is $15 USD, which is less than my other workshops, because I want to make sure this is available to folks paying the #DisabilityTax. After registration, you will get a Zoom link and it should offer you a way to add the event directly to your calendar.

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

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.

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John Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

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.

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

I would like to clarify, the quoted text is musical in nature.

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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

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...

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."

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