Roompact is proud to sponsor of ACPA’s Institute on the Curricular Approach. Offered annually to educators and professionals in residence life and education, the Institute is a three day series of sequential workshops and sessions that teach participants how to implement a curricular approach to education in residence life and student affairs.
As provider of software that enables colleges and universities to implement and track a residential curriculum, Roompact is on the ground in our hometown of Chicago this week. In case you missed it, we’ll be recapping each day of the institute:
- Day 1 ICA Recap
- Day 2 ICA Recap
- Day 3 ICA Recap (current)
DAY THREE
Good morning #ACPAICA community! Here’s to day 3 of continued learning and connection. What have been some of your most impactful takeaways thus far at #ACPAICA ?
— Dr. Hilary L. Lichterman (@HilLichterman) October 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/TinaTormey/status/1052546350200627201
On the last day of #ACPAICA, we are wrapping up with final sessions before our closing keynote from Dr. Adrianna Kezar. Lots of learning over the past few days!
— ACPA CHRL (@ACPA_CHRL) October 17, 2018
Session 5
Beginning Track: Putting it All Together and Developing a Plan
ONE. MORE. SESSION. Loving my team here at #ACPAICA with @DHibbTweets and @OnCall24_7 pic.twitter.com/QIFd2Mvyru
— Alex Wehrenberg (@a_wehrenberg) October 17, 2018
My personal favorite step #ACPAICA @DHibbTweets @OnCall24_7 @WehrenbergS pic.twitter.com/wNfC9F2SXf
— Alex Wehrenberg (@a_wehrenberg) October 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/TinaTormey/status/1052557071483371520
Love the reminder to remember the symbolic things (like door decs) when implementing a curricular approach #ACPAICA
— Emily Sandoval (@emysand) October 17, 2018
Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good @paulgordonbrown #ACPAICA
— Juls White (@yulievite) October 17, 2018
From the Returning Tracks
Has your leadership style changed as a result of a curricular approach? Are there shifts in perspectives you need to make? #ACPAICA
— Ryan D Young (@mrrdyoung) October 17, 2018
Love a good mind map activity. Thanks @ericpernotto and @HilLichterman 🙌🏼 #ACPAICA 📖 pic.twitter.com/O0ldbxHppb
— bonnie mcgahee (@bonniemcgahee) October 17, 2018
.@Grantthink’s note that we should perhaps flip our organizational structure and realize the leadership of those “down” our chain resonated in the audience at #ACPAICA
— Erica Thompson (@EricaKThompson) October 17, 2018
As a leader, are you “in service to” your staff or do you “deserve” their attention to your work? #ACPAICA
— Ryan D Young (@mrrdyoung) October 17, 2018
This is the institute on the curricular approach, not the institute on the curricular addition. Great note from a participant about this not being extra work, but THE work. #ACPAICA
— Erica Thompson (@EricaKThompson) October 17, 2018
Maintainers/Facilities are educators too. Their “classroom” looks different than ours, but their care, convo with students, and connections are absolutely contributing to student learning. #ACPAICA
— Ryan D Young (@mrrdyoung) October 17, 2018
A curricular approach mindset is when you are always looking at things through a learner lens. #ACPAICA
— Sara M. Wills (@saramwills) October 17, 2018
Leadership in the CoCurricular Approach. #acpaica pic.twitter.com/Ikm3l4KtYs
— Devon Marie (@DMarie2484) October 17, 2018
“Have you had your intentional conversation with your RA yet?”
I love that this was a conversations residents were having. Residents should know about what they are part of. #acpaica
— Geoffrey (@geoffreykoester) October 17, 2018
Wouldn’t things shift if we treated every interaction as an opportunity to teach and to learn. #ACPAICA
— Crystal D. Lay (@Cdvwhite) October 17, 2018
Don’t let your desire for instant gratification get in the way of learning through the process, opening yourself up to failure, and celebrating the small wins with your curriculum #ACPAICA
— Ryan Lloyd (@Ryanelloyd) October 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/KathleenGTweets/status/1052562616256741376
Weaving a curricular approach into team meetings & 1:1s: what/how have you educated this week? What have you learned this week? (& I would add why is that valuable to our development & our students?)
Imagine if every interaction was both an opportunity to teach & learn.#acpaica
— Sara M. Wills (@saramwills) October 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/KathleenGTweets/status/1052563917904457728
How are you practicing mindful leadership as you work within the curricular approach? #ACPAICA pic.twitter.com/vUFPzxJZW0
— Ryan D Young (@mrrdyoung) October 17, 2018
Meaningful dialogue about healthy non-attachment & not connecting our professional/organiz'l reputation to developing a curriculum. Good reminder that this approach is about students, not us & our accolades. But also owning that can be hard – we have work to do. #acpaica
— Sara M. Wills (@saramwills) October 17, 2018
Book of Joy that @keithephd & @arknerr are referencing: The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World https://t.co/oLjs9T8OIr #resourcetweet #ACPAICA
— Erica Thompson (@EricaKThompson) October 17, 2018
We all need tangible strategies to enact our leadership styles – what are you DOING to be a leader? #ACPAICA pic.twitter.com/6TNXBnHdGU
— Ryan D Young (@mrrdyoung) October 17, 2018
In the Organizational Change within a Curricular Context session and am loving this visual. Amber Buck suggested pairing these with different identity models and theories so we are looking at change through a socially just lens. #ACPAICA pic.twitter.com/MBlbQUldMK
— Bonnie Huckaby (@Bonnie_Huckaby) October 17, 2018
A great story about @DaveShorey being a mindful leader and putting personal ego and institutional recognition aside to prioritize support and developmental opportunities for his staff to learn, grow and make mistakes. Wish you were here, Dave! #acpaica
— Sara M. Wills (@saramwills) October 17, 2018
Mapping out the change process we’ve gone through for our curriculum was a good mental change of pace- excited thinking about how far we’ve come and our next steps! #ACPAICA pic.twitter.com/ruLMdmGV58
— Rachel (Rasmussen) Tepps (@RachelTepps) October 17, 2018
Keynote: Dr. Adrianna Kezar
https://twitter.com/KathleenGTweets/status/1052576107961245696
This comic perfectly sums up what you may face in your campus when you return from #ACPAICA. Push through! H/t to Dr. Kezar! pic.twitter.com/2wDpdmmBYA
— Craig Orcholski (@CraigOrcholski) October 17, 2018
Challenging popular notions of mental models and approaches to change. These aren't bad or wrong, but they don't create chamge when done in isolation. Change is complex! @AdriannaKezar #ACPAICA pic.twitter.com/KRYNLGJ12z
— Devon Marie (@DMarie2484) October 17, 2018
Change is a highly emotional process and it may produce fear and lots of discomfort. Sitting in the discomfort is key #ACPAICA
— Coco Du (@CocoDu2) October 17, 2018
An interesting component of looking at change is leverage. Throughout this conference I have heard the phrase: “If staff don’t buy into curriculum they can leave” but I know of institutions that can’t use that as leverage due to staffing shortages. So what then? #ACPAICA pic.twitter.com/cWmTQDfRcM
— Bonnie Huckaby (@Bonnie_Huckaby) October 17, 2018
Change is not linear. There are peaks and valleys and sometimes even stopping points. #adriannakezar #ACPAICA
— bonnie mcgahee (@bonniemcgahee) October 17, 2018
I like this metaphor for change—it shows that change is not linear and multiple things are often happening at once. #ACPAICA pic.twitter.com/F2mpfJumB7
— Emily Sandoval (@emysand) October 17, 2018
Take the time to analyze the culture of your organization & how change is received. This will help you design a change process that is anticipatory of others & can be more readily received & supported @AdriannaKezar #ACPAICA
— Ryan Lloyd (@Ryanelloyd) October 17, 2018
Taking advantage of competitive political climates to get people to jump on board with your goals because they want to one-up their peers…It just got real Slytherin in this conference, brilliant! 😂😂❤️#ACPAICA #AdriannaKezar
— Bonnie Huckaby (@Bonnie_Huckaby) October 17, 2018
Educators tend to score lowest on the political frame because we see it as politics, not advocacy. #yep @adriannakezar #ACPAICA
— Erica Thompson (@EricaKThompson) October 17, 2018
#acpaica pic.twitter.com/grp5oWdwSc
— Trish Wolfe Anton (@BigMomOnCampus) October 17, 2018
Bolman & Deal's Four Frames of Organizations. Goal: Use multiframe perspectives and/or create teams where all frames are included. #ACPAICA pic.twitter.com/MnbND3TCcE
— Devon Marie (@DMarie2484) October 17, 2018
In residence life, I fee like door decs and bulletin boards… and how tightly we hold on to them… represent symbolic power. “How could we not do them?!” Resistance to changing them comes from their symbolic power in our past and our identity.#acpaica
— Paul Brown (@paulgordonbrown) October 17, 2018
Effective change is good use of influence and power. #ACPAICA
— Crystal D. Lay (@Cdvwhite) October 17, 2018
“Power exists in every organization. If I don’t acknowledge it or work with it, it will roll over me.”
#ACPAICA pic.twitter.com/1vLZ5x5psp— Erin Simpson 🏳️🌈 (@ErinSimp) October 17, 2018
Employee satisfaction leads to employee engagement. Healthy engagement produces high quality work. How are we promoting employment satisfaction and engagement? #ACPAICA
— Coco Du (@CocoDu2) October 17, 2018
Loving Kezar’s keynote. She’s saying you need to treat folks like competent human beings, & acknowledge concerns when creating change. That resonates so much with me. People get wrapped up in hieracy & need to know. This is a huge roadblock to effective change. #ACPAICA
— Bonnie Huckaby (@Bonnie_Huckaby) October 17, 2018
A vision statement can be more than a few sentences on documents. It can create a shared identity and culture for a team to gather around. #acpaica
— Geoffrey (@geoffreykoester) October 17, 2018
I’ve visited the USC campus and it’s rich with symbols and tradition. The res halls have their own crests! They have flags! Thanks @emysand #ACPAICA
— Crystal D. Lay (@Cdvwhite) October 17, 2018
Symbolic frame things like logos, visual representations, what you call it, naming 1:1s, learning goals on backs of t-shirts, changing language in pre-arrival forms, conduct letters, and more are all powerful but often underutilized learning opportunities for #ACPAICA folks.
— Keith E. Edwards (@KeithEPhD) October 17, 2018
Book referenced by @adriannakezar – Immunity to Change: Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization (Leadership for the Common Good) https://t.co/2A0iDjG8Ny #resourcetweet #ACPAICA
— Erica Thompson (@EricaKThompson) October 17, 2018
#ACPAICA pic.twitter.com/UTPuAyvUTq
— Juls White (@yulievite) October 17, 2018
Another one to add to the list #ACPAICA pic.twitter.com/dnDjoHLqj6
— Juls White (@yulievite) October 17, 2018
Don’t just work on your campus but work as a network in creating your curriculum #ACPAICA we are creating social change! @AdriannaKezar
— Juls White (@yulievite) October 17, 2018
Closure
If folx are critical and we continually write them off then it amplifies their need or negativity. Take them to lunch and try to understand the issues #acpAica
— Crystal D. Lay (@Cdvwhite) October 17, 2018
Stop doing “Highs & Lows” and just do “Highs”. Helps shift frame/focus – even the “Lows” can be reframed. Positive frame/focus can also help give you a direction of where to go next if you need to address those “Lows”. #ACPAICA
— Ryan D Young (@mrrdyoung) October 17, 2018
Essentialism: the disciplined pursuit for less. #ACPAICA
— Demetrius Gary (@d1educator) October 17, 2018
If you are “busy all of the time” then you DONT HAVE THE ABILITY to prioritize your own life…..SO OTHER PEOPLE DO IT FOR YOU!!! Whhhaattt?!?!?! @KeithEPhD is out here silencing the room!! #ACPAICA #SAproProbs pic.twitter.com/m9HDLARSfP
— Alana Dorsey (@AlanaDorsey17) October 17, 2018
Our business is a business of creating hope.
If you do this for thanks and gratitude from students you might as well do it for money.
What you are doing is systemizing not just education but strategies that will save students lives.@KeithEPhD #ACPAICA
— Erin Simpson 🏳️🌈 (@ErinSimp) October 17, 2018
"We are no longer hoping struggling students have a great RA, we are building systems and structures that create and foster those relationships and connections" – @KeithEPhD #ACPAICA
— Quan Phan, M.Ed (@quanphan94) October 17, 2018
Congratulations to the smart and dedicated @Ryanelloyd as he transitions to the co-chair role for #ACPAICA ❤️ pic.twitter.com/LKWTnVN2HF
— Dr. Hilary L. Lichterman (@HilLichterman) October 17, 2018
The #ACPAICA hashtag is open year round and people regularly share books, article, talks, lessons learned, questions, and powerful insights and misses. Don't let it go after the Institute.
— Keith E. Edwards (@KeithEPhD) October 17, 2018
These humans make my heart sing.
The 2018 #ACPAICA faculty… pic.twitter.com/UhrrwjaTTi— Paul Brown (@paulgordonbrown) October 17, 2018
