--- title: "CI Newsletter: Dec 11-15, 2023" type: "article" space: "Curriculum Integration" author: "Naomi Go" created: 2023-12-06T18:30:05Z updated: 2024-12-03T16:50:56Z tags: ["cafe", "curriculum", "inclusion", "integration", "learning", "sdgs", "student", "sustainability", "teaching", "yellowface"] url: "https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/277/curriculum-integration/articles/news/19031/ci-newsletter-dec-11-15-2023" --- # CI Newsletter: Dec 11-15, 2023 ## ![4 hikers on 4 different paths representing 4 different seasons](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=p01xAkgP1m1WakuQvRq9qA%3D%3D)Hello CI Faculty Champions! Check out our last edition of 2023 for some exciting resources, developments and events below! ### Curriculum Café Join us for our first in-person Curriculum Café at Newham Campus in Odeyto \(E1401\) on Thursday, December 14 from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Sitting in a circle, we will ground ourselves in the Curriculum Integration process, strengthen relationships with colleagues during this stage of the journey, and discuss what’s in store for the Curriculum Integration Project in January 2024 and beyond. We welcome you to ask any burning questions you have and enjoy the snacks and refreshments provided. [Register in MyPD](https://mypd.senecacollege.ca/lime/Pages/Courses/Details.aspx?id=4028&returnUrl=Calendar.aspx&q=). Seneca’s Curriculum Café is a bi-weekly informal get-together where faculty share and learn about curriculum integration in Truth & Reconciliation \(TRC\), Equity, Diversity & Inclusion \(EDI\), and Sustainability \(SUS\). ![Logo for Curriculum cafe.](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=ev3q%2FMCvgHUe%2FDUOhdJmNQ%3D%3D) ###### Caption: Curriculum Café logo. Source: Teaching & Learning Centre. ### Team Spotlight  This week, we are thrilled to [introduce Akeisha Lari](https://www.youtube.com/embed/fAEgDXsNIwU?si=JcWeHld-OzjuIu2N) \[Video\], Manager of Student Inclusion in the Office of Reconciliation and Inclusion. Watch the video below to get to know Akeisha and hear a simple tip to integrate inclusive teaching into your class. ### Event Resources We are excited to share resources from the talented speakers involved in [Teaching and Learning Day Fall 2023](https://sites.google.com/view/tldayfall2023/resources). We encourage you to explore the informative videos, slides, and other aids touching on Cultivating Sustainability in our Classrooms. [![Screenshot of the Teaching and Learning Day Fall 2023 Website Resource Page.](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=6enm%2B9%2FT8wHdc5xX5Qhz3Q%3D%3D)](https://sites.google.com/view/tldayfall2023/resources) ###### Caption: Screenshot of the Teaching and Learning Day Fall 2023 website's Resources page. ### Program Announcement Are you wondering what you can do to integrate sustainable development into your course? The [SDG LABs program](https://thesdgslab.com/seneca-3) is coming to Seneca Polytechnic this W24 semester. This program gives students the opportunity to become sustainability leaders through educational sessions that will connect, educate, and empower participants to become catalysts for change in their communities. If you are interested in having your students attend and allocating marks to training completion, register your courses using the [SDGs LAB Registration Form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrGrGp63voTNzcWO_l4KuaCXXRvzhaZECLaMbXtqlxf2yohA/viewform?usp=sf_link). ![Sustainable Development Goals logo](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=Sock6T7dHVr4yC3jAbWLdQ%3D%3D) ###### Caption: Sustainable Development Goals. Source: United Nations.  ### Book Study If you're looking for a great holiday gift, consider this 2023 award-winning and bestselling novel, [*Yellowface* by R.F. Kuang](https://www.harpercollins.com/products/yellowface-r-f-kuang). An electric satire about racial identity in the trade publishing world,  Yellowface is thought-provoking and at times, acidly funny. We encourage you to use our [*Yellowface* Curriculum Integration book study](https://seneca.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/CINewsletter/EUv1E2TJVANKsyFiO70qJ6MBWDRl046sqbscOmvdQmbqog?e=eCCDaM&xsdata=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%3D%3D&sdata=UnpiVlpCc2hWbS8vZVYvbzNkWmNmNVhydWk3TnJRRXczc3BudktReEIxST0%3D&ovuser=eb34f74a-58e7-4a8b-9e59-433e4c412757%2Cnaomi.go%40senecacollege.ca "https://seneca.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/cinewsletter/euv1e2tjvanksyfio70qj6mbwdrl046sqbscomvdqmbqog?e=eccdam&xsdata=mdv8mdj8fdg0ntnjmmi0odazytq2zwexmtu5mdhkymy4y2rkotbifgvimzrmnzrhnthlnzrhogi5ztu5ndmzztrjndeynzu3fdb8mhw2mzgznzczmzuxoty0mji0odl8vw5rbm93bnxwr1zoylhovfpxtjfjbwwwzvzobgnuwnbzmly4zxlkv0lqb2lnqzr3tgpbd01eqwlmq0prswpvavyybhvneklptenkqlrpstzjazkwyudweulpd2lwmvfpt2pfegzrpt18mxxmmk5vwvhsekx6rtvpakjttvdvnfkyutnmv05qwvrjde5eyzrzuza1ww1aa0xua3pnr1zrwm1zd05hrmtpvjh5wvrnne9htxloetfptwpgaexuum1nakl0t0rgbfl5mhdorgt4tlrjelkyum1zekjbzfc1eextzgliqzv6y0dgalpytxziv1z6yzjgblpytxznvgn3twpfek5qy3hpvel3tnc9pxw0y2njmjrlowq2zda0mtcymte1ota4zgjmognkzdkwynxmotyyztdjmmm3mmu0odliytyyyzc5zdnizmi3m2myyg%3d%3d&sdata=unpivlpcc2hwbs8vzvyvbznkwmnmnvhydwk3tnjrrxczc3budktreeixst0%3d&ovuser=eb34f74a-58e7-4a8b-9e59-433e4c412757%2cnaomi.go%40senecacollege.ca") as a guide \(scroll down to Attachments section\). Happy reading! ###### [![book cover of Yellowface by RF Kuang](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=2c33rIgvvZXPkZnyR4OwTQ%3D%3D)](https://www.harpercollins.com/products/yellowface-r-f-kuang?variant=40985522831394) ###### Caption: Book cover of Yellowface by R.F. Kuang. Source: HarperCollins. * * * Looking for support? Feel free to reach out to the CI team at any time by emailing teaching@senecacollege.ca. ![mural of fisherman on the water and three fish all drawn in Indigenous woodland style](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=UOdIyIffJdmXA2ziCEIjTA%3D%3D) Caption: Artwork by Isaac Murdoch, “The Petition to the Water Spirits”, located at Seneca@York Courtyard. Source: Seneca Polytechnic, 2023. ![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=vO1DjNfMMu6ivJwD0kFxOA%3D%3D) ![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=aUR5MhAoogLdTbfQDB%2F5kw%3D%3D) ![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=5G410qmLu8uxCc7eqMOPgA%3D%3D) ## Attachments - [Curriculum Integration Book Study_Yellowface.pdf](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=QtUXATnJjtJQFMbphDPYXA%253D%253D) - [blobid0.png](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=p01xAkgP1m1WakuQvRq9qA%253D%253D) - [image_36956253721699932043978.png](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=ev3q%252FMCvgHUe%252FDUOhdJmNQ%253D%253D) - [image_22417827741698346542168.png](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=UOdIyIffJdmXA2ziCEIjTA%253D%253D) - [image_27016284051698347102718.png](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=vO1DjNfMMu6ivJwD0kFxOA%253D%253D) - [image_49691064441698347049824.png](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=aUR5MhAoogLdTbfQDB%252F5kw%253D%253D) - [image_86805490761698347120068.png](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=5G410qmLu8uxCc7eqMOPgA%253D%253D) - [image_49660260221702258257842.png](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=6enm%252B9%252FT8wHdc5xX5Qhz3Q%253D%253D) - [image_39456262931702258329655.png](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=Sock6T7dHVr4yC3jAbWLdQ%253D%253D) - [yellowface_cover.png](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=2c33rIgvvZXPkZnyR4OwTQ%253D%253D)