BookCats Book Club
Welcome to BookCats, the book club for Texas State University nontenure line faculty!
Co-sponsored by Faculty Development and the Nontenure Line Faculty Senate Committee, each semester NTL faculty and facilitators come together on Zoom to discuss the semester's reading and make connections across the campus.
Join Us!
Current Book and Session Leaders - Spring 2024
Book: The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker.
Meeting dates/times: Biweekly on Wednesdays, from 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. via Zoom
- 1/31
- 2/14
- 2/28
- 3/20
- 4/3
- 4/17
Facilitated by: Dr. Amy Meeks, Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Jessica Robinson, Senior Lecturer in Curriculum and Instruction
Past Books & Session Leaders
Fall 2023 - How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories behind Effective College Teaching by Joshua R. Eyler.
Facilitated by: Dr. Amy Meeks, Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Dr. Christine Gray, Senior Lecturer in Human Development and Family Sciences
Spring 2023 - Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning written by James Lang (2nd Edition) and Small Teaching Online written by Flower Darby and James M. Lang.
Facilitated by: Dr. Amy Meeks, Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Jessica Robinson, Lecturer in Curriculum and Instruction
Fall 2022 - Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning written by James Lang (2nd Edition)
Facilitated by: Dr. Amy Meeks, Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Jessica Robinson, Lecturer in Curriculum and Instruction
Fall 2021 - The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact, written by Chip and Dan Heath.
Facilitated by: Dr. Amy Meeks, Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Jessica Robinson, Lecturer in Curriculum and Instruction
Spring 2021 - The Spark of Learning: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Emotion, written by Sarah Rose Cavanagh.
Facilitated by: Dr. Amy Meeks, Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Jessica Robinson, Lecturer in Curriculum and Instruction
Spring 2020 - The Courage To Teach, written by Parker Palmer
Facilitated by: Drs. Millie Cordero and Amy Meeks, Senior Lecturers in the Department of Psychology