[MATHLINK] MCLS Trainee Brown Bags (this Friday!) and Board Nominations

[MCLS Trainee]

Dear MCLS Community,

Two brief announcements:


*1. *As you may be aware, the MCLS training board has started activity in
recent months. The MCLS training board aims to create learning and
engagement opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, research
staff, postdocs, and pre-service teachers and to build a stronger sense of
community amongst MCLS trainees.

The MCLS training board currently consists of the three founding members:
Andy Ribner, Isabella Starling Alves, and Julia Bahnmueller who - in
conversation with the governing board - formulated the bylaws of the MCLS
trainee board and started to put into place a social media presence and
some initial trainee activities. Trainees interested in getting involved
may join the MCLS trainee community on Twitter
<https://twitter.com/mclstrainee>, Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/MCLStrainees/?ref=share>, and/or Slack
<https://join.slack.com/t/mclstrainees/shared_invite/zt-dvqxt6fq-RZFQIzVH0v8sM716NTMhew>.
The training board will ultimately consist of six elected members;
nominations for the three open positions are open now
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsHCbBJEi4puXTUnGXYxgS5jFT_Z_vR_XbUFl7fuZR3I--Yg/viewform?usp=sf_link>
and will remain open for two weeks until Monday, May 18. For more
information about open positions and nominations, see below.

*2. *The MCLS trainee board would also like to invite everyone to the first
virtual MCLS trainee brown bag on *Embodied Cognition in Math Education and
Cognition* with input from Jasmine Ma and Korbinian Moeller *this Friday*
May 15, 11am EST//2pm (BST/UTC+1). A link will be sent around on Thursday.


Thanks!

The MCLS Training Board

*Nominations for open positions on the MCLS trainee board*

Elections for the remaining MCLS trainee board positions (Research Chair,
Policy & Practice Chair, and Communications Chair) will be held in June
(June 1-15).

All MCLS trainees (i.e., MCLS members who do not have a full-time faculty
position or equivalent) are kindly invited to nominate themselves or a
colleague for one of the open positions (see descriptions below; for
further questions please get in touch with Andy, Isabella, and Julia via
mclstrainee at gmail.com).

The deadline for nominations is May 18 (two weeks from today). Please
follow the link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsHCbBJEi4puXTUnGXYxgS5jFT_Z_vR_XbUFl7fuZR3I--Yg/viewform?usp=sf_link>
for instructions on how to nominate yourself or a colleague.

Please, feel free to share this link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsHCbBJEi4puXTUnGXYxgS5jFT_Z_vR_XbUFl7fuZR3I--Yg/viewform?usp=sf_link>
with students, labmates, and other MCLS trainees.

Open positions:

Research Chair (two-year term)

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   Oversees trainee research initiatives.
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   Spearheads and oversees initiatives to foster connections among trainees
   and senior scholars throughout MCLS.
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   Proposes ways in which the Training Board can increase the reach of MCLS
   to a wider academic audience.
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   Spearheads and oversees initiatives to foster international networking,
   collaboration, and outreach.
   -

   Works closely with the Policy and Practice Chair to ensure alignment and
   coherence of initiatives.

Policy and Practice Chair (one-year term)

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   Oversees trainee policy and practice initiatives.
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   Spearheads and oversees initiatives to foster connections among trainees
   and non-trainee practitioners (including the corporate sector).
   -

   Spearheads and oversees initiatives to foster international networking,
   collaboration, and outreach.
   -

   Works closely with the Research Chair to ensure alignment and coherence
   of the initiatives.
   -

   Spearheads and oversees initiatives to foster connections among
   trainees, senior scholars, and non-trainee practitioners.
   -

   Proposes and oversees approaches to engagement in translational work to
   increase the reach of MCLS and to serve a wider audience.


Communications Chair (one-year term)

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   Facilitates strategic partnerships by generating relevant content and
   cross-promotion.
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   Works closely with other Training Board members to promote relevant
   initiatives, events, and opportunities.
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   Works across the MCLS Governing Board and MCLS Training Board to
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      maintain an active Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram account for MCLS
      (further social media initiatives at the discretion of the Communications
      Chair).
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      seek out other ways to engage online and via social media.
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      contribute to updating content for the MCLS website.
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      oversees the maintenance of the MCLS Listserv with a particular focus
      on trainee members.