April 2008 - Posts

• What They Didn't Teach You in Graduate School

  Congratulations!  You’re almost finished with the semester!  Hopefully everything is running smoothly and wrapping up well now that you’ve completed your TEACH projects and requirements.    Here is one more word of wisdom for this semester.  Check out this article from The Chronicle on What They Didn’t Teach You in Graduate School.  It offers some great suggestions on how to begin your career, as well as how to sustain it.  One particularly relevant piece of advice they offer is not to take forever in graduate school.  As the authors of this article, Paul Gray and David E. Drew, say: “Don't feel that you need to create the greatest work that Western civilization ever saw. Five years from now the only thing that will matter is whether you finished.”   Thanks for all of your hard work this year!  We have all enjoyed working with you and we wish you the best of luck! Don’t forget about the final review sessions on Wednesday and Thursday!   Posted Apr 28 2008, 09:30 AM by mmeixner with no comments Filed under: TEACH, Reminders, Professional Development

• TEACH Party!

  Hello all!  Be sure to check your email for information on the TEACH party!  It'll be a great time, you won't want to miss it! Posted Apr 28 2008, 09:12 AM by mmeixner with no comments Filed under: TEACH, Events

• Preparing Classes for Summer School

  Many of you will be teaching classes this summer and may be beginning to think about preparing for your course.  Whether you begin your preparations now or at after the semester is over, this article from the University of Virginia on Summer Session Strategies may be helpful as you start to prepare.   Reminders!! Don’t forget that your TEACH projects are DUE next week!  Posters are due to Ching by Monday, April 21 and the project documentation is due on Wednesday, April 23 by 5:00pm.  Please turn in a hard copy of your project documentation. While your consultant is happy to look things over via email, we need a hard copy to display with your poster. Also, workshop hours should be completed by Friday, April 18.  If you are short on hours and have not spoken with your consultant, please do so as soon as possible.  Posted Apr 14 2008, 08:47 AM by mmeixner with no comments Filed under: TEACH, Reminders, Project

• Reminders

  TEACH applications are due by April 11th.  Please encourage your friends and colleagues to apply!   Have you done your peer observations yet?  Don’t forget to get these taken care of by the end of the semester!   If you’re having any problems with your TEACH project, please let your consultant know!  Posters are due to Ching on April 21 and the completed documentation is due April 23.   Posted Apr 07 2008, 09:36 AM by mmeixner with no comments Filed under: TEACH, Reminders, Project

• The Class Recap

  Here is a Teaching Tip from the University of Virginia on an effective way to help students recap what was covered in class.  In The Class Recap: Some Advantages of Regular E-mail Contact, Peter Capuano suggests that a brief email summarizing what happened in class that day or week can really help keep all of your students on the same page.  He includes a sample email that he sent his class for further clarification. Posted Apr 07 2008, 09:35 AM by mmeixner with no comments Filed under: TEACH