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TEACH Program

  • 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.” Smile
     

    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!

     

  • 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!

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  • 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.
     
  • 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.

     

  • 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.
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  • Campus Interviews, Part 2

    Last week’s blog discussed how and when to talk about your research interests in a campus interview.  Here is another article from the Chronicle, Preparing for Campus Interviews, this one is more general than last weeks and it offers some great advice.  You’ll notice a theme…preparation! 
    Have you completed your SGID and videotapings or are they scheduled in the near future?  If not, be sure to double check your calendar to make sure that everything (including your follow-up consultation) is scheduled! 

     

    Have you observed your peer partner?  Have you and your partner met with your consultant?  Be sure to schedule those meetings and contact your consultant once your observations are complete.

     

  • Campus Interviews

    Several of you are beginning or are continuing to go on campus interviews. As you prepare for this process, it is important to know when it is appropriate to discuss things like your dissertation or research interests. This posting from Tomorrow’s Professor offers insight into the Research Presentation for campus interviews.

    The online application for next year’s TEACH cohort is open. Please continue to tell your colleagues about this opportunity and encourage them to apply!

  • TEACH Website Suggestions

    In the past couple of weeks we have been working on the TEACH website, and we would love to know what you think.  Do you have any suggestions or recommendations for our website?  What features on our site do you find to be the most helpful, or how could we improve things to make the site stronger?  Is there something missing from the TEACH page that would make it a better resource? We are VERY interested in your feedback!  Please help us make the TEACH website a stronger resource for you!  Let us know what you think.

     

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  • How to Avoid Burnout

    It is getting to that point in the semester where people begin to get burned out.  This is a great article from the Tomorrow’s Professor Listserv that talks about ways to Avoid Burnout.  It offers some great advice that you might find helpful for your students as well as for yourself.
  • Why Good Teachers Have Bad Classes

    We’ve all been present in a class that seems to be wrought with boredom.  Sometimes we’re the student, sometimes we’re the teacher…it happens both ways and it happens to us all.  Here is a great article from Speaking of Teaching Stanford’s newsletter on teaching that includes the Confessions of a Bore which details one professor’s experience with a bored class and offers resources for avoiding that situation. Something else to think about is next year’s TEACH cohort.  The online application process for next year’s cohort will open on March 10th and we would love for you to spread the word about the TEACH program!

     

  • Overcoming Procrastination

    If you’re like most people, you probably have 101 things going on in your life and are working hard to balance everything that is going on.  One issue that plays a significant role in that balancing act is procrastination.  If you don’t have a problem with procrastination, congratulations!  For those who do struggle with procrastination, here is a short article from Tomorrow’s Professor on how to Overcome Procrastination.  It offers some simple but effective advice for getting yourself on track to completing your project.

    Speaking of projects…don’t forget that your TEACH Project Progress Report is due this Friday (Feb. 29).  Please turn it in via email to your consultant by Friday afternoon.  If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!  We’re all happy to help! 

     

    TEACH Wiki:  General Project Information, Progress Report

  • Upcoming Events

    The Advancing Teaching and Learning Conference is this week and we would love for you to come!  If you haven't already signed up, please take a look a the conference website and make plans to come when you're available.  There are some great pre-conference sessions offered all day Thursday and then Dr. Todd Zakrajsek will be presenting a morning and afternoon session on Friday.  This is a great opportunity for some workshop hours and I know you'll learn some new strategies. 

     Also don't forget that your TEACH Project Progress Reports are due next Friday.  If you have any questions, check the TEACH Wiki and let your consultant know if you are still confused.

  • Teaching Institutions and Job Interviews

    For those of you who missed Dr. Tillman Wagner’s presentation on how to ace your job interviews, you will soon be able to view it online.  If you are interested, follow this link and check it out!  (If it's not up yet, check back soon!)  Dr. Wagner had some great advice that you won’t want to miss.

     

    Continuing with the discussion of job interviews, how do you decide where to apply?  If you are interested in institutions that truly value teaching, this article from The Minnesota Daily provides criteria for determining an institution's dedication to education.
  • College in the 21st Century

    Recently there has been significant discussion on the purpose of education in the 21st century.  What are we trying to teach or share with our students?  What should contemporary college graduates need to know and be able to do?  Tomorrow’s Professor presents a fascinating report (College Learning for the New Global Century) on these very questions.  I would love to hear some of your responses to this report!  Let me know what you think!
  • Teaching Controversial Issues

    Teaching Controversial Issues is an article from the University of North Carolina on how to utilize controversial issues to stimulate critical thinking and student learning.  The article discusses tactics such as playing the devils advocate as a means of enhancing student leaning and engagement in the classroom.  In addition to the discussion of various tactics, the article offers a methodology for successful implementation of these strategies in the classroom.

     

    Reminder:Don't forget that your spring workshop registration is due by Friday, February 1st. 
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