UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence will present the following free workshops during the first week of April.
Registration is free for all events at https://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/register.
“Building Blocks: Getting Started with a Teaching and Learning Scholarship Project”
3-4:30 p.m. Monday, April 1, 315 Rider Building, University Park campus
Have you considered doing research on your teaching and learning practice? Join the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence in this interactive workshop, facilitated by Laura Cruz, to jump start your project. Register at https://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/register/detail.aspx?id=12196.
This workshop will be repeated from 3-4:45 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2, in 315 Rider Building. Register at https://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/register/detail.aspx?id=12197.
“Ten tips for getting started with teaching”
Noon to 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, 315 Rider Building, University Park campus
Teaching can seem like a mysterious juggling act, especially when we first enter the field. In this interactive workshop, facilitators Chas Brua and Deena Levy will share 10 practical tips they've learned from the research literature, their own teaching experience, and other faculty — advice about motivating learners, collecting and responding to feedback, navigating departmental culture, optimizing your teaching for student learning, and more.
This workshop fulfills a requirement for the Instructional Foundations Series.
Register at https://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/register/detail.aspx?id=12154.
“Instructional Foundations Reflection Session”
11 a.m. to noon, Thursday, April 4, 315 Rider Building, University Park campus
In this session, facilitated by Larkin Hood and Deena Levy, we will reflect on your beliefs and practices about teaching and learning. Come prepared to contribute to the conversation.
Registering for this event indicates your intent to participate in the Instructional Foundations Series program.
Register at https://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/register/detail.aspx?id=12168.
“Rising to the Challenge of Diversifying STEM Fields”
Noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 4, via Zoom
This session will be presented by David Kung, professor of mathematics at St. Mary's College of Maryland.
Women and under-represented minorities are more likely to fall out of the STEM pipeline at every stage from middle school on. Why do we need to address this issue? What can we do in our classrooms, departments, and institutions to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to succeed? Research suggests that interactive teaching methods, in contrast to passive lectures, might help us successfully address issues of diversity. Why do they work? What else must we do to make the mathematics world more equitable?
Register at https://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/register/detail.aspx?id=12199.
Kung will be offering two additional in-person presentations on April 9. To register for these or any other Schreyer Institute events, visit https://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/Events.