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24F TPS: (In-person) Grading & feedback: How do I quickly and fairly assess student work?
Sept. 23, 2024, noon to 1:30 p.m.

Join us for a discussion of equitable grading practices and some time-saving tips for managing your workload.

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A web of interlocking hands
Teaching During Times of Crisis Workshop (Part 1)
Sept. 19, 2024, 1 to 3 p.m.
Connect with fellow instructors and learn about ways to practice self-care and care while teaching during times of crises.
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Integrating Mindfulness in the Classroom
Sept. 19, 2024, 11 a.m. to noon
Helping students to develop mindfulness practices can reduce stress and  improve their memory and testing performance.
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Accessible Pedagogy Conversations
Sept. 18, 2024, noon to 1 p.m.
Recurs: Weekly on Wednesday, 12 - 1pm until Thu, Dec 12 2024
Join us Wednesdays from 12-1 PM on Zoom to chat about accessibility, accommodations, and teaching!
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24F TPS - (Zoom) Facilitating discussions: How can I foster student participation to enhance learning?
Sept. 17, 2024, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Discussion can be an effective classroom tool to reach a variety of course goals. "Facilitating Effective Discussions" aims to equip instructors with tools to encourage and maintain classroom engagement for all students while meeting course goals.

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Cover of "Relationship-Rich Education"
Early Career Faculty Fall 2024 Book Club: Relationship-Rich Education
Sept. 17, 2024, 2 to 2:45 p.m.
Recurs: Weekly on Tuesday, 2 - 2:45pm until Thu, Oct 3 2024
PCL 3.349
In this four-part series, participants will read and discuss the power of building and nurturing professional relationships based on themes explored in Relationship-Rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Success in College, by Peter Felten & Leo M. Lambert (2020).
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ATL
Accessible Pedagogy Conversations
Sept. 11, 2024, noon to 1 p.m.
Recurs: Weekly on Wednesday, 12 - 1pm until Thu, Dec 12 2024
Join us Wednesdays from 12-1 PM on Zoom to chat about accessibility, accommodations, and teaching!
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Cover of "Relationship-Rich Education"
Early Career Faculty Fall 2024 Book Club: Relationship-Rich Education
Sept. 10, 2024, 2 to 2:45 p.m.
Recurs: Weekly on Tuesday, 2 - 2:45pm until Thu, Oct 3 2024
PCL 3.349
In this four-part series, participants will read and discuss the power of building and nurturing professional relationships based on themes explored in Relationship-Rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Success in College, by Peter Felten & Leo M. Lambert (2020).
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24F TPS - (In-person) Lesson planning: How do I structure my time in the classroom?
Sept. 10, 2024, noon to 1:30 p.m.

In this hands-on, collaborative workshop, participants will learn about the backwards design theory of lesson planning and will have the opportunity to collaboratively review and discuss a sample STEM or sample Humanities lesson plan to reflect on the features of effective lesson plans. Instructors will practice generating a clear learning outcome, assessment, and class activity based on their current teaching appointment and with their current students in mind. Participants will leave the session with an outline that may serve as the foundation for a lesson plan they will use during the semester.

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24F TPS - (Asynchronous) How we learn: How can I use pedagogical theory to make learning last?
Sept. 9 to 20, 2024, All Day
Asynchronous - see description below

Join us for an introductory, asynchronous crash course in the cognitive theories underlying learning and memory. Discover how you can leverage these theories to encourage deep, meaningful, long-lasting learning for your students.