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Week Two: Planning For Active Learning, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Week Two: Planning For Active Learning, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

The following is an overview of Planning for Active Learning.


Guide For “How To Use Clickers Effectively”, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Guide For “How To Use Clickers Effectively”, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

Learning guide for "how to use clickers effectively."


Winning Ticket, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Winning Ticket, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

Thanks for your "random act of learning." Your active participation helps make this course a success!


Week Three: Chapter 3 Reading Guide, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Week Three: Chapter 3 Reading Guide, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

The following is a reading guide for chapter three.


Perspective Activity, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Perspective Activity, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

The following is a faculty and student perspective activity.


Week Four: Chapter 4 Reading Guide, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Week Four: Chapter 4 Reading Guide, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

The following is a reading guide for chapter four.


Week Four Introduction, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Week Four Introduction, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

After reviewing Chapter 4 with a jigsaw activity, we will revisit lesson planning by using a rubric to evaluate two different plans. We also learned how to use low tech "clickers" and discuss the students' inertia including ways to overcome it using simulations and other teaching strategies. If there is time, we will talk about Just in Time Teaching (JiTT), a technique to get students to read.


Week Four: Engaging Students In The Learning Process, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Week Four: Engaging Students In The Learning Process, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

The following is an overview of Engaging Students in the Learning Process and how students develop mastery.


Getting Acquainted Sample, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Getting Acquainted Sample, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

The following is information on getting acquainted.


Abcd Cards, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Abcd Cards, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

No abstract provided.


Just-In-Time Teaching, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Just-In-Time Teaching, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

Just-In-Time Teaching resources span the spectrum from web and classroom items to books and articles on effective teaching and assessment of learning. Here is a sampling.


Week Five Introduction, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Week Five Introduction, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

After investigating hazardous classroom materials, we will learn about diverse students and how to teach them. We will also write learning biographies for different students and used them to consider a variety of teaching-learning issues, including college student development. In addition, we will shared our CAT implementation reports and discuss the impact of classroom climate on student learning.


Week Five: Classroom Climate And Diversity, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Week Five: Classroom Climate And Diversity, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

The following is an overview of Classroom Climate and Diversity.


Student Information Card, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Student Information Card, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

No abstract provided.


Week Five: Chapter 6 Reading Guide, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Week Five: Chapter 6 Reading Guide, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

The following is a reading guide for chapter six.


Week Six Introduction, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Week Six Introduction, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

In addition to exchanging ideas or activities on how to overcome misconceptions and learning bottlenecks, there is a readiness assessment test or RAT, and we will learn about multiple choice tests. We will also revisit lesson planning briefly and critique a quiz.


Week Six: Effective Tests - A Tool For Learning, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Week Six: Effective Tests - A Tool For Learning, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

The following is an overview of Effective Tests: A Tool for Learning.


Week Six: Chapter 7 Reading Guide, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Week Six: Chapter 7 Reading Guide, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

The following is a reading guide for chapter seven.


Lesson Planning Introduction, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Lesson Planning Introduction, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

You have been added to this online workshop because you were unable to participate in the face-to-face version. Due to the manner in which this session is being delivered, you will be unable to actively participant with others. However, every attempt to "capture" the essential elements of the face-to-face version has been made. During this online session you will "dissect" a sample lesson in order to identify its parts, and learn a process you can use to plan lessons. You will also have the option to submit your lesson plan for review.


Chapter 7 Quiz Analysis Activity, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Chapter 7 Quiz Analysis Activity, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

The following is an analysis of Chapter 7 quiz.


Checklist For Reviewing Multiple-Choice Items, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Checklist For Reviewing Multiple-Choice Items, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

The following is a checklist for reviewing multiple-choice items.


Week Seven Introduction, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Week Seven Introduction, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

Partners provided each other with meaningful feedback on their syllabi and also exchanged lesson plans. In addition, test analysis skills were revised and we discussed common concerns related to grading. A rubric or scoring guide was also used to grade an essay test question in literature or geography.


Reflective Teaching Lesson Planning Steps, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Reflective Teaching Lesson Planning Steps, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

During this online session you will "dissect" a sample lesson in order to identify its parts, and learn a process you can use to plan lessons. You will also have the option to submit your lesson plan for review. Follow the listed reflective teaching lesson planning steps.


Lesson Plan Checklist, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Lesson Plan Checklist, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

During this online session you will "dissect" a sample lesson in order to identify its parts, and learn a process you can use to plan lessons. You will also have the option to submit your lesson plan for review. The following is a lesson plan checklist.


Lesson Plan For Dissection, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Lesson Plan For Dissection, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

Dissect the following lesson plan sample.


Week Seven: Effective Grading - A Tool For Learning, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Week Seven: Effective Grading - A Tool For Learning, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

The following is an overview of Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning.


The Case Of The Latté Drinking Instructors, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

The Case Of The Latté Drinking Instructors, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

You’re at Starbucks early one morning and can’t help overhearing an exchange between two instructors as they talk loudly over cups of lattés. Calvin fervently exclaims, “Can you believe it Kathy? I’m three weeks behind in my grading because I spend so much time writing the same comments on almost every paper. Don’t students understand basic academic expectations? And now that I’m almost done I’m concerned I graded the last ones more harshly than the first ones. I’m so frustrated!” His colleague Kathy replies just as heatedly, “You think you’ve got problems Calvin! I spent hours writing a long narrative …


Week Seven: Chapter 5 Reading Guide, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Week Seven: Chapter 5 Reading Guide, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

The following is a reading guide for chapter five.


Week Eight Introduction, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Week Eight Introduction, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

We used what we have learned about smart teaching to provide advice to the instructor in a YouTube video, and then identified causes of and solutions for common disruptive behaviors. We ended the series with a "Thought Museum" activity and an assessment of the Teaching Academy.


Potential Classroom Management Strategies, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Potential Classroom Management Strategies, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

The following is a list of potential classroom management strategies.