TEACH Program : Upcoming Events

Announcement 2-16-09

mmeixner — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:55:00 GMT

Here are a few things to keep in mind for the upcoming weeks:

Have you been meeting with your mentor? As you begin or continue to work on your project, be sure to keep your mentor ‘in the loop’ and informed of what is going on.
TEACH Project Progress Reports are due next Friday. If you have any questions consult the TEACH Wiki or get in touch with your consultant.
Be sure to go online and register for your spring workshop hours. If you are unable to attend a session you registered for, that is okay, just be sure to sign up for something else so that you are able to fulfill your 10 hours.

Announcements

mmeixner — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:53:00 GMT

Hello and welcome back! Here are a few things to keep in mind as you start planning your semester:

Have you scheduled your initial consultation with your new TEACH consultant? You should be hearing from your new consultant soon, if you haven’t heard something by the end of the week let us know!
In case you haven’t been online to schedule your spring workshops, we have implemented a new scheduler…everything should be running smoothly, but let us know if you have problems. You need to sign up for your spring workshop hours by Friday, January 30. To log in to classes, follow this link and sign in with your eRaider. There are some great sessions this spring!
Don’t forget to take the StrengthsQuest assessment and sign up for the session on January 21. It is going to be a fantastic session that you won’t want to miss…you might learn something about yourself! If you have questions, let Micah know.

TEACH Reminders

mmeixner — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:56:00 GMT

Hello all! I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving Holiday. There are just a few more things left before the end of the semester, so I wanted to remind you about a few things we need to get wrapped up before you take off for the break:

Portfolios are due by 5:00pm on Friday, December 12th.

Portfolios must be signed and approved by your mentor--be sure to communicate with your mentor so you know how much time they need and when they'll be in town.

Please turn in your Activity Contract revisions to your consultant as soon as possible.
Send Allison your spring schedules (teaching and class) as soon as possible so that she can begin to work on the Peer Groups for next semester.

As always, please let us know if you have any questions! Good luck with finals, papers, etc. these next few weeks!

Announcements 10-6-08

mmeixner — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:44:00 GMT

Activity Contract: Your activity contract is due to your consultant on Oct. 9^th. If you have questions about what the activity contract entails, check out the TEACH Wiki and/or talk to your TEACH consultant.

TEACH Lunch Series: There is a TEACH Lunch Series this Friday, Oct. 10^th at noon. Past TEACH fellows will be sharing their experiences with teaching uncomfortable topics and teaching controversial material.

Announcements: 9-29-08

mmeixner — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:54:00 GMT

TEACH Coffee Talk: We are so excited to begin our new Coffee Talk series and hope that you will join us Tuesday, September 30^th to discuss student motivation and preparedness. If you are interested in attending, please be sure to register online and email Micah with any questions or specific topics you’d like to discuss.

John Burns Conference: Be sure to sign up for the 7^th Annual John M. Burns Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. There will be two sessions on Friday, October 3^rd featureing Dr. Susie Whittington who will be presenting the following sessions: Classrooms: Your Database for Publishing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (could be helpful for your teach project) and Teaching with Flair’\(Fla(a)/(e)r, n. [fr. Flairier 1: natural ability or capacity]. Plus, lunch will be served! Be sure to register online and call Tina to let her know if you'll be there for lunch.

Peer Observation Consultations: I think we’ve heard from almost everyone, but if you haven’t set up an appointment with your consultant for your fall peer group consultation, please schedule that as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please let you consultant know!

Mentors: Have you met with your mentor? Please be sure to schedule an initial meeting with your mentor sometime soon so you can begin to establish what type of role your mentor will take in the completion of your Teaching Portfolio and TEACH Project.

Why Good Teachers Have Bad Classes

mmeixner — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:19:00 GMT

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 10^th and we would love for you to spread the word about the TEACH program!

Reminders and Upcoming Events

mmeixner — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:59:00 GMT

It is time to get things scheduled! Your consultant should be contacting you in the next week or so to set up a meeting in order to schedule videotapings, SGIDs, etc. We have made new consultation groups as well as new peer partner pairs, and we'll have that posted as soon as they are finalized.

TEACH Lunch Series Dates:
1/25 Job Search and Interviewing Tips (TEACH Panel)
2/8 How to Ace Academic Interviews (Dr. Tillmann Wagner)
3/7 First Facutly Position (Dr. Kamau Siwatu)*

*Does not appear on TLTC schedule at this time, it will be added so be sure to check later to register.