• Plan and teach classes in ways that pro­mote and assess stu­dent learn­ing, includ­ing top­ics such as incor­po­rat­ing tech­nol­ogy, teach­ing inclu­sively, and cre­at­ing a com­mu­nity of learn­ers in the classroom
•   Assess one’s own teach­ing and plan­ning for future devel­op­ment as a teacher
• Develop a teach­ing port­fo­lio as a means to reflect on and doc­u­ment one’s work as a teacher

An Infor­mal Con­ver­sa­tion about Inter­dis­ci­pli­nary Teach­ing on Envi­ron­men­tal Issues

Tues­day, May 28, 2013
5:00–6:30 PM
Pro­gram on the Envi­ron­ment Com­mons, Wal­lace Hall (ACC) 012

Free to attend.  RSVP requested by Thurs­day, May 23, 2013

Can the totally ratio­nal, reduc­tion­ist envi­ron­men­tal sci­en­tist really under­stand the world with­out the cre­ativ­ity of music, visual art, dance, or poetry?  Can the artist attempt­ing to cap­ture the arche­type of envi­ron­men­tal loss cre­ate a richer tableau by know­ing some­thing about how the phys­i­cal world works?   If soci­ety, or a uni­ver­sity under­go­ing bud­get cuts, slashes one side, will the other be poorer?

We learn – and teach — that art and sci­ence are worlds apart.  The right and left brains. Rig­or­ous ver­sus cre­ative.  Absinthe ver­sus beer.

Or should we recon­sider that thesis?

Join us for the final MGT of the year for provoca­tive com­ments from artists and sci­en­tists on how our worlds col­lide, even as the ships pass.

Pan­elists:

• Jen­nifer Bean, Direc­tor, Cin­ema and Media Stud­ies; Asso­ciate Pro­fes­sor, Com­par­a­tive Literature
• Philip Govedare, Pro­fes­sor and Grad­u­ate Coor­di­na­tor, School of Art
• Richard Karpen, Direc­tor, School of Music; Pro­fes­sor, Dig­i­tal Arts and Exper­i­men­tal Medida (DXARTS)
• Bruce Nel­son, Pro­fes­sor, Earth & Space Sci­ences; Asso­ciate Dean for Research, Col­lege of the Environment

ABOUT MGT:
MGT is an evening series offer­ing grad­u­ate stu­dents, post­docs, staff and fac­ulty with an inter­est in engag­ing in art­ful, inter­ac­tive, inno­v­a­tive teach­ing a chance to inter­act with col­leagues from across cam­pus who are will­ing to share their enthu­si­asm and expe­ri­ence.  
Each MGT focuses on a sin­gle “30,000 foot” issue: What is inter­dis­ci­pli­nary? The role of facts ver­sus val­ues. Can per­son­al­ized teach­ing be objec­tive teach­ing? Sav­ing STEM.

Want­ing more follow-up? We’ll wrap up the ses­sion with time for more one-on-one inter­ac­tion, giv­ing every­one time to grab a speaker for a final comment.



Spon­sored by the Col­lege of the Envi­ron­ment and hosted by the Pro­gram on the Environment

Are you inter­ested in devel­op­ing your teach­ing expe­ri­ence? Come dis­cover strate­gies for find­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties to TA, lead work­shops, and increase your pro­fes­sional net­work. We will dis­cuss how to build your teach­ing port­fo­lio both on and off cam­pus dur­ing your grad­u­ate school years. This work­shop is led by a multi-disciplinary panel of grad­u­ate stu­dents who will share their expe­ri­ences and cam­pus resources.

May 3, 12:30 — 1:30pm
Ger­berd­ing Hall, Suite 100
Tea and snacks provided 

Facil­i­ta­tors:

• Ana Pas­tor, master’s stu­dent, His­panic Studies
• Car­o­line Pew, pre-doctoral stu­dent and TA, Earth and Space Sciences
• Sim­ina Popa, pre-doctoral stu­dent and TA, Mol­e­c­u­lar and Cel­lu­lar Biology

Learn more about First Fri­days at CTL.

Find­ing Oppor­tu­ni­ties to Teach and Prac­tice Teaching

Are you inter­ested in teach­ing? Come dis­cover how you can find oppor­tu­ni­ties to get teach­ing expe­ri­ence dur­ing Grad­u­ate School. We will explore oppor­tu­ni­ties on and off cam­pus with a multi-disciplinary panel of grad­u­ate stu­dents who will share their expe­ri­ences and cam­pus resources.

Work­shop facil­i­tated by:

• Car­o­line Pew, a pre-doctoral stu­dent and TA in the Earth and Space Sci­ences Department.
• Sim­ina Popa, a pre-doctoral stu­dent and TA in the Mol­e­c­u­lar and Cel­lu­lar Biol­ogy Program.
• Ana Pas­tor, an MA stu­dent in His­panic Stud­ies, Ana teaches Span­ish and has con­ducted   work­shops in Cre­ative Writ­ing and Theatre.

Mark your cal­en­dars! Please join us for an end of the year cel­e­bra­tion on the Fri­day, June 7^th 12:30–1:30.

For more info, visit: http://www.washington.edu/teaching/programs/first-fridays-for-graduate-students/

The CTL is happy to announce our next First Fri­days work­shop for grad­u­ate stu­dents on April 5th, 12:30–1:30pm in Ger­berd­ing Hall Suite 100.

“But you’re just the TA!”: Strate­gies for Deal­ing with Chal­leng­ing Stu­dent Interactions

Teach­ing is a hard job, and grad­u­ate stu­dents face par­tic­u­lar chal­lenges as teach­ers and teach­ing assis­tants, rang­ing from grade com­plaints to stu­dents chal­leng­ing our author­ity in the class­room.  In this work­shop, we will role-play to develop con­crete strate­gies for address­ing chal­leng­ing and awk­ward moments when we inter­act with stu­dents in the class­room, office hours, and email.

Facil­i­tated by: Ariel Wet­zel, a Ph.D. can­di­date in Eng­lish lit­er­a­ture.  She teaches both writ­ing and lit­er­a­ture, and has been field­ing awk­ward con­ver­sa­tions with stu­dents for over five years as a grad­u­ate instructor.

For more infor­ma­tion about upcom­ing work­shops, please visit:  http://www.washington.edu/teaching/programs/first-fridays-for-graduate-students/

But you’re just the TA!”: Strate­gies for Deal­ing with Chal­leng­ing Stu­dent Interactions

Teach­ing is a hard job, and grad­u­ate stu­dents face par­tic­u­lar chal­lenges as teach­ers and teach­ing assis­tants, rang­ing from grade com­plaints to stu­dents chal­leng­ing our author­ity in the class­room.  In this work­shop, we will role-play to develop con­crete strate­gies for address­ing chal­leng­ing and awk­ward moments when we inter­act with stu­dents in the class­room, office hours, and email.

Facil­i­tated by: Ariel Wet­zel, a Ph.D. can­di­date in Eng­lish lit­er­a­ture.  She teaches both writ­ing and lit­er­a­ture, and has been field­ing awk­ward con­ver­sa­tions with stu­dents for over five years as a grad­u­ate instructor.

The CTL’s Learn­ing Com­mu­ni­ties pro­gram still has a few spots open in our Win­ter 2013 Fac­ulty and Pro­fes­sional Learn­ing Com­mu­ni­ties (FPLCs) and Teach­ing Cir­cles.   Fac­ulty mem­bers, grad­u­ate instruc­tors, librar­i­ans, and staff edu­ca­tors are wel­come to par­tic­i­pate.  If you are inter­ested in meet­ing like-minded instruc­tors, peer sup­port and col­lab­o­ra­tion, and enhanc­ing your teach­ing, we encour­age you to take advan­tage of this valu­able opportunity.

Fac­ulty and Pro­fes­sional Learn­ing Com­mu­ni­ties (capped at 12 each)  

Engag­ing Stu­dents in Larger Classes 

Flip­ping the Class­room (four dif­fer­ent sections)

Ser­vice Learn­ing in Study Abroad

Teach­ing Cir­cles (pilot) (capped at 3–5 each) 

Teach­ing Cir­cles flyer

(Due to an over­whelm­ing response to the Inter­ac­tive The­ater as Ped­a­gogy (ITP) project, reg­is­tra­tion for ITP is now CLOSED.)

To learn more about sched­ules, and to reg­is­ter for a learn­ing com­mu­nity, visit http://www.washington.edu/teaching/programs/learning-communities/

The Cen­ter for Teach­ing and Learn­ing and Under­grad­u­ate Aca­d­e­mic Affairs invites you to take part in rec­og­niz­ing the many ded­i­cated and inspir­ing fac­ulty and grad­u­ate stu­dents at the Uni­ver­sity of Wash­ing­ton.  Nom­i­nate your instruc­tor for one of the fol­low­ing: Dis­tin­guished Teach­ing Award, Dis­tin­guished Teach­ing Award for Inno­va­tion, Excel­lence in Teach­ing Award, or the S. Ster­ling Munro Pub­lic Ser­vice Teach­ing Award.  Pro­vid­ing an enrich­ing under­grad­u­ate and grad­u­ate learn­ing expe­ri­ence is what con­nects are recipients.

To learn more about the dif­fer­ent awards and to sub­mit your online nom­i­na­tion form, visit our web­site at: www.uw.edu/teaching/awards.   Ques­tions may be sent to dta@uw.edu.  The dead­line for all nom­i­na­tions is Fri­day, Decem­ber 14, 2012 at 5pm.