AY 375 - Fall 2016: Tenth Day Lesson Plan

(10 minutes) Slides led by Carina.

• Key Takeaways:
  • The GSI Teaching & Resource Center offers a Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. You will have already completed many of the required items through 375!
  • A teaching portfolio is often required as part of many applications in academia. Things that usually go in a teaching portfolio include:
    • Teaching Experience
    • Statement of Teaching Philosophy
    • Syllabus and Course Design
    • Feedback on Teaching (use of mid-semester and final evaluations)
    • Professional Development
    • Teaching Methods
    • Awards, etc.
  • A statement of teaching philosophy is a ~1-page single-spaced essay where you share your beliefs about student learning, teaching methods, and concrete examples that you use in the classroom. Things that are typically included are:
    • Goals for student learning in your discipline
    • Beliefs about how learning takes place
    • Activities you use to promote learning
    • 15-minute window into a class activity
    • How you know if your students are learning
    • Relationships with/among students
    • Classroom environment you strive to fosters
    • How your teaching has changed over time and why

(5 minutes) Individually, take a few minutes to answer the following prompts on a piece of paper. Use this free writing exercise to get you started on writing your own statement.

• What are your goals for student learning in your discipline?
• What type of teaching methods do you use and why?

• Student Motivations and Mindsets (Carina)
• Creative Teaching (Beth)
• Biases (Jason)

Students choose 2 stations to attend.

(20 minutes) Station 1

(5 minutes) Break

(20 minutes) Station 2

(20 minutes) In pairs, develop a concept map with 'learning' at the center. Develop connections between ideas and write/draw your map on a mini whiteboard.

(10 minutes) Group discussion.

1. Draft your teaching philosophy statement. Bring a copy to class next week.