Remind them what to think about for section recap:
What did you do?
What worked?
What didn't work? What would you do differently?
How did you assess learning?
Did anything unexpected happen?
Mid-semester Evaluations (10 min)
Biases (20 min)
(5 min) Warm-up riddle
(5 min) What is bias?
Explicit vs. implicit bias
Types of bias: gender, cultural, economic, ethnic, linguistic, cosmetic
(5 min) In groups, brainstorm:
Three SPECIFIC possible hidden instructor biases (ex: girls aren't as good at math as boys are)
Concrete ways to mitigate these biases when teaching
(5 min) Class discussion
Small Teaching Part I (30 min)
Homework
If you haven't done so already, write and administer a midsemester evaluation in your sections this week. After reviewing your students' responses, write up a summary of the evaluation (What did you learn? What changes might you make?). You might consider graphing quantitative responses for your 'analysis'. Bring this summary and a copy of your (blank) evaluation to class in two weeks (10/18).
You will be video-taped in section by a 375 instructor sometime during this week. After receiving a copy of your video, watch it and complete the Section Video Recap Worksheet. Bring it to class on 10/18.