This course qualifies for the GSI Teaching and Resource Center's Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
Class is held: Wednesdays, 5-6:30pm (non-Berkeley Time), Campbell 501B
The Bootcamp is held: Monday, Aug 26 (3:10pm-5:00pm, Campbell 131) and Tuesday, Aug 27 (3:10pm-5:00pm, Campbell 131)
Faculty Instructor: Eliot Quataert (eliot@berkeley)
Graduate Student Instructors: Michael Medford (michaelmedford@berkeley), Kareem El-Badry (kelbadry@berkeley)
(Any lesson plans for future dates are subject to revision, but feel free to peruse if you're interested.)
| Class Number | Date | Instructor(s) | Topics | Lesson Plan Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 26 (Mon Bootcamp) | Michael/Kareem | Bootcamp Day 1: Sample Class, First Day | Bootcamp Day 1 |
| 2 | Aug 27 (Tues Bootcamp) | Michael/Kareem | Bootcamp Day 2: Board work, Review of Lesson Plans and Syllabi | Bootcamp Day 2 |
| 3 | Sept 4 | Kareem | Learning Objectives, Lesson Plans | Class 3 |
| 4 | Sept 11 | Michael | Group Work, Writing Exams and Homework | Class 4 |
| 5 | Sept 18 (Peer visits this week) | Michael/Kareem | Grading Rubrics, Quiz Exchange | Class 5 |
| 6 | Sept 25 (C10 quizzes this week) | Michael/Kareem | Student Misconceptions | Class 6 |
| 7 | Oct 2 | Kareem | Student Motivation/Mindset, Biases | Class 7 |
| 8 | Oct 9 (Section taping this week) | Michael/Kareem | Class Cancelled Due to Blackouts | |
| 9 | Oct 16 | Michael | Ethics, Assessment & Evaluation | Class 8 |
| 10 | Oct 23 | Michael/Kareem | Closing the Loop, Communicating/Lecturing Effectively | Class 9 |
| 11 | Oct 30 (C10 quizzes this week) | Michael/Kareem | Faculty Q&A | Class 10 |
| 12 | Nov 6 | Michael | Small Teaching | Class 11 |
| 13 | Nov 13 | Michael/Kareem | Planetarium Education, Teaching Statements & Portfolios | Class 12 |
| 14 | Nov 20 | Michael | Statement Exchange, Exam Review Sections, Review | Class 13 |
| 15 | Dec 4 | Michael/Kareem | Wrap-Up | Class 14 |
Astro C10 (Filippenko) - Brian Lorenz, Caroline Reid, Shaunak Modak, Massimo Pascale, Sergiy Vasylyev, Jeremy Wayland, Richard Pan, Kevin Tang, Emma Turtelboom, Elliot Cantor
Astro 7A (Weisz) - Aliza Beverage
Astro 120 (Optical + Infrared Lab; Duchene) - Emily Ramey
Astr 160 (Stars; Lu) - Sal Fu
Astro C10: 121 Campbell
Astr C162:
Astr 120: 541 Campbell:
Astr 160: 131 Campbell
Astr 7A: TBD
Everyone who is teaching must be visited by at least one person. Everyone must go on at least one visit. After going on your visit, complete the Peer Visitation Worksheet and meet up with the person for a quick discussion. Bring the form to class on 9/26.
Brian visiting Emma (Th 11-12) Emma visiting Brian (Th 10-11) Richard visiting Emily (Tu 6-12) Sergiy visiting Massimo (Tu 11-12) Emily visiting Richard (Tu 3-4) Massimo visitin Kevin (W 4-5) Sal visiting Massimo (Tu 11-12) Aliza vising Sal (Tu 4-5) Jeremy visiting Caroline (M 9-10) Kevin visiting Shaunak (W 11-12) Shaunak visiting Elliot (F 1-2) Elliot visiting Sergiy (Th 3-4) Caroline visiting Jeremy (W 1-2) Caroline visiting Aliza (M 4-5) Shaunak visiting Kevin (F 1-2)
TBD