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| Class is held: Wednesdays, 6:30pm-8pm, Campbell 131 | Class is held: Wednesdays, Time 6:00-7:30pm, Campbell 131 |
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| The Bootcamp is held: Thursday, Aug 17 (3pm-5pm, Campbell 121) and Wednesday, Aug 23 (6pm-8pm, Campbell 131) | The Bootcamp is held: Monday, Aug 20 (3:10pm-5:00pm, Campbell 121) and Tuesday, Aug 21 (3:10pm-5:00pm, Campbell 121) |
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| Faculty Instructor: Eugene Chiang (''echiang@astro'') | Faculty Instructor: Eugene Chiang (''echiang@astro'') |
| (Any lesson plans for future dates are subject to revision, but feel free to peruse if you're interested.) | (Any lesson plans for future dates are subject to revision, but feel free to peruse if you're interested.) |
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| ^ Class Number ^ Date ^ Lead Instructor ^ Topics ^ Lesson Plan Link ^ | ^ Class Number ^ Date ^ Instructor(s) ^ Topics ^ Lesson Plan Link ^ |
| | 1 | Aug 20 (Mon) | | Bootcamp Day 1: Sample Class, First Day | [[astro300_f18:day1|Bootcamp Day 1]] | | | 1 | Aug 20 (Mon Bootcamp) | Carina/Michael | Bootcamp Day 1: Sample Class, First Day | [[astro300_f18:day1|Bootcamp Day 1]] | |
| | 2 | Aug 21 (Tues) | | Bootcamp Day 2: Board work, Review of Lesson Plans and Syllabi | [[astro300_f18:day2|Bootcamp Day 2]] | | | 2 | Aug 21 (Tues Bootcamp) | Carina/Michael | Bootcamp Day 2: Board work, Review of Lesson Plans and Syllabi | [[astro300_f18:day2|Bootcamp Day 2]] | |
| | 3 | Aug 29 | | Learning Objectives/Lesson Plans, Group Work | [[astro300_f18:day3|Class 3]] | | | 3 | Aug 29 | Carina/Michael | Learning Objectives, Lesson Plans | [[astro300_f18:day3|Class 3]] | |
| | 4 | Sept 5 | | Writing Exams and Homework | [[astro300_f18:day4|Class 4]] | | | 4 | Sept 5 | Carina | Group Work, Writing Exams and Homework | [[astro300_f18:day4|Class 4]] | |
| | 5 | Sept 12 (Peer visits this week) | | Grading Rubrics, Quiz Exchange | [[astro300_f18:day5|Class 5]] | | | 5 | Sept 12 (Peer visits this week) | Carina/Michael | Grading Rubrics, Quiz Exchange | [[astro300_f18:day5|Class 5]] | |
| | 6 | Sept 19 (C10 quizzes this week) | | Student Misconceptions | [[astro300_f18:day6|Class 6]] | | | 6 | Sept 19 (C10 quizzes this week) | Carina | Student Misconceptions | [[astro300_f18:day6|Class 6]] | |
| | 7 | Sept 26 | | Motivation/Mindset, Midsemester Evals | [[astro300_f18:day7|Class 7]] | | | 7 | Sept 26 | Carina/Michael | Student Motivation/Mindset, Biases | [[astro300_f18:day7|Class 7]] | |
| | 8 | Oct 3 (Section taping this week) | | Biases, Small Teaching Part I | [[astro300_f18:day8|Class 8]] | | | 8 | Oct 3 (Section taping this week) | Carina/Michael | Ethics, Assessment & Evaluation | [[astro300_f18:day8|Class 8]] | |
| | 9 | Oct 10 | | Small Teaching Part II | [[astro300_f18:day9|Class 9]] | | | 9 | Oct 10 | Carina/Michael | Closing the Loop, Faculty Q&A| [[astro300_f18:day9|Class 9]] | |
| | 10 | Oct 17 | | Experienced GSI Q&A | [[astro300_f18:day10|Class 10]] | | | 10 | Oct 17 | Carina/Michael | Communicating/Lecturing Effectively | [[astro300_f18:day10|Class 10]] | |
| | 11 | Oct 24 (C10 quizzes this week) | | Faculty Q&A | [[astro300_f18:day11|Class 11]] | | | 11 | Oct 24 (C10 quizzes this week) | Carina/Michael | Small Teaching | [[astro300_f18:day11|Class 11]] | |
| | 12 | Oct 31 | | Ethics, Teaching Statements & Portfolios | [[astro300_f18:day12|Class 12]] | | | 12 | Oct 31 | Carina/Michael | Planetarium Education, Teaching Statements & Portfolios | [[astro300_f18:day12|Class 12]] | |
| | 13 | Nov 7 | | Communicating Science to the Public | [[astro300_f18:day13|Class 13]] | | | 13 | Nov 7 | Michael | Statement Exchange, Exam Review Sections, Review | [[astro300_f18:day13|Class 13]] | |
| | 14 | Nov 14 | | "2-minute thesis" Talks, Celia's! | [[astro300_f18:day14|Class 14]] | | | 14 | Nov 14 | Carina | Wrap-Up | [[astro300_f18:day14|Class 14]] | |
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| ==== Ay 375-specific and general pedagogy ===== | ==== Ay 375-specific and general pedagogy ===== |
| * [[astro300_f10:basics|GSI Basics]] - getting started as a GSI (some basic ground rules) | * [[private:astro300_f10:basics|GSI Basics]] - getting started as a GSI (some basic ground rules) |
| * [[astro300_f10:resources|Teaching Resources]] - quite extensive list of teaching resources | * [[private:astro300_f10:resources|Teaching Resources]] - quite extensive list of teaching resources |
| * [[:community#teaching|Teaching in the Community]] - opportunities for teaching outside of Cal ({{astro300_f08:community_teaching.pdf|handout}} and {{astro300_f08:community_teaching.txt|TeX source}}) | * [[:community#teaching|Teaching in the Community]] - opportunities for teaching outside of Cal ({{astro300_f08:community_teaching.pdf|handout}} and {{astro300_f08:community_teaching.txt|TeX source}}) |
| * [[astro300_f10:talc|TALC]] - information about The Astronomy Learning Center (TALC) | * [[astro300_f10:talc|TALC]] - information about The Astronomy Learning Center (TALC) |
| * [[astro300_f10:cheating|Academic Honesty and Cheating Policies]] - information regarding both the University and Department policies | * [[private:astro300_f10:cheating|Academic Honesty and Cheating Policies]] - information regarding both the University and Department policies |
| * [[astro300_f08:writing_homeworks|Writing Homework Assignments]] - tips and suggestions for writing good homework assignments from AY 300, Fall 2008. | * [[astro300_f08:writing_homeworks|Writing Homework Assignments]] - tips and suggestions for writing good homework assignments from AY 300, Fall 2008. |
| * [[astro300_f11:writing_tests|Writing Quizzes and Exams]] - tips and suggestions for writing good quizzes and exams | * [[astro300_f11:writing_tests|Writing Quizzes and Exams]] - tips and suggestions for writing good quizzes and exams |
| *[[http://gsi.berkeley.edu/awards/tea_index.html|Berkeley TEA Essays]] - UC Berkeley gives Teaching Effectiveness Awards yearly to GSIs who have implemented new teaching techniques in their classrooms. This page links to essays by the GSIs describing their innovations. | *[[http://gsi.berkeley.edu/awards/tea_index.html|Berkeley TEA Essays]] - UC Berkeley gives Teaching Effectiveness Awards yearly to GSIs who have implemented new teaching techniques in their classrooms. This page links to essays by the GSIs describing their innovations. |
| *[[https://umaine.edu/heavenly-errors/|Heavenly Errors]] - A list of >1700 astronomy misconceptions compiled by Neal F. Comins at the University of Maine. | *[[https://umaine.edu/heavenly-errors/|Heavenly Errors]] - A list of >1700 astronomy misconceptions compiled by Neal F. Comins at the University of Maine. |
| *[[http://astro.berkeley.edu/~mgraham/TAC/TAC.html|Melissa's Teaching Page]] - Melissa Graham, a postdoc in the astronomy department, has taught a similar course at the University of Victoria. Her "Ay375" page is here. | *[[http://astro.berkeley.edu/~mgraham/TAC/TAC.html|Melissa's Teaching Page]] - Melissa Graham, a past postdoc in the astronomy department, has taught a similar course at the University of Victoria. Her "Ay375" page is here. |
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| =====GSI Assignments===== | =====GSI Assignments===== |
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| Astro C10 (Filippenko) - | Astro C10 (Filippenko) - Andrea Antoni, Bryan Brzycki, Brandon Coy, Umran Hji, Dhruv Muley, Kishore Patra, Arjun Savel, Costas Soler, Jamie Sullivan, Keming Zhang |
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| | Astro C13 (Quataert) - Andy Mayo |
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| | Astro 7A (Weisz) - Ellie Schwab |
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| | Math 1A (Paulin) - Kate Edwards |
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| ===== Members of Ay375 (teaching times)===== | ===== Members of Ay375 (teaching times)===== |
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| C10: 121 Campbell | Astro C10: 121 Campbell |
| * M 9AM-10AM | * M 9AM-10AM (Kishore) |
| * M 10AM-11AM | * M 10AM-11AM (Jamie) |
| * M 12PM-1PM | * M 12PM-1PM (Kishore) |
| * M 2PM-3PM | * M 2PM-3PM (Costas) |
| * Tu 9AM-10AM | * Tu 9AM-10AM (Andrea) |
| * Tu 2PM-3PM | * Tu 10AM-11AM (Brandon) |
| * Tu 3PM-4PM | * Tu 11AM-12PM (Arjun) |
| * W 9AM-10AM | * Tu 1PM-2PM (Dhruv) |
| * W 10AM-11AM | * Tu 2PM-3PM (Dhruv) |
| * W 11AM-12PM | * Tu 3PM-4PM (Jamie) |
| * W 12PM-1PM | * Tu 4PM-5PM (Brandon) |
| * W 1PM-2PM | * W 9AM-10AM (Umran) |
| * Th 9AM-10AM | * W 12PM-1PM (Bryan) |
| * Th 10AM-11AM | * W 1PM-2PM (Bryan) |
| * Th 11AM-12PM | * Th 9AM-10AM (Andrea) |
| * F 9AM-10AM | * Th 12PM-1PM (Keming) |
| * F 12PM-1PM | * Th 1PM-2PM (Costas) |
| * F 2PM-3PM | * F 9AM-10AM (Umran) |
| | * F 12PM-1PM (Keming) |
| | * F 2PM-3PM (Arjun) |
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| | Astro C13: VLSB 3003 |
| | * Tu 4PM-6PM, W 12PM-2PM (Andy) |
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| ===== Peer Visits ===== | Astro 7A: 121 Campbell |
| | * M 1PM-2PM (Ellie) |
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| | Math 1A: 2 Evans |
| | * M,W,F 4PM-5PM (Kate) |
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| ===== Section Taping ===== | ===== Peer Visits ===== |
| Week of 10/1: | |
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| | 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 {{:peergsivisit.pdf| Peer Visitation Worksheet}} and meet up with the person for a quick discussion. Bring the form to class on 9/19. |
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| | * Costas visits Dhruv |
| | * Jamie visits Bryan |
| | * Andrea visits Andy |
| | * Arjun visits Ellie |
| | * Brandon visits Arjun |
| | * Keming visits Brandon |
| | * Kate visits Kishore |
| | * Andy visits Andrea |
| | * Umran visits Keming |
| | * Dhruv visits Umran |
| | * Ellie visits Kate |
| | * Bryan visits Jamie |
| | * Kishore visits Costas |
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| | ===== Section Taping ===== |
| | Week of 10/1: |
| | * Kishore: M 9am-10am (Michael) |
| | * Ellie: M 1pm-2pm (Carina) |
| | * Costas: M 2pm-3pm (Carina) |
| | * Kate: M 4pm-5pm (Carina) |
| | * Andrea: Tu 9am-10am (Michael) |
| | * Arjun: Tu 11am-12pm (Carina) |
| | * Dhruv: Tu 2pm-3pm (Michael) |
| | * Jamie: Tu 3pm-4pm (Carina) |
| | * Brandon: Tu 4pm-5pm (Carina) |
| | * Umran: W 9am-10am (Michael) |
| | * Andy: W 12pm-1pm (Michael) |
| | * Bryan: W 1pm-2pm (Michael) |
| | * Keming: Th 12pm-1pm (Carina) |
| ===== Previous Semesters ===== | ===== Previous Semesters ===== |
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