Class is held: Mondays 5-7 PM, 501 Campbell
Instructor: Josh Shiode (jhshiode@berkeley.edu)
Advising Professor: James Graham (jgraham@astro)
You should make sure to read the syllabus.
Quick recap of this semester, with comments on pieces of the curriculum and recommendations for future semesters.
An important resource for GSIs is the Electronic Big Red Binder and, to a lesser extent, its hard copy equivalent, the Big Red Binder (located in the seventh floor library in Campbell) . Reuse and modification of any and all of the materials in these resources is highly encouraged! So is contribution back to the EBRB of your improved materials!
Astronomy in the News - A list of interesting astro-related news articles and websites (usually with more of an emphasis on pop-culture type stuff). Everyone in the class should update this on occasion.
| Class Number | Date | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 8/24 | Intro / administrative details / course goals / teaching at Berkeley and the role of section / section structures / lecturing & boardwork |
| Class 2 | 8/25 | Group/peer learning / planning sections / your first section / TALC / worksheets (if there's time) |
| Class 3 | 8/31 | Ethics & cheating / Q&A / classroom interaction / mock lectures |
| X | 9/7 | LABOR DAY! |
| Class 4 | 9/14 | Continue mock lectures / demos / quizzes |
| Class 5 | 9/21 | Grading HWs & Quizzes / writing exam & TPS (mc) questions / discuss EGSI visitation / post-game analysis on videotaped sections |
| Class 6 | 9/28 | Writing exam & TPS (mc) questions / review sessions / check teaching logs |
| Class 7 | 10/5 | Midterm evaluations / discuss lecture visitation project |
| Class 8 | 10/12 | Think-Pair-Share / discuss design-a-demo project |
| Class 9 | 10/19 | Teaching for advanced classes (Jeff & Matt) / discuss design-a-demo project |
| Class 10 | 10/26 | Peer visitation recap / Mid-semester eval recap / Design-a-demo initial presentations / check teaching logs (take 2) |
| Class 11 | 11/2 | Alex & Marc visit |
| Class 12 | 11/9 | Previous week recap (Celia's) |
Sample syllabi and first section lesson plans can be found on this page of the EBRB.
Sample mid-semester evaluations can be found on this page of the EBRB.