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FORWARD to graduate school and an academic career in STEM

FORWARD to graduate school and an academic career in STEM. GWU: Rachelle S Heller Cathy Mavriplis Gallaudet: Charlene Sorensen David Snyder. FORWARD To Professorship. 2002-2005 - Spring 2-day workshop Getting the Most Out of Teaching:

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FORWARD to graduate school and an academic career in STEM

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  1. FORWARD to graduate school and an academic career in STEM GWU: Rachelle S Heller Cathy Mavriplis Gallaudet: Charlene Sorensen David Snyder

  2. FORWARD To Professorship • 2002-2005 - Spring 2-day workshop • Getting the Most Out of Teaching: • New teaching methods, developing new courses, team-teaching,  considering class preparation • Planning and Funding Research • Funding opportunities, planning your approach, writing proposals, publishing,collaborative research, and branching out to new areas of study. • Service Without Over-commitment • Community Service, departmental, college and university service. • Negotiation: Getting What You Want and When To Say No! • Start-up packages, leave requests, department support for unfunded research • Getting The Job • Writing personal statements, teaching philosophy, research plan and skills descriptions for job interviews or promotion. • Having it all! • Creating strategies for family/career balance. Job sharing, time management • A Personalized Plan • Meet with Deans and Chairs to review your plan

  3. 2003 Workshop • Workshop Website • Speakers • Maria Klawe, Rachel Brem, Lynnette Masden, Julie Barnes, Amy Melman, William Marshall • Discussions and activities • Dark Lady of DNA • Planning • Debriefings

  4. More on Faculty Workshop • Oversubscribed • 45 attendees • More than 65 applicants • Follow-up support • Informal emails • Requests to review papers, grant proposals • Discussions on resources and requests to re-present program at home institution • Weekly conference call, initiated by attendees, supported by speakers and PIs • Next Workshop – May 19-21, 2004

  5. FORWARD to Graduate School • 1998 – 2000 • Implementation project for the recruitment and retention of women in advanced science and engineering careers • Five Elements • Workshops • Course – A Walk on the Moon • Website, Outreach to the deaf community • Research Competition, Mentoring

  6. A few details – the Workshop • Forward website • Workshop • Graduate School Information • Deciding and Applying, GREs • Getting the most of education • Internships, mentors, portfolios • Assistance with the application process • Job strategies and the current outlook

  7. Just a bit more…The Course • Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Seminar: A Walk on the Moon. • Project-centered, Multi-institution • Risk taking • New pedagogy • Experience solving interdisciplinary problems, • Collaborating electronically in workgroups, • Implementing and evaluating strategies in the research environment • Building confidence to manage a successful career in SEM. 

  8. Finally…The Research Grant, Deaf Access • The Grants • 9 mini-grants to • Support graduate student research in the summer months • Report back at the end of the summer • Deaf Access • Disseminate a common sign language vocabulary between interpreter and Deaf student.  • Technical interpreting workshops

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