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Thinking Ahead: Applications to your profession . Erin Dokter, Ph.D. Office of Instruction and Assessment (CATTS Fellow 2005-06). Discussion Objectives. Describe lessons learned from the fellowship experience. Explain how these lessons can be applied to your personal and professional life.
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Thinking Ahead: Applications to your profession Erin Dokter, Ph.D. Office of Instruction and Assessment (CATTS Fellow 2005-06)
Discussion Objectives • Describe lessons learned from the fellowship experience. • Explain how these lessons can be applied to your personal and professional life.
Reflecting on the Experience • What are the big lessons you have learned from this experience? • e.g., about the school system, about teaching and learning, about your discipline, about yourself • Do you feel more competent in communicating about your discipline? Please explain. • Do you feel more confident in communicating about your discipline? Please explain.
1. What are the big lessons you have learned from this experience? • Substitute teaching days mean no work being done • Example is one of the best ways to teach • Teachers’ attitudes may elicit or constrain participation • Everyone has their own pace/learning style, need to take into account when teaching • I teach more effectively around the entire room vs. just at the board • Students are smart, not always expected to be (don’t get challenged) • School system can hold kids back (stifled) • Important to think about your questions before you ask them (e.g., how they are phrased) • Need to encourage inquiry in math/science/engineering • Helped to communicate things more simply
2. Competence and 3. Confidence? • Practice can’t hurt
Resources for Continued Professional Development • Teaching/TA experience (department TA’s, Pima CC) • Outreach (departmental programs, continued work with your teacher, UA Science, MESA) • Workshops/Classes on Teaching (departments, OIA) • Online Self-Paced Teaching Modules (OIA) • Workshops/Programs on Writing (WSIP, Graduate Writing Institute) • Certificate in College Teaching (OIA)