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Assessment: "Are students really learning what you teach?" Classroom Research Agenda SoTL Examples Writing Measurable Outcomes for Classroom Research Action Verbs Classroom Assessment Techniques, Examples Communication "What do you want from me??" Tips for aligning Student-Teacher expectations Tips for effective communication with students Active Teaching Strategies "How to promote active learning in classrooms” Active Learning Tips Active Learning Questions (derived from Bloom's Taxonomy) Interactive Learning Strategies Active Learning--Strategies for Success 10-suggestions to activate your lecture Facilitating Group Feedback on presentations 5 First-Day Ice Breakers Challenging Classroom Situations: Teaching Contentious Topics Challenging Situation Resources Dealing with Virginia Tech/crisis situations (seminar recap) Tips for dealing with problematic situations Student Incivility (prevention & resolution) See also: Campus Assistance or our useful links page Diversity Effective Grading and Authority in Diverse Classrooms Teaching to Diverse Backgrounds Grading: "Making the Grade at Temple University" 1) Grading Scales Examples 2) Calculating Grades 3) Grade Equivalency at Temple University "What Do I Have to Do to Get an A?!?” Establishing Standards and Creating Rubrics" 1) Developing Grading Criteria, Carnegie Mellon 2) Holistic Critical Thinking Scoring Rubric 3) Instructional Rubric for a Persuasive Essay 4) Journal Scoring Rubric (Beginning Spanish) 5) Project Proposal Rubric 6) Rubric Worksheet - Blank Template 7) Sample Assignment Criteria 8) Technical Project - Paper Grading Criteria 9) Writing Assignment Rubric 10) Motivating Students to Learn: Leveraging Students' Grade Orientation to Increase Student Engagement in the Learning Process 11 ) Action Verbs 12 ) Creating Rubrics, Establishing Standards 13 ) Grading & Rubrics		Graduate Administrators Series: "New English Language Procedure for TAs" 1) ITA Luncheon Agenda 2) ITA -- FAQ 3) Questionnaire Motivation Motivating your students Getting students to do the readings see also "Grading" (using grades to motivate) Peer Review: "Peer-to-Peer protocols: Faculty Peer Evaluation of Teaching" 1) National Context of Peer Review 2) Faculty Peer Evaluation of Teaching 3) Sample Syllabus (Chemistry 101) 4) Faculty Reflections (Chemistry 101) 5) Examples of Peer Exchange and Review 6) Classroom Observation Checklist Syllabus/Course Design Basics 1) Planning First Year Seminars Syllabus Design 1) "Spring CLEAN-UP," Visual basics for syllabus design 2) Keep it consistent! Syllabus Style Sheet Student Evaluations (CATEs) 1) Reporting your student ratings for review TAs/Adjuncts 10 First-day Questions for Instructors Negotiating the TA-Student Relationship Teaching Large Classes: "Large Class Faculty: Planning, Designing, and Teaching a Large Class" [What experienced faculty wish they had heard before teaching their first large class!] 1) Teaching Large Classes 2) Large Classes, Goals and Outcomes 3) Activating Large Classes - Sample Activities 4) TA Memo 5) Action Verbs Using Technology Interactive online learning--Discussion Boards coming soon!
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Department Workshop Handouts
Temple School of Podiatry: "Teaching on Your Feet" 1) Interactive Strategies for Clinical Teaching (9-Step Patient Care Process) 2) Student Learning Goals & Outcomes 3) Designing Questions 4) Initial Engagement Strategies 5) 10 Suggestions to Improve a Lecture College of Science and Technology, Chemistry Department: "Activating Lectures for Large Classes" 1) Problem Solving Guidelines 2) Initial Engagement Strategies 3) Designing Questions 4) 10 Suggestions to Improve a Lecture School of Dentistry "Teaching, Smiling, and Pulling Teeth" 1) Designing Questions 2) Initial Engagement Strategies 3) 10 Suggestions to Improve a Lecture		College of Health Professions, Nursing Department: "Web site Matters: Encouraging Student Engagement in Online Classes" 1) Student Profile Questionnaire for Online Courses College of Science and Technology, Biology Department: "TA Discussion Forum" 1) Designing Questions 2) Student Learning Goals & Outcomes Career and Technical Education Department, College of Education: "Teaching Without a Lectern” 1) Interactive Learning Strategies 2) Facilitating Group Discussions First Year Seminars Program "First Year Seminar - Planning Session"