Explore strategies to become a more effective, culturally responsive mentor, and discuss mentoring challenges as they arise. Multiple sections available on different dates, for both STEMM and Social Sciences. Δ
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We use Δ’s (deltas) as units assigned to courses. Participants can earn Δ’s by taking Delta courses, or those that have prior approval. These courses are worth 1 Δ.
Laying the Foundations for a Successful Teaching Career
This five-session short course explores and builds a foundation of skills and habits to develop teaching approaches that will support a successful teaching career. Development of these skills can start as early as graduate school. Includes developing or refining some aspects of your teaching portfolio. Wednesdays 1:00- 2:30PM, starting January 25. ∆
Inclusive STEM Teaching Project: Local UW–Madison Learning Community
Develop your inclusive teaching practice by joining this 6-week local learning community. By viewing online modules and joining weekly discussions with colleagues, participants will learn practices to cultivate inclusive learning environments for all their students. Thursdays, 9:30am – 11:00pm starting October 13. ∆
Research Mentor Training — CIRTL Network Section
Work with a community of peers to develop and improve your research mentoring skills. Students will develop their personal mentoring philosophy, learn how to articulate that philosophy across a variety of disciplines, and refine strategies for dealing with mentoring challenges. Mondays, 12:30pm – 2:00pm, January 23 to February 27. ∆
Podcast Club: Inclusive teaching and universal design for learning (Fall 2021)
Join us for a participant-facilitated community using podcasts around the topics of universal design for learning and inclusive teaching. Fridays, 2pm-3pm starting Sep 17th. Δ
Future and First Year Faculty Teaching Academy
Learn teaching and learning fundamentals in this 6-day online course designed for future and early career faculty. Registration opens May 9. Course runs Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 7 – June 23, 1:30pm – 3:30pm. Δ
Book Club — Campus Counterspaces: Black and Latinx Students’ Search for Community at Historically White Universities
How would learning about the experiences of Black and Latinx students at historically white universities shape your understanding of your students, yourself, and your teaching practices? Join us for a summer book club conversation using the book “Campus Counterspaces: Black and Latinx Students’ Search for Community at Historically White Universities.” Wednesdays, 12:00pm – 1:00pm, starting July 7. Δ
Exploring Practices in the Classroom (EPIC): Remote Teaching and Learning
For TAs teaching in remote/online courses: develop an effective, inclusive teaching practice for the remote classroom, as well as navigate teaching challenges as they emerge throughout the semester. Δ
Book club reading Black, Brown, Bruised– talking about race and STEM education
We invite anyone and everyone to join us for a book club and community conversation around Black, Brown, Bruised: How Racialized STEM Education Stifles Innovation by Ebony Omotola McGee. Δ
5-Week Learning Communities for Teaching Assistants Teaching Remotely
Join a learning community of graduate student TA’s and share practical tips and tricks to structure and support student learning in the virtual classroom. Δ