Sunday, August 3, 2008: 8:30 AM-4:30 PM
102 B, Midwest Airlines Center
WK 9 - Innovative Teaching and Active Learning: Principles, Practice, and Materials
We invite faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students to participate in a workshop designed to inspire and support teaching innovation. Recognizing the challenges of teaching large, “lecture-centered” classes, we will introduce principles, practice, and materials to help overcome these challenges while modeling scientific teaching, learning, and assessment. The workshop is driven by a national movement to reform undergraduate science curricula and draws from the large pool of teaching resources that currently exist including those that: (1) actively engage students in both large and small classrooms, (2) use individual and group learning strategies, and (3) use multiple kinds of assessments. We will introduce current research about how students learn, model effective instructional design, and critically analyze assessment data that provides evidence for student learning. Rather than "reinventing the wheel," workshop participants will evaluate a variety of approaches and instructional resources, and then practice adapting resources and assessment tools for their own use. Throughout the workshop, we will address the practical realities of classroom logistics and time, as well as challenges to innovation. Working together, participants will build connections to a growing network of scientists interested in innovative teaching and curriculum reform. Workshop fee includes lunch and snack. For more information please contact: Janet Batzli, University of Wisconsin-Madison , 608-263-1594, jcbatzli@wisc.edu.
Organizer:	Janet Batzli, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Co-organizers:	Diane Ebert-May, Michigan State University Sarah Miller, University of Wisconsin- Madison Michelle Harris, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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