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EDUCATION COLLEGE FACULTY TEACHING SKILLS TECHNIQUE AND DESIGN TOOLS :
EDUCATION: TEACHING AND TEACHERS: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Temple University.
Teaching and Learning Center.
Resources and Handouts



Temple University.
Teaching and Learning Center.
Resources and Handouts
<http://www.temple.edu/tlc/resources/resources_main.htm>



Topical Categories of Handouts


| Assessment | Active Learning | Challenging Classroom Situations |
Department Workshops | Diversity | Grading |
Graduate Administrator Series | Motivation | Peer Review |
Sustainability | Student Evaluations (CATEs) | Syllabus Design |
TAs/Adjuncts | Teaching Large Classes | Teaching Contentious Topics |
Using Technology |



Detailed List of Online Handouts

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


Sustainability

3 Sustainable Teaching Tips


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!


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"



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The Teaching Professor
February, 2009
<http://www.magnapubs.com/issues/magnapubs_tp/>

The Teaching Professor - February, 2009 - Full Audio MP3
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The Teaching Professor - February, 2009 - Full Issue PDF
<http://www.magnapubs.com/issues/magnapubs_tp/23_2/news/602187-1.html>

Table of Contents

The Things I Did Badly: Looking Back on My First Five Years of Teaching

Whats Not Being Measured on Student Rating Forms?

Those Long Years in the Middle

Written Feedback: Whats Most and Least Helpful

The Use of Reading Lists

The Benefits of Using Classroom Assistants



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