TEACRS trainees participate in a variety of special activities throughout the year. The schedule for the current academic year is listed below.
Fall 2011
October 3
The Education Group Seminar Series, Prof Jeffrey Miller, UCLA. 2:30 pm, Koch Institute Auditorium, MIT
- Dr Miller’s textbook: I, Microbiologist: a Discovery-Based Course in Microbial Ecology and Molecular Evolution details teaching an undergraduate lab course in microbiology. It includes protocols that can be completed in short periods yet give hands-on research experience. Students learn to devise hypotheses, perform experiments and obtain results in order to better understand key concepts.
October 7
Orientation for First-year Trainees, Jaharis 611, 150 Harrison Ave, Boston
- 12-1:30 pm Introductions and overview of program
- 1:30-3 pm Research project presentations by new trainees
October 11
Course Planning Workshop #1 - Choosing Course Objectives
Mitch McVey, Tufts U 2:30-4:30 pm, Room TBA, Medford
October 13
The Education Group Seminar Series, Dr Eric Mazur, Harvard 2:00 pm, Broad Institute Auditorium, 7 Cambridge Center
- Prof Mazur’s education research into peer instruction has demonstrated that active, rather than passive, learning aids the understanding of key physics concepts.
- View a video clip from a talk by Prof Mazur
October 15
Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) Workshop
8:30 am – 4 pm, Sackler 114, 145 Harrison Ave., Boston
October 18
Course Planning Workshop #2 - Choosing Course Content & Audience,
David Walt, Tufts U, 2:30-4:30 pm, Room TBA, Medford
October 22
SENCER workshop, Stonehill College
- Incorporating student driven and community based learning approaches into your courses - For more info, contact Irvin Pan
October 24
Research Seminar, Melissa Koch & Elyse Bolterstein, Barnum 104, Medford
October 25
Course Planning Workshop #3 - Teaching Different Styles of Courses
Susan Koegel, Tufts U, 2:30-4:30 pm, Room TBA, Medford
October 27
The Education Group Seminar Series, Prof Brian White, U Mass-Boston,3:30 pm, Broad Institute, 7 Cambridge Center, Monadnock Room, Rm 2040
- Warm-ups and cold calls: getting students to engage with the lecture material
November 1
Course Planning Workshop #4 - Assessment
Jan Pechenik, Tufts U, 9:30 – 11:30 am, Room TBA, Medford
November 8
Course Planning Workshop #5 – Flexibility in Teaching
Kelly McLaughlin, Tufts U, 2:30-4:30 pm, Room TBA, Medford
Work in Progress Seminar - Melissa Koch
November 14 - 16
TEACRS Evaluation Visit, Dawayne Whitington, Strategic Evaluations
November 15
Workshop on Designing and Teaching a Lab Course # 1
Brian White, U Massachusetts - Boston, Room TBA
December 6
Workshop on Designing and Teaching a Lab Course # 2
Brian White, U Massachusetts - Boston, Room TBA
December 13
Workshop on Designing and Teaching a Lab Course # 3
Brian White, U Massachusetts - Boston, Room TBA