Saturday, February 25, 2017, 10:30am-2:30pm
210 Illini Union (General Lounge)
Use the stairs or elevators on the north side of the building (facing Green Street).
Registration deadline: Wednesday, February 15th.
Session I: Lesson Plans that Work
10:30-11:30am
Led by Stefan Djordjevic
Why do some lesson plans work well? What can we learn from those lesson plans that go particularly well? Graduate student teachers will tell us about lessons they have planned that have worked well, and as a group, we will try to make them portable. How can we look at the structure of these lessons, in order to use them as archetypes for future lessons?
Lunch
11:30am-12:30pm
Lunch will be provided for participants who register before Wednesday, Feb. 15. To register, go here.
Session II: Performing Teaching
12:30-1:30pm
Led by Courtney Cain, Anca Mandru, and Zach Riebeling
Many teachers are unsure about how to act in a classroom, and how their own behavior might influence or change the classroom dynamics. Although of course there is no “right” way to perform teaching, this panel of experienced grad student teachers will come and share their experiences about performing in front of a class. Whether it be discussion, lecture, or leading any other classroom activity, how have they managed their classroom presence, and how has it affected both them and the students? What about interacting one-on-one with students in office hours or after class?
Session III: Teaching in Today's Political Climate
1:30-2:30pm
Led by Augusto Espiritu
How does the political climate affect the climate in the classroom? And how can teachers navigate our contemporary political climate in their classroom? This session will focus on making critical race and gender studies actionable in the classroom, and provide grad student teachers with a toolkit that they can use in their teaching.
210 Illini Union (General Lounge)
Use the stairs or elevators on the north side of the building (facing Green Street).
Registration deadline: Wednesday, February 15th.
Session I: Lesson Plans that Work
10:30-11:30am
Led by Stefan Djordjevic
Why do some lesson plans work well? What can we learn from those lesson plans that go particularly well? Graduate student teachers will tell us about lessons they have planned that have worked well, and as a group, we will try to make them portable. How can we look at the structure of these lessons, in order to use them as archetypes for future lessons?
Lunch
11:30am-12:30pm
Lunch will be provided for participants who register before Wednesday, Feb. 15. To register, go here.
Session II: Performing Teaching
12:30-1:30pm
Led by Courtney Cain, Anca Mandru, and Zach Riebeling
Many teachers are unsure about how to act in a classroom, and how their own behavior might influence or change the classroom dynamics. Although of course there is no “right” way to perform teaching, this panel of experienced grad student teachers will come and share their experiences about performing in front of a class. Whether it be discussion, lecture, or leading any other classroom activity, how have they managed their classroom presence, and how has it affected both them and the students? What about interacting one-on-one with students in office hours or after class?
Session III: Teaching in Today's Political Climate
1:30-2:30pm
Led by Augusto Espiritu
How does the political climate affect the climate in the classroom? And how can teachers navigate our contemporary political climate in their classroom? This session will focus on making critical race and gender studies actionable in the classroom, and provide grad student teachers with a toolkit that they can use in their teaching.