CNDLS is pleased to offer a variety of workshops and programs to the Georgetown community listed on the calendar below. Our calendar also features programming offered by our campus partners. To access a full list of each month’s offerings, please click on the month listed to the left of this page. To have your teaching & learning-related events added to this calendar, please reach out to cndls@georgetown.edu and we will do our best to accommodate your request. We look forward to seeing you at a future event!
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27
Jan
AT Program: Introduction to Teaching Resources
https://georgetown.zoom.us/j/8321137451
10 A.M. - 11 A.M.
This orientation session serves as a welcome and introduction to the Apprenticeship in Teaching Program by CNDLS and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Although an orientation of sorts, the workshop primarily focuses on teaching resources available to you as a graduate student here at Georgetown as well as strategies for tackling common issues you might face. The Introduction to Teaching Resources workshop is held at the beginning of each semester. Please note, if your class schedule prohibits attendance at this workshop, you are still welcome to enroll in other workshops. While a required program component, this workshop is not a prerequisite for enrollment and participation in other program events.
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2
Feb
AT Program: Course Design
https://georgetown.zoom.us/j/8321137451
12:30 P.M. - 1:30 P.M.
How does one go about designing a course? This workshop will offer an overview of specific course design approaches from the literature and how to put those approaches into practice. The workshop will be practically oriented, giving participants the opportunity to begin intentionally designing effective learning spaces for their future students. Please come with a specific course in mind that you have not yet—but one day will or would like to—teach.
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4
Feb
AT Program: Book Club 1:4
https://georgetown.zoom.us/j/8321137451
11 A.M. - NOON
Join us for our book club discussion. Please note: anyone is welcome to join us for any of our four meetings, but in order to receive credit for an elective in the AT Program, you need to attend three of the four sessions. This semester's book is "When Students Have Power" by Ira Shor. For this meeting, please read chapters 1-2. 1: The Siberian Syndrome: Students as Exiles in the Culture War of the Classroom 2: Sharing Power, Democratizing Authority, and Mediating Resistance
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9
Feb
AT Program: Assessment and Grading
https://georgetown.zoom.us/j/8321137451
2 P.M. - 3 P.M.
In this workshop, participants will explore the theory and practice of assessing student learning, including ways to fairly and effectively grade student work. We will explore the different purposes you can bring to assessment, look at the way that different kinds of questions can assess different levels of student learning, and consider the threat of bias in grading. The workshop will also touch on your responsibilities with regard to the Honor System at Georgetown and how best to prevent plagiarism in student work.
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22
Feb
AT Program: Syllabus Design
https://georgetown.zoom.us/j/8321137451
10 A.M. - 11 A.M.
Designing a syllabus is much more than picking out your readings. In this workshop we will cover the fundamental components and best practices of good syllabus design through discussion and a hands-on opportunity to practice “backwards design.” Participants should bring a syllabus or ideas for a syllabus to the workshop to develop and receive informal feedback from the group.
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25
Feb
AT Program: Book Club 2:4
https://georgetown.zoom.us/j/8321137451
11 A.M. - NOON
Join us for our book club discussion. Please note: anyone is welcome to join us for any of our four meetings, but in order to receive credit for an elective in the AT Program, you need to attend three of the four sessions. This semester's book is "When Students Have Power" by Ira Shor. For this meeting, please read chapters 3-4. 3: Escaping Siberia: Students Ask, "Why Come to Class?" 4: Power-Sharing and the Birth of the "After-Class Group"
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4
Mar
AT Program: Effective Classroom Interaction
https://georgetown.zoom.us/j/8321137451
3:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
This workshop covers various types of classroom interaction including lecture, discussion, and other activities that can be used in both small and large classes. Principles and practices of active learning are discussed, with an overall emphasis on techniques for student participation.
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10
Mar
AT Program: Anti-Racist Pedagogy
https://georgetown.zoom.us/j/8321137451
11 A.M. - NOON
Description TBA. Stay tuned as we plan this workshop.
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11
Mar
AT Program: Book Club 3:4
https://georgetown.zoom.us/j/8321137451
11 A.M. - NOON
Join us for our book club discussion. Please note: anyone is welcome to join us for any of our four meetings, but in order to receive credit for an elective in the AT Program, you need to attend three of the four sessions. This semester's book is "When Students Have Power" by Ira Shor. For this meeting, please read chapters 5-6. 5: The "After-Class Group" Constructs the Unknown 6: Power Is Knowledge - "Positive Resistance" and "Ultra-Expectations"
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15
Mar
AT Program: Reflective Teaching in Practice
https://georgetown.zoom.us/j/8321137451
12:30 P.M. - 1:30 P.M.
This workshop explains and demonstrates how to document and reflect on the knowledge and skills gained from your teaching experience through developing a professional teaching portfolio. We will illustrate the iterative and continuing nature of portfolio construction by demonstrating the revision process used in writing and revising a teaching philosophy statement. Participants will leave the workshop with a template for building their own teaching portfolios, as well as examples to support them in writing their own teaching philosophy statement.
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25
Mar
AT Program: Book Club 4:4
https://georgetown.zoom.us/j/8321137451
11 A.M. - NOON
Join us for our book club discussion. Please note: anyone is welcome to join us for any of our four meetings, but in order to receive credit for an elective in the AT Program, you need to attend three of the four sessions. This semester's book is "When Students Have Power" by Ira Shor. For this meeting, please read chapters 7-8. 7: Can Siberia Become a Critical Territory? 8: Siberian Harvest: Measuring the Yield of Power-Sharing
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7
May
AT Program: Universal Design of Learning Online
https://georgetown.zoom.us/j/8321137451
MIDNIGHT - MIDNIGHT
Date and time TBA. Stay tuned!
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7
May
AT Program: Ungrading
https://georgetown.zoom.us/j/8321137451
MIDNIGHT - MIDNIGHT
Date and time TBA. Stay tuned!
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Please note that, while Apprenticeship in Teaching (AT) workshops are open to faculty, they are designed for graduate students. Presentations and many of the exercises are designed for instructors with relatively little teaching experience. Some workshops are more appropriate than others for those with more teaching experience. Faculty with a particular interest in one of the AT workshops should contact James Olsen before registering.
