Freshman Faculty Series: Scaffolding Freshmen without a Hanging

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Academic First Year Experiences

Freshman Faculty Series: Spring 08

Nickel and Dimed Book Groups (various dates)
Breaking the Spell of Self-Absorption: Introducting University 100 Freshmen to the World Beyond Themselves (3/26)
Scaffolding Freshmen without a Hanging: Pedagogy in the Freshman Classroom (4/14)
Help! My Freshmen Are Out of Control! (4/30)
Teaching and Discussing Nickel and Dimed (5/5 and again 5/6)
Learning Communities for First-Time Freshmen
Teaching Developmental Classes
"D/U/F" Rates: Damage Control for Your Classes
For more information: x6535 or email cheryl.spector@csun.edu

Scaffolding Freshmen without a Hanging: Pedagogy in the Freshman Classroom

Presentation by Dr. Kerry Noonan (Anthropology).

Monday, April 14, 2008, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. in the CIELO conference room (SH 439).

To RSVP: call CIELO at x6535.

What happens when your formerly familiar lower-division GE class is populated by freshmen--all freshmen, all the time: no juniors and seniors to model appropriate classroom behaviors and study strategies; no certainty that students know how to read assigned texts or take notes? How do you change course without changing your course beyond recognition? Join Kerry as she discusses how to help your freshmen rise to your expectations.

(Not familiar with "scaffolding" as a term of art in teaching? Take a quick look at this Carleton College webpage which offers some useful definitions and examples of scaffolding and sequencing.)

Coffee, tea, water, and light snacks provided. Feel free to bring your lunch!