Mission: Enhancing Teaching to Improve Student Learning
RSVP for these events by calling Faculty Development at 818-677-6656 or by emailing facdev@csun.edu.
Sept. 23 (Wednesday) -- "Squeeze" Reading in Class
Facilitator: Mira Pak (Secondary Education)
2:00 to 3:30 p.m., Whitsett Room, Sierra Hall 451
Sept. 28 (Monday) -- Pop Quiz Makeover: Encouraging Students' Preparation for Class
Facilitator: Robert Youmans (Psychology)
2:00 to 3:30 p.m., Whitsett Room, Sierra Hall 451
Oct. 7 (Wednesday) -- Effective Techniques for Learning and Retention
Facilitator: Erica Woldmann (Psychology)
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., CIELO Conference Room, Sierra Hall 439
Oct. 19 (Monday) -- Think, Pair, Share: Strategies for Engaging Students in the Classroom
Facilitator: Virginia Kennedy (Special Education)
10:00 to 11:30 a.m., Whitsett Room, Sierra Hall 451
Oct. 27 (Tuesday) -- Active Learning Exercises "To Go:" Using Instructional Intelligence to Enhance Class Participation
Facilitators: Steve Holle (Elementary Education), Sally Spencer and Erin Studer (Special Education)
3:00 to 4:30 p.m., Whitsett Room, Sierra Hall 451
Nov. 4 (Wednesday) -- Increasing Students' Oral Communication Skills
Facilitator: Wendy Phelps (Recreation & Tourism Management)
10:00 to 11:30 a.m., Whitsett Room, Sierra Hall 451
Nov. 12 (Thursday) -- Overcoming Writer's Block (and then finding time to write): A Workshop for Faculty
Facilitator: Lori Baker Schena (Journalism)
12:30 to 2:00 p.m., CIELO Conference Room, Sierra Hall 439
Nov. 17 (Tuesday) -- Beck Grants: Practical Advice and Inspiring Insights for the Prospective Applicant
Panelists: Katherine Ramos Baker (Music), Greg Knotts (Elementary Education), and Mary-Pat Stein (Biology)
3:00 to 5:00 p.m., Whitsett Room, Sierra Hall 451
Nov. 23 (Monday) -- Race and Pedagogy: A Beck Grant's Findings
Facilitators: R. Dianne Bartlow and Florence Kyomugisha (Gender & Women's Studies)
12:30 to 2:00 p.m., CIELO Conference Room, Sierra Hall 439