The Faculty Program for Active Learning in STEM (GTSTEP/PALS), the Teaching to Increase Diversity and Equity in STEM (TIDES) grant project, and ELITE are happy to bring you the "Student Engagement Tips of the Month". Both PALS (with its focus…
Facilitators: Sara Kalifa & Stacey Peterson In order to have students develop critical thinking skills, address the diversity in their learning styles, and to stimulate creative classroom interaction, it is important to infuse our teaching with active and collaborative learning…
Facilitators: Andrea Herman How do student writers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience our well-intentioned classroom practices? Listen to the voices and strug-gles of students on the spectrum as they face the challenges of a se-mester composition course. Participants will…
Facilitators: Patti Polimadei, Cynthia Mauris & Laura White Reflect on the intergenerational dynamics, including our emerging Gen Z, that impact classroom and workplace, while practicing dialogue in various formats. Skills are transferable to lunchroom conversation as well as customer service…
Facilitators: Heather Ganginis Del Pino, Jessica McLaughlin & Alejandra Morales Picard This workshop will consist of a critical assessment of the digital revolution and its impact on student learning. Participants will learn about experimental research that investigates the effects of…
Facilitators: Stephanie Will This workshop will address basic information about mental health disorders, including dispelling some common myths. We will discuss what signs to look for, how to engage a student who seems to be struggling with a mental health…
Facilitators: Sara Ducey & Angela Lanier Visible Thinking, a term coined by Harvard's Project Zero Initiative, re-fers to routines faculty can implement in order to encourage students to share and document their thinking. In this workshop participants will en-gage in…
(Begin of language: English) (Begin of language: English) Facilitators: Susan Blumen Want to use a simple web application to grow a classroom learning community? Want to save yourself time and effort answering the same questions over and over again? Want…
Facilitators: Lena Choudhary & Jasline Moreno What in primary education is called bullying, in college is called incivility and manifests itself, for instance, in eye rolling or gossip. This workshop will provide concrete strategies and food for thought to help…
Facilitators: Rita Kranidis, Heather Satrom & Deborah Taylor The global humanities approach to teaching trains students to be engaged global citizens, which largely relies on a sense of connectedness to others and concern for their well-being. This session explores the…