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Cluster: High Impact Practices Part 2

Register Here | Facilitator: Crystal Anderson 

Are you interested in developing learning experiences where students can apply their skills and competencies in and beyond the classrooms? In Part 2 of this thematic faculty development cluster consisting of 2 one-hour workshops, you will learn how to get students involved in their own learning (Implementing High Impact Practices (Engage) workshop) and how to assess nonstandard cumulative assignments, like research, projects, or internships (Grading High-Impact Practices (Assess) workshop).

By completing Part 1 and Part 2, you can earn a CPD Level 1 Teaching Essentials Credential as part of Stearns Center’s Continuing Professional Development program. If you complete the Mason Core Enhancement with Part 2, you can earn the Level 1: Certified Mason Core Instructor Certification.

*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.

Cluster: High Impact Practices Part 1

Register here | Facilitator: Crystal Anderson


Are you interested in developing learning experiences where students can apply their skills and competencies in and beyond the classrooms? In Part 1 of this thematic faculty development cluster consisting of 2 one-hour workshops, you will learn about the critical elements of teaching today’s students (Fundamentals of Effective Teaching (Required) workshop) and how to use transparent assignment design for courses with internships, undergraduate research and project-based learning (High-Impact Practices and Applied Learning (Design) workshop).

By completing Part 1 and Part 2, you can earn a CPD Level 1 Teaching Essentials Credential as part of Stearns Center’s Continuing Professional Development program. If you complete the Mason Core Enhancement with Part 2, you can earn the Level 1: Certified Mason Core Instructor Certification.

*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.

Workshop: Preparing Your Course and Yourself for Difficult Classroom Discussions & Situations

Register here | Facilitator: Rachel Yoho

*This event was rescheduled from its original date (Feb. 6).

Do you have strategies to prepare yourself and your students to handle difficult conversations? This could be when you are having difficult conversations about topics like race, sexuality, religion, politics, or similar. These situations also could result from a discussion comment that makes a student or group uncomfortable or might even be about grades. In this workshop, we will discuss how to design (or redesign) your course and prepare yourself to facilitate important or “hot topic” conversations in the classroom.  Background information on how to design the course and prepare for facilitating important conversations in the classroom will be provided.  This workshop is applicable to instructors across all disciplines for facilitating important conversations, whether or not their designed course topics include socially pressing issues. This workshop is part of a four-part series for Mason faculty to engage in broadly inclusive education across all disciplines.

*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.

Workshop: (Re)Designing Syllabi for Inclusive Classrooms that Support Learners & Instructors

Register here | Facilitator: Rachel Yoho

Are you ready to align your courses with university commitments to inclusive teaching? Or are you developing a new course or submitting an existing one for the new university-wide tags (like Mason Core)? In this workshop, we will work to advance our understanding of inclusive course design and how to improve syllabi to be more inclusive for everyone in the space (including instructors!). During the session, we will have specific discussion time to focus on connecting these ideas with your course and your discipline. At the end of the workshop, participants will leave with a greater understanding of the potential considerations for designing and redesigning inclusive course syllabi and aligning with broader institutional initiatives and expectations.

*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.

Workshop: Fundamentals of Effective Teaching

Register Here | Facilitator: Crystal Anderson

Do you want to be an effective teacher? Do you want to know how to measure your teaching effectiveness? In this workshop, you will learn about elements of effective teaching, including engagement, multiple modalities, inclusive teaching and assignment design. You will also learn how to set achievable teaching goals and measure them. This workshop is required for the Level 1 Teaching Essentials Credential for the Continuing Professional Development Program.

*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.

Workshop: Preparing Your Course and Yourself for Difficult Classroom Discussions and Situations

Register here | Facilitator: Rachel Yoho

Do you have strategies to prepare yourself and your students to handle difficult conversations? This could be when you are having difficult conversations about topics like race, sexuality, religion, politics, or similar. These situations also could result from a discussion comment that makes a student or group uncomfortable or might even be about grades. In this workshop, we will discuss how to design (or redesign) your course and prepare yourself to facilitate important or “hot topic” conversations in the classroom.  Background information on how to design the course and prepare for facilitating important conversations in the classroom will be provided.  This workshop is applicable to instructors across all disciplines for facilitating important conversations, whether or not their designed course topics include socially pressing issues. This workshop is part of a four-part series for Mason faculty to engage in broadly inclusive education across all disciplines. 

*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.

Fundamentals of Effective Teaching

Register Here| Facilitator: Thomas Polk

Do you want to be an effective teacher? Do you want to know how to measure your teaching effectiveness? In this workshop, you will learn about elements of effective teaching, including engagement, multiple modalities, inclusive teaching and assignment design. You will also learn how to set achievable teaching goals and measure them. This workshop is required for the Level 1 Teaching Essentials Credential for the Continuing Professional Development Program.

*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.