Register Here | Facilitator: Tricia Wilson

Struggling to engage students in your Mason Core course reading assignments? In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore practical, research-informed strategies to help students re-engage with reading in meaningful ways. We will discuss common challenges students face around reading and how to build supportive, scaffolded reading practices that address students’ discomfort with challenging texts, demystify unfamiliar formats and jargon, and encourage active reading as a shared classroom experience. No matter your discipline, you’ll walk away with adaptable approaches for strengthening students’ persistence and skill with academic reading, both in Mason Core courses and beyond.

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Register here | Facilitator: Laura Poms (Mason Core)

How could teaching a Mason Core course possibly be any different from teaching a major course? There are an array of reasons, resulting in some interesting instructional challenges. By definition, the majority of students in Mason Core courses are non-majors. What does this mean for student engagement, course content coverage, scaffolding, assignment design and even student support? This workshop focuses on the differences between teaching a major course and one with the broader learning outcomes associated with a Mason Core course. Whether this is your first time teaching a Mason Core course or you are a seasoned veteran, this workshop will help you develop new strategies for increasing student engagement and success while better managing the additional workload that often comes with teaching a general education course. By completing this workshop in addition to other faculty development programming from the Stearns Center, 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.