Reflection We have been dumping content at you really fast. How you feel now is how your students feel all the time. Let’s step back to SYNTHESIZE and REFLECT. 11/19/2016 New Faculty Workshop

What have we learned? Peer Instruction/Think-Pair-Share Tutorials JITT Cooperative Group Problem-Solving PhETs, Physlets, OSP, Easy-Java Scripts Other techniques for lower and upper-division 11/19/2016 New Faculty Workshop

Support/Resources STUDENTS! Others from this workshop. Faculty Learning Communities—FOLC Mentors Meetings—AAPT! Workshops Centers for Teaching and Learning Chairs and Deans Online/Written: ComPADRE/PhysPort AJP, Physics Teacher Grants 11/19/2016 New Faculty Workshop

You are in this for the long haul! Choose one thing at a time to learn. Practice Be patient with yourself Learning how to ask the right question is the hard part. The 1/3 rule Reflect and try again 11/19/2016 New Faculty Workshop

How to Choose? All the methods you have heard about: Increase information flow from your students to you. Increase your level of responsive teaching. 11/19/2016 New Faculty Workshop

How to Choose? What does the class size/structure allow? What do the classroom spaces allow? Student experience and expectations. How good are you with technology? How much chaos are you comfortable with? How loud is your voice? Your gender, size, age, race, etc. 11/19/2016 New Faculty Workshop

Lecture vs. Activities The Instructor: The Students: Paints big picture. Inspires. Covers lots fast. Models speaking. Models problem-solving. Controls questions. Makes connections. The Students: Focus on subtleties. Experience delight. Slow, but in depth. Practice speaking. Practice problem-solving. Control questions. Make connections. 11/19/2016 New Faculty Workshop

Assessment How will you know if it is working? Formative vs. Summative. Zwolak graph. Time on task. What are your goals???? 11/19/2016 New Faculty Workshop

Discussion Your department’s reaction to you trying this. Dealing with individual (negative) students Dealing with needs of diverse students Labs Yourself as a teacher Specific courses Implementation questions (2-3x) 11/19/2016 New Faculty Workshop