WORKING GROUP 8 DAY 2

Within The Department Start with grad students, new faculty, and the easy to convert Send to workshops, develop workshops, lesson study, open classrooms, ect Need strong teaching professional development for graduate students Need great teachers as lab managers for leading TAs in inquiry Search committees look for education experience (specifically active learning) Create a common pedagogical structure for common courses Especially helpful for new faculty Invite adjunct faculty to attend orientation and other workshops ChallengesSolutions Resistance to change Lack of awareness Lack of time and resources Adjuncts are busy with split commitments Less investments Less orientation Administration Evaluation of teaching Technological issues

Beyond the Department Bring in people from other fields Get involved in the administration, or at least speak their language Bring data from competitor institutions to the table to get resources Advocate for better evaluation of educators ChallengesSolutions Resistance to change Or change without adequate support from the data Lack of awareness Lack of time and resources Administration Evaluation of teaching Logistics Scheduling issues Block schedules