Small Teaching:
Little Changes, Big Impact
Learning Community
The Small Teaching: Little Changes, Big Impact Learning Community focuses on little changes to your teaching that will have big impacts on your students. Participation promotes pedagogical growth, collaboration, and application of content to participants’ classes to improve student success. Activities and discussions are built around the book Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning by James Lang.
Who Can participate?
Anyone who teaches at ¹ú²úAV, either in a degree program, co-curricular program, or other environment. If you develop and deliver a learning experience at ¹ú²úAV, this learning community is for you! Full- and part-time faculty, staff, and graduate students are welcome. Space is limited and participants are selected on a first come basis.
what do i have to do?
Participants are asked to attend all meetings, actively engage with peers, complete short activities prior to each session, incorporate learning into classroom practice, and participate in ongoing program evaluation.
Spring meetings are virtual, and a Zoom link will be provided before the first meeting. Spring meetings will be on Tuesdays from 3:30 - 4:45 pm. The meeting dates are:
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- January 28
- February 11
- February 25
- March 11
- March 25
- April 15
- April 29
what will i get?
Joining the learning community is beneficial is many ways. By joining you will:
- build community with other ¹ú²úAV instructors
- learn strategies to improve student learning and enhance your pedagogy
- increase your teaching satisfaction
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- get a personal copy of Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning
- get support from your facilitator and ongoing support from CETL after completion