In the summer of 2013, the Teaching and Learning Lab will once again offer the Graduate Student Teaching Certificate Program. This workshop series is for students interested in developing their teaching skills to support their teaching at MIT, as well as those who are planning careers in academia. To earn a certificate, students must participate in 7 classroom workshops, one online session, and a videotaped teaching/learning presentation. Registration is required and open on Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 at 9:00am; register here. The summer program is offered in an accelerated format. Class meetings will take place every weekday from Tuesday, May 28th, 2013 to Wednesday, June 5th, 2013. There will be 3 or 4 sections offered, with one dedicated to students in non-science/engineering departments.
The section meeting times are as follows:
1) 11:00am – 1:00pm
2) 11:00am – 1:00pm
3) 10:00am – 12:00pm
4) Meeting time to be determined
The summer 2013 program meeting dates are as follows:
Tuesday, May 28th: Students as Learners, You as Teacher
Wednesday, May 29th: Designing a Course and Constructing a Syllabus
Thursday, May 30th: Planning and Presenting a Lecture
Friday, May 31st: Interactive Teaching and Active Learning
Monday, June 3rd: Constructing Effective Assignments, Problem Sets, and Exam
Tuesday, June 4th: Teaching in a Multicultural Classroom
Wednesday, June 5th: Articulating Your Teaching Philosophy
Enhancing Learning with Educational Technologies (no physical class meeting)
Video-recorded Microteaching Session (classes will be scheduled accordingly)