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Revising Your Teaching Philosophy -
Graduate Students
Not eligible for Certificate
Writing an effective statement of teaching philosophy takes time and multiple drafts. If you have previously attended a CRLT workshop on developing your teaching philosophy, and you would like to receive feedback on a draft from your peers,…
GSI Teaching Orientation -
Graduate Students
Requirement A

The online, pre-registration for the GSI Teaching Orientation is now closed. However, YOU CAN STILL ATTEND. Walk-in registration opens on January 2 at 8:30 a.m. at the Mendelssohn Theatre (located at the Michigan League, …

Diversity and Inclusive Teaching Seminar -
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Graduate Students
Requirement B1

Co-sponsored by the Rackham School of Graduate Studies and the Program on Intergroup Relations

Co-developed by the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) and the Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR), this four-week seminar…

GSI Teaching Orientation -
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Graduate Students
Requirement A

Please note that online registration is now closed. If you missed the deadline, YOU CAN STILL ATTEND by registering at the Power Center on Monday, August 27th starting at 10:00am.

CRLT’s GSI Teaching…

Campus Wide New Faculty Orientation 2023 -
Faculty
Not eligible for Certificate

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

8:30 am - 1:30 pm

Agenda

Registration

The Campus-Wide New Faculty Orientation (NFO),…

Inclusive Teaching Means Inclusive Grading Practices Too (Inclusive Teaching @ Michigan Series) -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

This session is full.

Grading and assessment practices influence much that happens in university classrooms. Given that, discussions of inclusive teaching must attend to issues of assessment -- from assignment design to feedback…

Teaching in Tumultuous Times: Making Choices about How to Address the World Beyond Your Classroom (Inclusive Teaching @ Michigan Series) -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

This session is full.

Racist fliers, hateful graffiti, mass shootings, emails threatening violence:  Students often report feeling alienated or confused when instructors in their courses do not acknowledge such unsettling events going…

Understanding How Stereotype Threat, Impostor Syndrome, and Growth Mindset Affect Student Learning (Inclusive Teaching @ Michigan Series) -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

This session is full.

Research shows that when students worry about fulfilling a negative stereotype related to certain social identities, it can hurt their learning (a phenomenon known as stereotype threat). Research also shows that an…

Teaching About Race & Ethnicity in Predominantly White Classrooms (Inclusive Teaching @ Michigan Series) -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

This session is full.

This workshop is intended for instructors interested in learning how to ethically and effectively teach about race, ethnicity, and inequality in predominantly white classrooms. Instructors may worry that teaching…

Disability and Accessible Teaching: Current Perspectives and Best Practices (Inclusive Teaching @ Michigan Series) -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

This session is full.

Understanding disability and promoting accessibility are central to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. In this workshop, participants will gain a better understanding of what disability is and how thinking…

Applying Principles of Transparency to Classroom Discussions (Inclusive Teaching @ Michigan Series) -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

This session is full.

What are the purposes of class discussion in your courses? What do you (or can you) use discussions to help students learn? How do you communicate to students your expectations around their participation in…

Transparency for Equity: Principles of Transparent Assignment Design (Inclusive Teaching @ Michigan Series) -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

This session is full.

What does ‘transparency’ mean in a teaching-learning context, and how can it support equitable and inclusive teaching practice? This session will provide an overview of key research findings about the beneficial…

FCI Seminar Series: Exploring How Cultural Identity Influences STEM Identity & Retention -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

Due to a large number of registrants, the location has been changed to the Michigan League Koessler Room (3rd Floor, 911 N. University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109)

**Cancelled** - Writing a Teaching with Technology Philosophy Statement -
Graduate Students, Postdocs
Not eligible for Certificate
This session is cancelled for the summer semester. We expect to be offering it again in the Fall semester for those interested. 

Teaching philosophy statements are vital components of instructors’ teaching portfolios as…

FCI Seminar Series: Curiosity and the Pleasures of Learning: Leveraging Internal Student Motivation to Learn Through Curiosity -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

Hidden (dis)Abilities in the Classroom -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

In this session, the CRLT Players present a series of vignettes designed to prompt conversation around a range of…

Leading Classroom Discussions in the Social Sciences and Humanities -
Graduate Students
Requirement B2

How can I heighten student participation in my sections? What are different ways I can plan a discussion and ask questions of students? How can I confront challenges in my classroom discussions? This seminar will provide participants…

Leading Classroom Discussions in the Social Sciences and Humanities -
Graduate Students
Requirement B2

How can I heighten student participation in my sections? What are different ways I can plan a discussion and ask questions of students? How can I enhance students’ critical thinking skills? This seminar will provide GSIs in social…

Peer Instruction: Confessions of a Converted Lecturer (Eric Mazur, Harvard University) -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

I thought I was a good teacher until I discovered my students were just memorizing information rather than learning to understand the material. Who was to blame? The students? The material? I will explain how I came to the agonizing…

CRLT Players: (dis)Ability in the Classroom -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

In this session, the CRLT Players present a series of trigger vignettes designed to provoke conversation around a range of issues related to student disabilities in college classrooms.  Following the performance of each vignette,…

Leveraging Student Diversity in the Classroom -
Graduate Students
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

Research shows that engaging with diverse peers can enhance student learning in the college classroom. How can teachers make good use of the diversity—both visible and invisible—in their classes to foster productive peer exchanges that…

Leveraging Student Diversity in the Classroom -
Graduate Students
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

Research shows that engaging with diverse peers can enhance student learning in the college classroom. How can teachers make good use of the diversity—both visible and invisible—in their classes to foster productive peer exchanges that…

Emerging Tech: Lesson Builder - Organize Your CTools Site -
Faculty
Not eligible for Certificate

The Emerging Technology workshop series highlights tools that have proven to be useful for promoting active student engagement both inside and outside the classroom. The four highlighted tools, Piazza, Socrative, Jing, and CTools…

The Nuts and Bolts of Peer Instruction in Your Own Classroom -
Everyone
Requirement B2

This workshop, a follow-up to the Eric Mazur events on 2/14/14, will go in-depth into best practices for implementing Peer Instruction into your class.  Peer Instruction is a pedagogy that can be used in any discipline, with or without…

Teaching With Digital Collections in the Humanities -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Instructional Technology

Through their digital collections, the U-M libraries put giant caches of texts, images, music, and more at your fingertips. As an instructor, how can you best take advantage of these rich resources? Focusing on courses in the…