Fall 2012 Topics in Teaching Series
Sponsored by Peoples Education

Registration Form

Registration is easy!! Just provide the following information, and select the session(s) you plan to attend below. On Friday, Sept. 28th, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to attend each of your registered sessions.

Please check the box next to each session you plan to attend:

	Teaching Limits so that Students Can Understand Limits
	October 1st, 2012 6pm—7pm Eastern Time	Presented by Lin McMullin
	Faculty: Do your students struggle to grasp the concepts of Limits? Administrators: Do you want to see greater student success in calculus? In "Teaching Limits so that Students will Understand Limits" Lin McMullin will discuss and show examples of the 4 places limits are used in high school mathematics and beginning calculus. The talk will include a discussion of the delta-epsilon definition of limit and how the definition can be adapted to handle the various other limits a student will encounter.




	Applying Bloom's Taxonomy in Teaching Psychology: Making Classrooms "Bloom"
	October 2nd, 2012 6pm—7pm Eastern Time	Presented by Jeff Nevid, St. John's University
	Faculty: Are you interested in the most effective pedagogy for your psychology classroom? Administrators: Do you want to see your students master higher order thinking skills? Bloom's well-known taxonomy of educational objectives can be used as a framework for both instruction and evaluation of course outcomes. Bloom believed in a hierarchical ordering of cognitive skills, with more complex skills, such as evaluating knowledge, resting upon the development of more basic cognitive skills involving acquisition and understanding of knowledge. He also focused on development of mastery learning-equipping students with skills they need to acquire, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate knowledge effectively. This "hands-on" presentation by Jeff Nevid, who actively researches effective pedagogy, is intended for instructors of psychology who want to make their classrooms "Bloom." Examples of instructional techniques that encompass all six levels of Bloom's taxonomy will be provided. We will also consider how instructors can use Bloom as a framework for evaluating learning outcomes.




	Why Blond Girls Can't Learn Physics: Closing the Gender Gap
	October 3rd, 2012 6pm—7pm Eastern Time	Presented by Stacey McCormick
	Faculty: Do you find that the majority of your advanced science courses are populated by boys? Administrators: Do you want a better balance of the sexes in science courses? Due to student need, chemistry teacher Stacy McCormack decided to add physics to her teaching license (because of her prior experiences with physics, something she thought would be a daunting task). When examining a potential university, a professor said "I can tell you right now-because you are a girl and have blond hair, there's no way you'll ever understand physics." That comment propelled Stacy to complete a masters degree in physics education at that same university, and has continued to inspire her ever since. Stacy's success in teaching physics has led to numerous awards and accolades, and this blond girl wants desperately to help all students (especially girls!) to recognize that they CAN be successful in mastering a subject that most find terrifying and impossible.




	Cyberbullying: Bullying in the Digital Age
	October 4th, 2012 6pm—7pm Eastern Time	Presented by Robin Kowalski
	Faculty: Do you see students struggling with the emotional repercussions of bullying? Administrators: Do you want develop effective programs to prevent cyberbullying and intervene when it occurs? Cyberbullying refers to bullying through e-mail, instant messaging, in a chat room, on a web site, on an online gaming system, or through digital images or messages sent to a cellular phone. Recent years have witnessed a dramatic increase in the incidence of cyberbullying as technology use has become widespread among both youth and adults. This talk by Robin Kowalski, a leading researcher on the subject, will discuss what cyberbullying is, the venues by which it occurs, how it is similar to and different from traditional bullying, as well as prevention and intervention efforts devoted to cyberbullying.

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