The Practical Teaching Seminar focuses on introducing and modelling effective, hands-on strategies for classroom learning and management, many of which also apply to online teaching. Drawing from constructivist, brain-based learning, trauma and resiliency theory, theatre and communication techniques, and decades of experience working with students in public urban education, Greg Donaldson, Associate Professor of Communication and Theatre and Gina Rae Foster, Teaching and Learning Center Director, will guide participants in the theory and application of practical skills to engage students and “raise the stakes” in classroom and online course interactions. Participants will share syllabi, assignments, and strategies throughout the year supported by online discussion forums and readings between sessions.

READINGS & RESOURCES

Leaders and Role Models

• CH9: The Dynamics of Creative Learning
• CH9: Discussion Questions
• Facilitation vs. Teaching Matrix
• STAR Model

Intentionality & Preparation

• CH5: Is Drilling Worth It?
• CH5: Discussion Questions
• Self-efficacy and academic achievement: Why do implicit beliefs, goals, and effort regulation matter?

Forming & Employing Questions

• Being Known in Undergraduate Social Work Education: The Role of Instructors in Fostering Student Engagement and Motivation

Incentives for Practice

• CH5: Is Drilling Worth It?
• CH5: Discussion Questions
• Promoting teacher scaffolding in small-group work: A contingency perspective
• Incentives for Practice review

Conscious Presentation

• Dialogue Across Differences of Position, Perspective, and Identity_ Reflective Practice in_on a Student-Faculty Pedagogical Partnership Program