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New Faculty Investment Program

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New Faculty Investment Program

Texas A&M University-Kingsville

The Blue Room, Fore Hall

12:00 NOON - 2:00 P.M.

 

 

Date

Topic

Speaker

Location

Session Objectives

Downloads

August 21

Introductions; Overview of program; deans’ expectations;

Jacki Thomas; AVPAA;  Deans; Provost

The Blue Room, Fore Hall

Meet other participants; Identify the elements and expectations of the program; In college groups, identify how the activities relate to tenure requirements and the tenure process.  Assignments: Submit your philosophy of teaching before next session.  Invite your mentor to next session.

 

August  28
Noon–1:00

Formation of triads for peer observation.

Jacki Thomas
Mentors

MSUB 219 A&B

Identify the elements of peer observation, including the pre- and post-observation conferences.

 

Sept. 4

South Texas; TAMUK; Facts from Transculturation; Facts from University College

Kingsville Visitors Center; Public Affairs;
Olivia Lopez
Jason Marton

The Blue Room

Identify the special character of the area, the institution, and our student body.

Watch Video

Sept. 11

Working class culture; First generation college students;
dorm life; library resources.

Marcy Tucker; Terisa Remelius
Carol Tipton

The Blue Room

Identify elements of challenges to our students and resources for helping students overcome those challenges.

Watch Video

Sept. 18

University mission;  What we want our graduates to look like; Institutional SLO’s.
Syllabus requirements; Gen.ed requirements

Provost, deans,
Jacki Thomas
Shannon Baker

The Blue Room

Identify institutional expectations and elements of a good syllabus. For those teaching general education courses, identify goals required by the university.

Watch Video

Sept. 25

Session on advising (optional, except for Arts and Sciences faculty) Optional orientation to Blue & Gold and e-mail.

Mentors and/or chairs, deans, George Weir

Blue Room

Computer lab, Fore Hall

Identify elements of productive advisor/student relationship

Optional practical session on Blue & Gold; answer to e-mail questions.

 

October 2

Quality Enhancement Program and QEP proposals

Duane Gardiner

The Blue Room

Identify goals of program to support classes that provide opportunities for students to engage in professional or social engagement activities.

 

October 9

How we learn

Debra Fowler, TAMU

The Blue Room

Identify what the best college teachers know about how students learn and the role of motivation, expectations, and learning modality.

 

October 16
Noon–1:00

How we prepare to teach/What we expect

Jaya Goswami

 

The Blue Room

Identify the kinds of questions the best college teachers ask themselves when they prepare to teach: the big questions, reasoning abilities, information, communication, standards, etc Identify effective ways of establishing teacher’s expectations.

Watch Video

October 23

How we conduct class

Sue Sabrio

The Blue Room

Identify “best practices” in student-active teaching strategies.

 

October 30

How we treat students

David Sabrio

 

The Blue Room

Identify ways to communicate to students that we want them to learn (not just pass the test).

 

Nov. 6

How we evaluate

Stacey Gaines

 

The Blue Room

Identify classroom assessment techniques that the best college teachers use to evaluate students and themselves.

 

Nov. 13
Noon- 1:00

Discussion of observations; Preparation for reflective piece.

Jacki Thomas

 

The Blue Room

Identify elements of reflective piece.  Assignment: Write 1. a reflective piece explaining changes you have made as a result of participation in the program; and 2. a revised philosophy of teaching statement.

 

Nov. 20

No meeting.  Thanksgiving meal in SUB.

 

 

 

Get ready for end of semester and catch your breath.

 

Dec. 4
Noon- 1:00

Informal evaluation; Celebration of end of semester.

Jacki Thomas; mentors;
APAA; Provost

MSUB 219A

Evaluate success of program to meet program and personal goals.

 

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