Teaching Workshops for Graduate Students
Fall 2009
The Center for Teaching and Learning offers workshops for graduate students seeking to develop their teaching, both to help them improve as teaching assistants and for their professional development as future faculty. For more information, click on the title of the workshop.
To register, email ctl-help@sas.upenn.edu.
Note that sessions titled in italics or with a designated "convener" are departmentally centered workshops. These discussions grow out of teaching issues common to a particular department or group of departments, but all graduate students are welcome to attend. They will not count toward completing SAS TA training but do count toward the CTL Teaching Certificate.
Using Images in Classroom Discussions
Professor Christine Poggi, History of Art
Convener: Nathaniel Prottas, CTL Graduate Fellow, History of Art
Wednesday, Sept. 16th, 6-7:30: Jaffe 104
Getting the Most Out of the TA Experience: Teaching Mentors and Mentees
Professor Jerri Bourjolly, Social Policy and Practice
Convener: Rosie Frasso, CTL Graduate Fellow, Social Policy and Practice
Thursday, Sept. 17th, 9:15-10:15: Social Policy and Practice, 3815 Walnut, second floor conference room
Teaching through Application and Design
Professor Mark Yim, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Convener: Paul White, CTL Graduate Fellow, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Monday, Sept. 21st, 4:30-6: Towne Building 225 (Raisler Lounge)
Teaching Outside of Your Field
Professors Lee Cassanelli and Eve Troutt Powell, History
Convener: Jessica Lautin, CTL Graduate Fellow, History
Tuesday, Sept. 22nd, 12-1: College Hall 214
What Exactly Am I Supposed to Be Doing? Defining Your Job as a TA
Professor Jessica Stanton, Political Science
Convener: Barbara Elias, CTL Graduate Fellow, Political Science
Tuesday, Sept. 22nd, 2-3: Stiteler Hall, Silverstein Forum
Making Business Classes Relevant to the Real World
Professor Adam Grant, Management
Convener: Nicole Ruedy, CTL Graduate Fellow, Operations and Information Management
Thursday, Sept. 24th, 1:30-2:30: Huntsman Hall 540
The Future of Foreign Language Teaching
Professors Kate McMahon, French Language Program, Toni Esposito, Spanish Language Program, and Lillyrose Veneziano Broccia, Italian Language Program
Convener: Bryan Cameron, CTL Graduate Fellow, Hispanic Studies
Tuesday, Sept. 29th, 1-2: Williams 543
Determining Your Classroom Persona
Barbara Elias, CTL Graduate Fellow, Political Science
Tuesday, Sept. 29, 3:30-5: Graduate Student Center 305
Working with Penn Students: Know Your Audience
Bryan Cameron, CTL Graduate Fellow, Hispanic Studies
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 1:30-3: Graduate Student Center 305
Managing Your Time While Teaching
Myrna Cohen, Weingarten Learning Resources Center
Thursday, Oct. 1, 12-1:30: Graduate Student Center 305
Encouraging Active Class Discussions
Nathaniel Prottas, CTL Graduate Fellow, History of Art
Monday, Oct. 5, 12-1:30: Graduate Student Center 2nd Floor Conference Room
The First Month
Professor Jeremy McInerney, Classics
Convener: Amanda Reiterman, CTL Graduate Fellow, Art and Archeology of the Mediterranean World
Tuesday, October 6, 12-1:30: Cohen 251
Thinking Like a … (Insert Your Discipline Here)
Myrna Cohen, Weingarten Learning Resources Center
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2-3:30: Graduate Student Center 2nd Floor Conference Room
One-on-One Teaching: Individual Guidance, Office Hours and Mentoring
Jessica Lautin, CTL Graduate Fellow, History
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 12-1:30: 2nd Floor Conference Room
Making Group Work Work
Nicole Ruedy, CTL Graduate Fellow, Operations and Information Management
Thursday, Oct. 8, 3:30-5: Graduate Student Center 305
Giving Students Feedback
Amanda Reiterman, CTL Graduate Fellow, Art and Archeology of the Mediterranean World
Monday, Oct. 12, 2:30-4: Graduate Student Center 305
What Makes Class Memorable? Crafting Lectures that Stick
Professor Jonah Berger, Marketing
Convener: Nicole Ruedy, CTL Graduate Fellow, Operations and Information Management
Wednesday, Oct. 12th, 3:30-5: Huntsman Hall 540
Motivating Your Class
Rosie Frasso, CTL Graduate Fellow, Social Policy and Practice
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 11:30-1: 2nd Floor Conference Room
Solving Problems with Your Students
Paul White, CTL Graduate Fellow, Mechanical Engineering
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 3-4:30: Graduate Student Center 305
Grading and Giving Students Feedback: More than Just a Check-mark
Professor Karen Beckman, History of Art
Convener: Nathaniel Prottas, CTL Graduate Fellow, History of Art
Thursday, October 15, 6-7:30: Jaffe B17
Teaching (with) Literary Theory
Professors Sara Nadal, Hispanic Studies, and Michele Richman, French Studies
Convener: Bryan Cameron, CTL Graduate Fellow, Hispanic Studies
Wednesday, Oct. 21st, 1-2: Williams 543
Designing and Grading Problems
Professor Michael Carchidi, Senior Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Convener: Paul White, CTL Graduate Fellow, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Thursday, Oct. 22nd, 4:30-6: Towne Building 319
Managing Penn Students
Professor John Lapinski, Political Science
Convener Barbara Elias, CTL Graduate Fellow, Political Science
Cancelled.
The As, Bs, and Cs of Grading
Professor Jonathan Steinberg, History
Convener: Jessica Lautin, CTL Graduate Fellow, History
Tuesday, Oct. 27th, 12-1: College Hall 214
Making the Museum Your Classroom
Professors James Ker, Classical Studies, and Ann Kuttner, Art History, and Dr. Ann Brownlee, Associate Curator-in-Charge, Mediterranean Section, Penn Museum
Convener, Amanda Reiterman, CTL Graduate Fellow, Art and Archeology of the Mediterranean World
Tuesday, October 27th, 12-1:30: Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology, 3rd Floor Greek and Roman Galleries
*Meet in the lobby of the front entrance on Spruce St. (near the fish pond).
Learning from Mistakes and Successes in the Classroom
Professor Roberta Iversen, Social Policy and Practice
Convener: Rosie Frasso, CTL Graduate Fellow, Social Policy and Practice
Tuesday, October 27th 5:30- 6:30 pm: B26 Stiteler Hall
Any student planning to attend this event must register by sending an email to Rosie Frasso here.
Knowing Your Goals So You Can Teach More Effectively and Efficiently
Ian Petrie and Cathy Turner, CTL Associate Directors
Thursday, Oct. 29, 1:30-3: Graduate Student Center 305
Blackboard Beyond the Basics: Grade Center, Blogs, Wikis and More
Amanda Chudnow, Courseware Manager and Educational Technology Librarian
Monday Nov 2 , 12-1:30; Goldstein Electronic Classroom, Van Pelt Library.
50 Minutes or Less: How to Craft and Deliver an Undergraduate Lecture
Professors Warren Breckman, Ron Granieri and Lynn Lees, History
Convener: Jessica Lautin, CTL Graduate Fellow, History
Tuesday, November 3, 12-1:15, College Hall 214
Running Effective Class Discussions
Professor Nicolaj Siggelkow, Management
Convener: Nicole Ruedy, CTL Graduate Fellow, Operations and Information Management
Wednesday, Nov. 11th, 2:30-4: Huntsman Hall 540
Significant Topics in Lecturing
Professor Portonovo S. Ayyaswamy, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Convener: Paul White, CTL Graduate Fellow, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Thursday, November 12, 4:30-6pm in Towne 319
The Knockout Syllabus
Professor Michael Leja, History of Art
Convener: Nathaniel Prottas, CTL Graduate Fellow, History of Art
Wednesday, Nov. 18th, 6-7:30: Jaffe 104
Designing a Course and Preparing a Syllabus
Professor Richard Estes, Social Policy and Practice
Convener: Rosie Frasso, CTL Graduate Fellow, Social Policy and Practice
Thursday, November 19, 9:15-10:15 am: 3815 Walnut Street (2nd floor conference room)
Leading Classroom Discussions
Professors Cam Grey and Shelia Murnaghan, Classical Studies
Convener: Amanda Reiterman, CTL Graduate Fellow, Art and Archeology of the Mediterranean World
Thursday, Nov. 19th, 12-1:30: Cohen 251
Teaching Theory: How To Present Complex Ideas and Analytic Thinking
Professor: Ellen Kennedy
Convener: Barbara Elias, CTL Graduate Fellow, Political Science
Thursday, November 19, 2:30-3:30 pm: Silverstein Forum Stiteler Hall
Designing Sylllabi for Undergraduate Courses
Professor Michael Solomon, Hispanic Studies and Stefania Benini, Italian Studies
Convener: Bryan Cameron, CTL Graduate Fellow, Hispanic Studies
Wednesday, Dec. 2nd, 1-2: Williams 543
Teaching Contentious Political Issues
Professor Ian Lustick, Department of Political Science
Convener Barbara Elias, CTL Graduate Fellow, Political Science
Friday December 4, 3-4pm Silverstein Forum, Stiteler Hall
