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DRAFTING A TEACHING PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT

Drafting a teaching philosophy, as an educator, is a must! Not only because the institutions, where you plan to work, will ask you for your teaching portfolio but it is a must because the entire process of writing this document  will help you reflect on your: teaching values, beliefs ,goals, and achievements like your teaching effectiveness

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ACTIVE LEARNING NARROWS ACHIEVEMENT GAPS FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS IN UNDERGRADUATE STEM COURSES

I would like to share a few active learning ways that could be used in your courses to promote learning and help students understand and apply the material learned.

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The sheet was prepared by Chris O’Neal and Tershia Pinder-Grover, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, University of Michigan. 

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END OF SEMESTER - CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK

Science faculty requires a level of encouragement and constructive feedback, especially when implementing evidence-based teaching practices. Now that the semester is coming to an end, consider giving out YOUR OWN teaching evaluation to see how this semester went.

Why? Sometimes instructional feedback can only focus on student satisfaction rather than learning. This feedback is not only important for the course itself, but it is also for my students' reflection and for me as an instructor

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MENTORSHIP

Mentorship during a learning experience such as research is highly valued in the STEM education community or at least it should! Effective mentorship maximizes the benefits students realize from participating in any type of research.

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CULTIVATING EQUITY IN THE CLASSROOM

By addressing microaggressions, you will also be addressing inclusion, equity, and diversity in science.

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ADDRESSING MICROAGGRESSION IN SCIENCE

By addressing microaggressions, you will also be addressing inclusion, equity, and diversity in science.

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SMALL TEACHING INVENTORY

These set of questions will help you do simple adjustments to your teaching- Course design, classroom practices, and communication with students.

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THE USE OF METACOGNITION IN THE CLASSROOM

Metacognition means the awareness and understanding of one’s thought processes, in other words, what do I already know and what strategies for learning I can use to solve a problem.

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