Over the period of 2018-2020, I completed all of the requirements for the ‘Advanced’ track of the Teaching Development Program at Columbia University’s Center for Teaching and Learning. The program requirements included:
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- Designing a First Class Plan and Class Policy Sheet
- Attending all events in the Essentials of Teaching series
- Attending six additional CTL resource workshops
- “Teaching After the Election,” late 2016
- “Presentations for Learning,” January 2019
- “Learning By Observing,” October 2019
- “Designing Effective Rubrics,” October 2019
- “Hacking Common Classroom Environments and Challenges,” October 2019
- “Introduction to Research Mentorship,” January 2020
- Attending an intensive summer specialized content institute
- Click here to view certification of completing the Innovative Summer Teaching Institute in 2017
- Being observed in the classroom by a member of CTL staff
- Click here for more on my observation by PhD Candidate Colin Raymond
- Participating in a micro-teaching session
- Observing other Columbia faculty members in their classrooms
- Observed Prof. Brian Greene (Astrophysics) in lecture
- Observed Prof. Deborah Martinsen in a Core Curriculum seminar session
- Completing an online portfolio of written reflections on all sessions and events attended
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Written reflections on each of these events/sessions are available upon request.