Teaching Opportunities
Teaching at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC)
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Fall 2013 TA Training – Friday, August 23, 2013
RSVP via MyUMBC: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/18234
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Workshops for PROF-it, Professors-in-Training will be held on Fridays, from 12 noon to 2 PM, October, November, and December on UMBC’s campus in the Commons. Topics include developing a syllabus, project-based learning, learning styles, and more.
September 20, 2013 – “Developing a Syllabus” with Dr. Linda Hodges, Associate Vice Provost and Director of UMBC’s Faculty Development Center
October 4, 2013 – “Introduction to the Goucher College Prison Education Partnership” [Placement Opportunity] PLUS “Public Speaking in the Classroom, Part I” with Dr. Judith Pollack
October 18, 2013 – “Teaching at a Community College – Classroom Management” [Placement Opportunity] with Dr. Dallas Dolan PLUS “Public Speaking in the Classroom, Part II” with Dr. Judith Pollack
November 1, 2013 – “Understanding Teaching and Learning Styles” with Dr. Anne Spence, Professor of the Practice, Department of Mechanical Engineering
December 1, 2013 – “Addressing Hidden Challenges that Occur During the Teaching Experience” with current and former PROF-it Fellows and Community College faculty
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RESOURCES:
How to Set Up a Lab:
Ref: Penn State
http://www.science.psu.edu/newfacultyguide/setting_up_labs.htm
How to Manage a Lab & Staff
Ref: AAAS:
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/tools_resources/how_to_guides/how_to_manage_a_lab_and_staff
Lab Management
Ref: HHMI:
http://www.hhmi.org/resources/labmanagement/
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Mirrored information and older information (Before Summer 2010):
https://sites.google.com/site/thepromisearchive/prof-it-professors-in-training
PROMISE Seminars & Workshops for Graduate Students & Postdoctoral Fellows 