DELTA-P seminars are held from 5:00-6:00 PM on Thursdays in
room W330. Those who attend 8 out of 10 seminars will receive a
Certificate of Training in Physics Education. The seminar series
is organized by Chaz Ruggieri and Caitlin Carpenter.
Thanks to all the participants for a great semester!
We've compiled a summary document with main points from each guest speaker along with links to relevent resources.
| Sep 5 | Introduction: TA Expectations and Day 1 Guidance Chaz Ruggieri & Caitlin Carpenter Task 1: Take pre-survey Task 2: Read Characteristics of an Effective Teacher |
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| Sep 12 |
*** Location Changed to 385E for today only! *** "What should you remember about teaching physics when you forget everything?" Eugenia Etkina Graduate School of Education Task: Please read Eugenia's Millikan award lecture found here before the next meeting |
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| Sep 19 |
*** Location back in Serin 330W for the rest of the semester *** "Discourse and Effective Questioning in your TA Role" Caitlin Carpenter & Chaz Ruggieri Task: Please read Chapter 7 from Sousa's "How the Brain Learns" found here before the next meeting |
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| Sep 26 |
Problem Solving Approaches: Refining Students' Strategies Joe Olsen Task: Please read this excerpt from Walsh et al.'s paper titled "Phenomenographic study of students' problem solving approaches in physics" (FYI: full paper found here) |
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| Oct 3 |
Teaching Diverse Student Populations Andrew Baker Department of Physics and Astronomy |
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| Oct 10 |
*** Location Changed to 385E for today only! *** Cooperative Learning and Trust in the Classroom Caitlin Carpenter & Chaz Ruggieri |
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| Oct 17 |
Degrees of Freedom - Mathematical Barriers to STEM Retention and Graduation Ron Ransome Undergraduate Program Director Department of Physics and Astronomy |
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| Oct 24 | Physics Education Research - Informing Changes to Curriculum and Instruction Caitlin Carpenter & Chaz Ruggieri |
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| Oct 31 |
Veteran TA Panel Panel Members: Catie, Ian, Mike, Prasiddha |
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| Nov 7 (final day!) |
Teaching with Analogies Mary Emenike Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology |
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