DELTA-P seminars will be held via Zoom link Thursdays from 5:00-6:00pm.
Those who attend 8 out of 10 seminars will receive a
Certificate of Training in Physics Education. If we hold fewer than 10 sessions, we will try to reasonably maintain the ratio for attendance. The seminar series
is organized by Chaz Ruggieri.
| Week 1 | Sep 9 | Introduction: TA Expectations and Day 1 Guidance Chaz Ruggieri Task: Read Characteristics of an Effective Teacher |
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| Week 2 | Sep 16 | Discourse and Effective Questioning in your TA Role Chaz Ruggieri |
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| Week 3 | Sep 23 | Cooperative Learning and Trust Chaz Ruggieri |
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| Week 4 | Sep 30 | Pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) in Physics and anticipating student struggles Chaz Ruggieri |
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| Week 5 | Oct 7 | Problem solving strategies in Physics Tsung-Chi Wu and Chaz Ruggieri |
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| Week 6 | Oct 14 |
Instructional Explanations in Physics Chaz Ruggieri |
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| Week 7 | Oct 21 |
Understanding Students' Motivation Michael Terilli and Chaz Ruggieri |
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| Week 8 | Oct 28 |
Title: How to Best Support your Students with Autism Presented By: Giulietta Flaherty College Support Program Rutgers Center for Adult Autism Services Description: This seminar will help graduate student TAs understand what autism is, learn strategies to best help support students with autism, and celebrate the diversity of students at Rutgers. |
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| Week 9 | Nov 4 |
Career Paths of Physics Graduates Shafayat Hossain Princeton University, Department of Physics |
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| Week 10 | Nov 11 |
DELTA-P Take-Aways, Reflections, and Survey |
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