Description:

Join us as we read and discuss Small Teaching by James Lang. You will discover how to capture or recapture the students’ attention, provide quick opportunities for student engagement, and introduce or wrap up new learning. Deepen student understanding of the material and expand their ability to analyze and improve their own learning. Give students the tools, techniques, and principles to effectively practice a range of cognitive skills. Small Teaching will give you all the know-how and how-to for making big improvements to your learning environment. 

Professional Learning Outcomes (PLO):

In this PLCohort, participants will be able to

• Discuss the retrieval process as a group and then apply this concept to their course.
• Discuss the definition of prediction as a group and then apply this concept to their course.
• Discuss the interleaving process as a group and then apply this concept to their course.
• Discuss the importance of connecting content in their course as a group and then apply this concept to their course.
• Discuss the importance of implementing practice in their course as a group and then apply this concept to their course.
• Discuss the importance of allowing learners to self-explain as a group and then apply this concept to their course.
• Discuss how motivation plays a role in their class as a group, then apply a motivation strategy to their course.
• Discuss what it means to grow as a group and then apply a strategy to their course.
• Discuss the importance of expanding content as a group and then apply this concept to their course.

Time: 

2:15PM-3:00PM

Dates:

9/17/2021; 9/24/2021; 10/1/2021(online); 10/8/2021; 10/29/2021; 11/5/2021; 11/12/2021; 11/19/2021; 12/10/2021

Location:

WARE 212

Professional Learning Points:

125 points

Deliverable:

At the conclusion of this PLCohort, participants will have engaged in many discussions over small teaching strategies. They will pick at least one small teaching strategy and incorporate it into a lesson in the upcoming session. Participants will share a short presentation with peers showcasing how they used this strategy in their lesson. They will then complete a final reflection and future action plan.

Teaching & Learning Effectiveness Documentation Questions
Deadline for the Deliverable Form is 12/17/2021. 

Presented by:

Kristin Barker - Instructional Technologist
Michaela Dodson - Instructional Designer

How to Register for CTL Classes

1. Go to https://acconnect.actx.edu/
2. Under the Self-Service section, click WebAdvisor.
3. Click WebAdvisor for Employees.
4. In the upper right corner of the screen, click Log In.
5. Log in with your ACNet ID and Password.
6. Under Professional Development, click Register for Center for Teaching and Learning Classes.
7. Click SUBMIT to access a list of courses being offered by CTL.
8. Click the SELECT box to the left of the workshop for which you wish to register.
9. Click SUBMIT again at the bottom of the page to finalize your selection(s).

Video Tutorial

If you have any issues registering please contact Cheryl Oldham at 371-5941, or email cloldham@actx.edu.