In this workshop, you will learn strategies to proactively set norms supportive of an inclusive classroom. Through self-reflection, you will develop an understanding of your own identities and how these identities appear in the classroom. You will practice using active listening techniques to troubleshoot difficult moments in and outside of the classroom. This workshop focuses...
Join the Center for the Advancement of Teaching for a hands-on workshop exploring strategies for using technology to foster active learning and student engagement in remote courses. Participants will learn how to maximize the use of Zoom breakout rooms and gain practical experience with online polling and a variety of digital collaboration tools. Attendees will...
How is assessment different from grading? Do you know when students have learned the knowledge and skills required to introduce new material? How can you best assess and grade students via Zoom? In this workshop, you will discuss the difference between assessment and grading, the importance of incorporating assessment into your approach to instruction, and...
Join CUTF program faculty and staff to learn more about the Collegium of University Teaching Fellows (CUTF) program, an opportunity for UCLA’s advanced graduate students to develop and teach a lower division seminar in their field of specialization. This experience serves as a “capstone” to the teaching apprenticeship, preparing graduate students for the academic job market and...
Examining one’s own social identity development lays groundwork for authentically preparing to teach equitably and inclusively. Through guided self-reflection and group activities, we will explore how our identities impact our roles as educators and examine ways that social identity threat and other forms of bias negatively impact students. This workshop focuses on creating space for...
During this panel discussion, faculty from humanities, social sciences, and psychology/psychiatry will share their experiences integrating individual and team research projects into undergraduate courses. This discussion will emphasize strategies for engaging students in research and project-based learning in both remote and face-to-face learning environments. The workshop is co-sponsored by the Undergraduate Research Center for the...
Queer Intimacies: Community, Control, Resistance CFP Submission: February 15, 2021 Conference dates: May 6-8, 2021 Location: Online, Zoom conference Keynote Speaker: Jennifer Doyle Featured Performer: Dorian Wood Queerness intertwines with intimacy, or the closely personal. Simultaneously signaling the individual and the relational, intimacy builds lives and the communities that hold them. What are the rules...
This workshop builds on concepts and strategies learned in Creating Inclusive Classrooms to help you develop knowledge and skills for interrupting bias and managing hot moments in the classroom. In this workshop, you will engage in and practice vulnerability, active listening, recognizing intent versus impact, and strategies for confronting bias. You will walk away with...
Being a TA can be challenging. You juggle research, teaching schedules, important meetings, and your personal life. There is no universal roadmap for how to keep all of these priorities balanced and sequenced properly, but this workshop will help you organize your quarterly schedule and prioritize tasks according to importance and urgency. You will learn...
Now that I am well and strong, I would like to do something of lasting service for the race. - Iola Leroy Just in time for Black history month, Dear Iola, Love South LA is a film festival produced by South LA teens, based on their journey with Iola Leroy by Frances E. W. Harper, one of the most...
