For the second year in what we hope will be an annual tradition, LAs represented GW at the International Learning Assistant Conference. Akber (Physics LA), David (German LA), and Guin (Lead Biology LA) attended a poster session, where they met LAs and faculty from other universities to exchange ideas about how to grow LA programs and enhance their impact.
Category: Events
Upcoming Event: Noyce Scholarship Pizza Night
Upcoming Event: Reimagining STEM Education
Reimagining K-16+ STEM Education: What it Means to be Proficient in Science and Why that Matters for Policy and Practice
A Conversation with Dr. James Pellegrino, Liberal Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor and Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), and Co-Director of UIC's Learning Sciences Research Institute
Join Dr. James Pellegrino as he highlights the ongoing reconceptualization of what it means to “know” and “understand” science, with proficiency expressed in terms of learning outcomes related to knowledge in use.
New theories, models and data about science learning have been key in bringing much-needed coherence to science education across the K-16+ continuum. These changes present both challenges and opportunities to the design and integration of curriculum, instruction and assessment – not only in K-12, but throughout higher education and even influence gatekeeper instruments such as the AAMC’s Medical College Admission Test.
Lunch will be provided.
Upcoming Event: High-Quality Undergraduate Education Student Town Hall
Upcoming Event: “Why traditional labs fail (and what to do about it)”
Winter Celebration 2018
Join us tomorrow (10.6) for our ULA Winter Celebration! Watch presentations from current undergraduate learning assistants and enjoy light refreshments!
Mind-Brain Institute Speaker Series: The Child as an Active Learner
Winter Celebration 2018
Thanks to all of our presenters and guests for another great GW LA Program Winter Celebration! The latest Pedagogy Course Project--course-specific versions of the Nine Talk Moves (TERC, 2012) are now posted. A special thanks to the upper level physics course team (Christabel, Evan, and Isaac) for recording their presentation.
Master Teacher SuJin Choi speaks with new LAs
GWTeach Master Teacher SuJin Choi visited the Learning Assistants class on Thursday to talk about her career path from mathematics and finance major, to earning her license to teach, to becoming a high school math teacher, and most recently joining the GWTeach program as Master Teacher.
Prof. McClary introduces LAs to Chem Ed Research
Prof. McClary visited CPED6100W this week to discuss her experiences in Chemistry Education Research. She shared her research on students' mental models of acid and acid strength and use of heuristics in General Chemistry and Chemistry. She also led the LAs in a discussion about creative exercises and other techniques to encourage students to really make sense of chemistry.