In the newest La Podcast episode, a biology and physics Learning Assistant discuss an innovative studying technique.
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LA Podcast Episode 7 and 8
The latest episodes of La Podcast features interviews with students and professors about the impact of COVID-19 on STEM classes. More episodes coming soon!
The GW LA Program has a Podcast!
Check out the first four episodes of our new GWU ULA Podcast (aka "La Podcast"), produced by Astronomy LAs James H. and Joanna C.
What We’re Reading: Questioning Our Patterns of Questioning
This week, new LAs are reading Herbal-Eisenmann, B. A., & Breyfogle, M. L. (2005). Questioning Our Patterns of Questioning. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 10(9), 484-489. We will devote at least three weeks to examining our own questioning patterns and practicing the different questioning techniques discussed in the article.
What We’re Reading: Designing Groupwork
This week, new LAs are reading selections from Elizabeth Cohen and Rachel Lotan's book, Designing Groupwork: Strategies for the Heterogeneous Classroom (Teachers College Press, 2014).
LAMP holds first mentor-mentee meeting
Congratulations to the founders of the Learning Assistant Mentoring Program (LAMP)! LAMP matches first-time LAs with returning LAs who have past experience supporting specific courses, departments, and instructors. The first-ever LAMP mentor-mentee meeting occurred on January 24, 2019, during the LA Pedagogy Course.
Our Spring 2019 LAs created 11 analogies to explain the role of Learning Assistant to their students, and then voted on their favorites.
The most popular analogy was, "An LA is like a compass..."
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.