Efficient and Effective Teaching for Student Learning Mini-Workshop

Friday, November 6, 2026, Online via Zoom

11am Pacific | 12pm Mountain | 1pm Central | 2pm Eastern (2 hours)

Facilitators

Anne Egger, Central Washington University

Rory McFadden, Science Education Resource Center (SERC)

Summary

Reconnect with fellow Early Career participants and take your teaching further. In this mini-workshop, we will build on the teaching-focused day at the Early Career Workshop. We will explore additional strategies and resources to help you continue to enhance your teaching, with a focus on student learning, engaging all students, and using the Teach the Earth resources effectively. You will leave with concrete approaches you can try in your courses, plus the chance to reflect on your teaching and share ideas with peers and facilitators.

The workshop will be two hours, with a break.

Audience

This mini-workshop is open to participants from the 2024, 2025, and 2026 Early Career annual workshop participants. Recordings of plenary sessions and workshop products will be made available to the public following the workshop.

If you are a participant from the 2024, 2025, or 2026 workshop and would like to participate, please reserve your spot by completing the registration form by November 2, 2026. Participation is free, but we ask that you register in advance.

Workshop goals

By the end of this workshop, you will:

Share new approaches, materials, and strategies you've tried in your teaching
Recognize and practice how engaging students in discussions facilitates learning
Discover new and established resources in Teach the Earth to continue to enhance your teaching