Workshop Synthesis

What We've Learned at this Workshop

• Designing classroom activities and assignments
  
• Sitting down and scheduling my time: how to use time efficiently/effectively
  
• Think-pair-share and gallery walk pedagogies
  
• Formative versus summative assessment; cooperative exams as learning experiences
  
• To set goals first, then think about tasks (both in research and in teaching)
  
• Teaching techniques for large classes (gallery walk, other active learning activities)
  
• Proposal review: reading other people's proposal ideas and getting feedback on our own
  
• The importance of clearly communicating expectations to students
  
• Strategic planning: the value of figuring out where to start, what to do next
  
• It's okay to take a week away to plan the coming year(s); planning is key

How We Can Support Each Other Going Forward

• Facebook group for keeping ourselves accountable on writing
  
• Speaker exchange: be seminar speakers for each other's schools/departments
  
• Ask each other for advice - we're a network for each other
  
• Get together with other workshop participants who live nearby
  
• Share proposal summaries with each other for feedback
  
• Share successful proposals with each other and next year's participants
  
• Share expectations for students on the website