InTeGrate Training Workshop

December 11-12, 2014
Stanford University

All events will take place in the Huang Building, Room 203.

Thursday, Dec. 11

9:00—9:15 Icebreaker activity

9:15—10:00 Introduction to InTeGrate

• Overview slides (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 7.1MB Dec10 14)
• About InTeGrate

10:00—12:00 Engagement through an example: Active learning with data and Earth-related socioscientific issues

• Activity slides (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 3.9MB Dec11 14)
• Activity modified from Case Study 2.1 in Climate of Change module
• Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching Coursera course

12:00—1:00 Lunch

1:00—2:30 From outcomes to assessment: Backward design and alignment of learning goals

• Backward design slides (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 697kB Dec10 14)
• Understanding by design from the Center for Teaching at Vanderbilt
• Course Design Tutorial from On the Cutting Edge
• Understanding by Design white paper (Acrobat (PDF) 326kB Oct22 14)
• Developing Effective InTeGrate Teaching Materials

2:30—2:45 Break

2:45—3:45 Metacognition: What does it mean and how do I do it?

• Metacognition slides (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 954kB Dec5 15)
• More metacognition resources

3:45—4:00 End of day roadcheck

Friday, Dec. 12

Please plan to bring a laptop computer

9:00—9:30 Overview of a module

9:30—10:30 Exploring the InTeGrate modules on your own, quick report out at the end

10:30—10:45 Break

10:45—12:00 Work in small groups focused on a particular module

12:00—1:00 Lunch

1:00—2:00 Pick one unit or piece of a module and prepare to teach it

2:00—3:30 Practice mini-teaching

3:30—4:00 Submit action plans and evaluations

Additional resources

• Pedagogy in Action: Teaching Methods
• Teaching Introductory Geoscience
• Site Guide: Resources for Teaching Large Classes
• Visionlearning (reading resources, including Process of Science)

Workshop Conveners

• Anne Egger, Central Washington University (annegger@geology.cwu.edu)
• Angelina Bellamy, Stanford University
• Tenea Nelson, Stanford University