Teaching Gradually (eBook)

Foreword-Mathew Ouellett Preface Introduction Part One. The Science Behind Learning 1. Opportunities and Precarities of Active Learning Approaches for Graduate Student Instructors - Diana Rose Newby 2. Introducing Metacognition (or Thinking About Your Thinking. in the Classroom - Stephany Santos 3. Teaching Students How to Effectively Take Notes - Julia Nolte and Hamid B. Turker 4. What Do They Already Know? Tackling Differences in Students' Prior Knowledge-Aditya Anupam Part Two. The Instructional Role of Graduate Student Instructors Developing a Teaching Identity 5. The Not-So-Smooth Transition From Teaching Assistant to Instructor of Record - Becky Tang 6. Teaching Practices Advocating Against Gender Bias and Combatting Impostor Syndrome - Sarah Klanderman and Reshma Menon Leading Discussions and Holding Office Hours 7. Using Deliberate Practice to Help Students Learn From Discussion - Cory Davia 8. Standing-Room-Only Office Hour Strategies - Rachel Bristol Conducting Lab Sessions 9. Supporting Inquiry and Inclusion in Science Labs -Danny Doucette 10. An Innovative, Interactive Class Design for an Engineering Laboratory - Amir Saeidi Navigating Studio-Based Pedagogy 11. Teaching History for the Studio. Engaging Studio-Based Students - Athanasiou Geolas 12. Teaching Interdisciplinary Travel Studio Courses. Practical Experiences From the Urban Humanities -Jonathan Banfill Serving as an Instructor of Record 13. Creating New Courses Using Backward Design - Jessica Kansky and Jessica Taggart 14. Teaching in the Moment. Lessons From Improv - Alexander Bower 15. The Power of Productive Struggle - Arielle Grim-McNally 16. Using Mastery Objective to Foster Inclusive Teaching - Sean Colonna 17. Making Groupwork Work - Valentin B. Küchle and Jihye Hwang 18. Is This Above My Pay Grade? Turning a Cheating Scandal Into a Teaching Moment - Dean Jordan 19. Difficult Conversations in Class. How Not to Panic - Kirsten Darby Smith Incorporating Technology in the Classroom 20. Tackling the Challenges of the Online Classroom. Student Motivation and Active Learning - Dana Simionescu 21. Facilitating Meaningful Interactions in Synchronous Online Courses - Jack Ryan Sturm 22. Setting Digital Projects in Undergraduate Courses - Krithika Vachali and John Wyatt Greenlee Part Three. The Inclusive Classroom Empowering All Learners 23. Building Rapport. How Active Learning Strategies Create Inclusivity in the First-Year Classroom - Stephen Reaugh 24. Transparent and Flexibile Teaching for the Inclusive Classroom - Dana Mirsalis 25. UDL Practices. Contextual Difference and the Difference It Makes - Maya Hey 26. Beyond Group Discussions. Differentiated Instruction in the College Writing Classroom -Sara Lovett Utilizing the Strength of a Diverse Classroom 27. Increasing Diversity, Decreasing Alienation. Teaching Liberal Arts Courses to Diverse Student Bodies - Lindsey Peterson 28. Embracing the Value of Cultural Wealth From Underrepresented Groups - Edgar Virguez Overcoming Instructor Challenges 29. Renegotiating Power in Teaching and Learning. Feminist Pedagogical Practices for an Inclusive Composition Classroom - Alex Brostoff and Marlena Gittleman 30. Making My Classroom Accessible for Me. Digital Practice as Inclusive Pedagogy - Andrew Jenks 31. Positions in Communication. Creating Space for International Graduate Students and Teachers - William Kingsland Part Four. Assessment of Teaching and Learning 32. Engaging and Assessing Gen Z - Alisha Nypaver 33. Reframing Learning Goals Through Assessment - Rachana Bhave 34. Accretive Method. Feedback for Student Writing Growth - Kailana Durnan and Ariel Martino 35. What Is a Participation Grade? Inclusive Strategies for Engaging Students and Assessing Participation - Valeria Bondura Part Five. Research Skills for Students 26. Teaching Your Students How to Critically Read the Primary Literature - Lauren A. Genova and Kacie L. Armstrong 37. Multiple Modes of Learning, Multiple Means of Belonging. Special Collections and the Undergraduate Classroom - Gina Marie Hurley 38. Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs). Scaffolding Research and Writing - Lindsey Hendricks-Franco Part Six. Professional Development and Reflection 39. Learning by Observing. The Art of an Effective Teaching Observation - Zachary Domach 40. Mentoring Undergraduate Students - Eugene Law 41. Queer Graduate Pedagogies. Destabilizing Power Binaries and Negotiating Authority - Ruth Book and Alex Gatten 42. Feedback. Why You Need It, How to Get It, and What to Do With It -Emily Kerr Index Editor and Contributors