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Agenda for Fall 2008 GSI Teaching Orientation

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Monday, August 25, 2008

PLEASE BRING YOUR M-CARD TO ORIENTATION
Attendance at various sessions will be registered using your M-Card.

Orientation begins in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, at the north end of the Michigan League.
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1:00 - 1:20 p.m. Welcome & Introductions (Mendelssohn Theatre)
1:20 - 1:45

UM Policies; Overview of Orientation Agenda
1:45 - 2:00

Break
2:00 - 3:30

Concurrent Break-out Sessions on First Days of Teaching (Michigan League)

  • Getting Started: GSIs Teaching Graduate Students
  • Getting Started: GSIs Teaching Undergraduates
3:3- - 3:45 Break
3:45 - 5:00

Interactive Theatre: The First Day

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Breakfast begins in the Michigan League Concourse at 8:30 a.m. The orientation program begins at 9:10 a.m., in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, at the north end of the Michigan League. At 10:00 a.m., sessions move to the Ballroom at the south end of the League.

8:30 - 8:50 a.m. Light Breakfast (Michigan League Concourse)
8:50 - 9:00

Move to Mendelssohn Theatre
9:00 - 9:45

Classroom Communication at U-M
9:45 -10:00

Break
10:00 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.

Practice Teaching Workshops (Michigan League Ballroom)
12:10 - 1:00 Lunch & GEO presentation
1:15 - 2:45

Concurrent Sessions I on Pedagogy, including:

  • Leading Discussions in the Social Sciences
  • Leading Discussions in Psychology
  • Dealing with Controversy During Classroom Discussion
  • Evaluating Student Writing
  • Facilitating Group Work to Maximize Learning in Labs, Discussions, and Teams
  • Teaching Problem Solving
  • Teaching Strategies for Foreign Language Courses
  • One-to-One Teaching in Music, Art, Dance & Architecture  (continues during Concurrent II)
2:45 - 3:00 Break
3:00 - 4:30

Concurrent Sessions II on Pedagogy, including:

  • Multicultural Dynamics in the Classroom
  • Leading Discussions in the Humanities
  • Dealing with Controversy During Classroom Discussion
  • Evaluating Student Writing
  • Grading in Quantitative Courses and the Sciences
  • Teaching Problem Solving
  • What Technology Can Help Me Teach Effectively as a GSI?
  • One-to-One Teaching in Music, Art, Dance & Architecture (continued from Concurrent I)

If you need accommodations or have any questions, please contact Chad Hershock (chersh@umich.edu).

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