Cumming Campus, Room 246

We invite you to join us for teaching conversation brown bags. We’ll provide cookies & drinks; you bring your good ideas. To stimulate discussion, we’ll use chapters from How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principle for Smart Teaching.

CERTIFICATE
To earn a Teaching Academy Certificate, you
1. Attend meetings the “teaching conversations” on your home campus and
2. Submit a reflective analysis in May that outlines the relevance of How Learning
Works to your own pedagogy.

AGENDAS
Fall Meeting #1: Introduction and Conclusion of How Learning Works: Seven Research-
Based Principles for Smart Teaching (Once you RSVP, you will get access to
these chapters in D2L)

Fall Meeting #2: Chapters 1 & 2 of How Learning Works (impact of prior knowledge and
methods of organizing knowledge)

Spring Meeting #1: Chapters 3 & 4 of How Learning Works (student motivation and
mastery). Dates decided later.

Spring Meeting #2: Chapters 5 & 6 of How Learning Works (practice, feedback, and course
climate). Dates decided later.

One of the most beneficial aspects of these teaching conversations will be the camaraderie of sharing our experiences and best ideas from our classroom practices. To register, please RSVP. Once you RSVP, you will get access to the introduction and conclusion chapters in D2L. The book will also be on reserve in the libraries soon.

FALL DATES

Cumming Campus (CC)
Fall Meeting #1: Thursday, October 02, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | CC: Room 246
Fall Meeting #2: Thursday, November 20, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | CC: Room 246

Dahlonega Campus (DC)
Fall Meeting #1: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM |
DC: Library Technology Center 382

Fall Meeting #2: Thursday, October 16, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM |
DC: Library Technology Center 382

Gainesville Campus (GC)
Fall Meeting #1: Monday, September 29, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | GC: Nesbitt 4105
Fall Meeting #2: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | GC: Nesbitt 4105

Oconee Campus (OC)
Fall Meeting #1: Monday, September 22, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | OC: Classroom 320
Fall Meeting #2: Monday, October 20, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | OC: Classroom 320

To register, please RSVP. We look forward to our conversations.