TLC Workshops Attended
List (in bullet point format) the 8 (or more) TLC workshops you attended to fulfill the program requirements as well as the date you attended each:
Required
Electives
Which workshop(s) were most helpful to you in terms of advancing your teaching?
Required
- Workshop 1 (Date)
- Workshop 2 (Date)
- Workshop 3 (Date)
- Workshop 4 (Date)
- Workshop 5 (Date)
Electives
- Workshop 1 (Date)
- Workshop 2 (Date)
- Workshop 3 (Date)
Which workshop(s) were most helpful to you in terms of advancing your teaching?
Classroom Observation of Your Teaching Mentor
One of the first things we asked you to do for the program is identify a faculty teaching mentor. One program requirement is for you to observe this person teaching and reflect upon what you see. After you have secured a mentor, please arrange with him or her the best time for you to visit his/her class and conduct an observation.
During the observation, we recommend that you remain as unobtrusive as possible and not participate in the class. You should approach the observation from the perspective of a student and focus on your mentor's pedagogical approach, rather than the content s/he presents. We also recommend that you take detailed notes and write down specific examples of behaviors observed. It is often helpful to bring in a guide/form when conducting an observation to help you focus on a variety of aspects of the teaching and learning experience. Here are a couple tools you may find helpful.
After the observation, review your notes and write up a brief reflection of what you learned by watching your mentor in the classroom environment. Your reflection should address the following questions:
We also encourage you to schedule a follow up meeting to debrief with your mentor and ask any questions you may have about his/her strategies or approach in the classroom. You chose this person for a reason...learn from him/her!
During the observation, we recommend that you remain as unobtrusive as possible and not participate in the class. You should approach the observation from the perspective of a student and focus on your mentor's pedagogical approach, rather than the content s/he presents. We also recommend that you take detailed notes and write down specific examples of behaviors observed. It is often helpful to bring in a guide/form when conducting an observation to help you focus on a variety of aspects of the teaching and learning experience. Here are a couple tools you may find helpful.
After the observation, review your notes and write up a brief reflection of what you learned by watching your mentor in the classroom environment. Your reflection should address the following questions:
- Who is your mentor and why did you choose this person?
- What have you learned by observing your mentor that you did not know before?
- Have any of your assumptions and beliefs about teaching and learning changed as a result of this experience?
- What is one thing that you learned from your mentor that will make your own teaching more effective?
- What is one thing that you learned from your mentor that you will apply in your future teaching experiences?
We also encourage you to schedule a follow up meeting to debrief with your mentor and ask any questions you may have about his/her strategies or approach in the classroom. You chose this person for a reason...learn from him/her!
Future Teaching Goals
After you've completed the other requirements for the program, please take a minute to reflect on the following questions and post them here:
- What are your strengths as a teacher?
- What are the areas you would like to focus on developing?
- What three specific things will you do to continue to develop your skills beyond this program?
Other development opportunities
If you've engaged in any other teaching development opportunities outside the scope of the TLC program (e.g., specific disciplinary workshops, conferences, etc.), by all means start capturing them here!