The College of Natural and Social Sciences invites graduate students to apply for its inaugural “Train to Teach” Learning Community in Spring 2020. The focus of this Learning Community, the inaugural professional development for NSS graduate students, will be centered on teaching at the college level. The Learning Community will bring together an interdisciplinary group of graduate students to discuss teaching/learning experiences and practices in a supportive setting. Participants will explore their own teaching career interests and learn about teaching innovations & best practices and deepen their understanding of pedagogy. Participants will actively participate in exercises of self-analysis, shared discovery and learning, critical reflection and teaching inquiry and engage in discussions, practices, and peer review in their journey into becoming effective teachers and leaders within their discipline.
Interested graduate students should complete the application by December 13, 2019.
For inquires, contact Dr. Tina Salmassi at [email protected].
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Eligibility:
- You must be a current graduate student in good standing within the College of Natural and Social Sciences to apply.
- The schedule for the learning community will be made available in January 2020 with mandatory meetings approximately once every three weeks.
- As part of the experience, you must participate in the ACUE course in Effective Teaching Practices at Cal State LA offered through the Center for Effective Teaching and Learning (CETL). ACUE is an online teacher-training and experience program endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE). Details on the schedule will be discussed once the Learning Community begins.
- Over 200 Cal State LA faculty have been part of the ACUE course experience to date. Completion of the course provides you a nationally recognized, course certificate for your CV and employment file, demonstrating robust professional development on teaching and learning. This career development program, free to you, is valued at $1,200 per participant. Students who complete fewer than 25 modules still earn a transcript of completed badges that do not expire.