Pizza & Pedagogy
Join your Teaching Academy Fellows for the opportunity to discuss teaching topics with guest faculty! Intended for those with little or no formal pedagogical training, these workshops are designed to prepare instructors to teach effectively at the university level. Open to all graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.
Pizza & Pedagogy Series - Spring 2022
When: dates/times below
Location: Online via Zoom (register at links below for access) - Sorry! No pizza until we return in-person!
Registration: Open to grad students and post-docs. Please register separately at link below. Attendance at all workshops in a series is encouraged, but not required.
Workshop Schedule
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Classroom Management (Thursday, March 24th from Noon-1:30PM ET)
Presented by Dr. James Culhane, Assistant Dean for Student Academic Success Programs & Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy at Notre Dame of Maryland University
For new faculty, classroom management can be a significant stressor. In this session, Dr. James Culhane, Professor and Assistant Dean for Student Academic Success Programs at Notre Dame of Maryland University will share his insights and best practices on how to create a safe, welcoming and productive classroom environment.
- Course Design....Backwards! (Tuesday, May 3rd from 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET)
Presented by Dr. Elizabeth Topper Golub, Director, Online Programs for Applied Learning, and Senior Lecturer, Epidemiology (BSPH) at Johns Hopkins University
Have you ever wondered how new courses are designed? Typically, faculty start the course design process by identifying the content that they want their students to absorb, but there is a more effective, goal-oriented method called Backward Design. In this workshop, we will explore aspects of Backward Course Design, which focuses on the end goals, or learning objectives, of the course. We will discuss the importance of starting with learning objectives, what it means for a learning objective to be SMART, and how to design assessments that align with those objectives. The use of examples, hands-on activities, and time for Q&A will help to ensure this is a participatory workshop.
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Accessible Teaching: Some Places to Start (Friday, May 6th from Noon-1:00 PM ET)
Presented by Dr. Royce Best, Post-doctoral Fellow, Expository Writing Programs (KSAS) at Johns Hopkins University
This lecture and workshop will introduce teachers to some core and guiding principles of accessible pedagogy. Drawing from the field of disability studies, we will consider the extent to which our attitudes, policies, and practices are rooted in ableism. We will consider and interrogate our classrooms, content delivery, and assessment practices in an attempt to assemble tools for a more accessible future at Hopkins.
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Life After Grad School: Pursuing a Career in Academia (Tuesday, June 14th from 1:00-2:00 PM ET)
The panelists:
Ashley E. Cureton, PhD, MSW, School of Social Work, School of Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Janani Sampath, PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Florida
Aparna Shah, PhD, School of Neuroscience, Virginia Tech
Tom Wilk, PhD, Humanities Division, Widener UniversityWhat does it mean to make the move from graduate student or post-doctoral fellow to assistant professor?
Join us for a panel discussion that will cover the transition from graduate student/post-doctoral fellow to a career in academia. No single summary can provide an adequate description of the variance to be found among different disciplines and the many different types of colleges and universities but during this panel discussion you’ll have the opportunity to hear first-hand from both early-career and experienced faculty about this important and challenging transition time. The panelists, three of which are JHU alumni, will walk through their own journeys and impart their advice so you can do it too! The session will begin with a few facilitated questions and then able time will be provided for you to ask questions.
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Strengths Workshop (Tuesday, June 21st from 10:00AM-12:00PM ET)
Please register at this link.
Presented by Drs. Charlene Gamaldo and Rachel Salas, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
Both Drs. Salas and Gamaldo are Gallup Strength Coach Certified and will be providing individualized feedback based on the results of your Strengths assessment. Due to this 'seats' are limited so please consider registering only if you can commit to the pre-work and attending from 10 AM – 12 PM.
This 2 hour program will apply strengths-based leadership development strategies for our Educators to facilitate the following:
1) introduce the strength-based paradigm strategy for educators to enhance teaching effectiveness
2) celebrate diversity of strengths amongst educators and foster a sense of community
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
1. Name (Name It) the Talents/Strengths Revealed In Your Strengths Development Tool Survey
2. Identify (Claim it) previous examples of Teaching Success that Tapped into Your Strengths
3. Identify new strategies to cultivate and apply your strengths in your journey towards Teaching success (Aim it)
Pre-work Requirement:
Pre-work will be sent one week prior to the workshop and must be completed for access. (Estimated ~40 minutes to complete.) Because of the individualized support and feedback that will be involved in this session, if you do not complete the pre-work, you will not be able to attend the workshop. Thank you for understanding.