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Best Practices in Teaching at CSU: First Four Weeks

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This three-week, mostly asynchronous course TAKES PLACE IN CANVAS. Participants can expect to spend 4-5 hours per week completing assignments, discussions and readings. Use research-based instructional techniques and low- to medium-stakes assessments to prepare students for success during the first four weeks of your course. Approaches include establishing a positive and inclusive classroom climate, priming students’ interest in course subject matter, promoting an effective learning environment, and preparing students to succeed on high-stakes assignments. Teaching Effectiveness Framework Alignment: (1) Classroom Climate (2) Feedback and Assessment

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02 Aug
August 2, 2022    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
This one-hour workshop will focus on using Gradescope in online and hybrid classes classes with handwritten exams and quizzes and fully online assignments.
03 Aug
August 3, 2022    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
This one-hour workshop will focus on using Gradescope in face-to-face classes with handwritten exams and quizzes and multiple choice assessments.
08 Aug
August 8, 2022    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Participants will learn how to use Canvas Modules and Pages to present content to their students. Organized, easy to access content is one of the [...]
08 Aug
August 8, 2022    
9:00 am - 10:00 am
The start of a semester is always a busy time on campus, making it hard to dedicate time to designing an online course presence. Cidi [...]
08 Aug
August 8, 2022    
10:00 am - 11:00 am
In this time of ongoing stress and multiple challenges, faculty and staff are asking about ways to support student wellbeing (as well as their own). [...]
08 Aug
August 8, 2022    
10:00 am - 11:00 am
This session will explore new systems that have been deployed over the summer and changes faculty may notice. Topics will include: eID to NetID, cybersecurity [...]
09 Aug
August 9, 2022    
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Instructors can put items on the library's Course Reserve system for courses they are currently teaching. Items can include journal and magazine articles, book chapters, [...]
09 Aug
August 9, 2022    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Participants will learn the relationship between assignments, rubrics to manage their grades in Canvas. The Canvas gradebook is a powerful tool for instructors when assessing [...]
09 Aug
August 9, 2022    
10:00 am - 11:00 am
This one-hour workshop will focus on using Gradescope in online and hybrid classes classes with handwritten exams and quizzes and fully online assignments.
09 Aug
August 9, 2022    
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Revisions to the CSU faculty manual and student course surveys have prompted change to the annual review process. Whether your department has implemented changes to [...]
15 Aug
August 15, 2022    
8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Required for all incoming Graduate Teaching Assistants Purpose: To equip all incoming GTAs with basic institutional knowledge about Colorado State University. The training will include [...]
15 Aug
August 15, 2022    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
This one-hour workshop will focus on using Gradescope in online and hybrid classes classes with handwritten exams and quizzes and fully online assignments.
16 Aug
August 16, 2022    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
This one-hour workshop will focus on using Gradescope in face-to-face classes with handwritten exams and quizzes and multiple choice assessments.
17 Aug
August 17, 2022    
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
This one-hour workshop will focus on using Gradescope in online and hybrid classes classes with handwritten exams and quizzes and fully online assignments.
29 Aug
August 29, 2022    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The responsible conduct of research (RCR) is essential to good science. RCR promotes the aims of scientific inquiry, fosters a research environment that enables scientists [...]
30 Aug
August 30, 2022    
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP)
01 Sep
September 1, 2022    
All Day
A teaching square is a group of four instructors who agree to observe each other a few times during a semester, using an agreed upon [...]
01 Sep
September 1, 2022    
All Day
A teaching square is a group of four instructors who agree to observe each other a few times during a semester, using an agreed upon [...]
01 Sep
September 1, 2022    
All Day
A teaching square is a group of four instructors who agree to observe each other a few times during a semester, using an agreed upon [...]
01 Sep
September 1, 2022    
All Day
A teaching square is a group of four instructors who agree to observe each other a few times during a semester, using an agreed upon [...]
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