Conferences, Institutes, & Workshops

• Teaching Conferences
• Workshops
• Seminars & Institutes

Teaching Conferences

The Center sponsors a campuswide teaching conference each semester to prepare new GSIs for teaching. All GSIs teaching for the first time at Berkeley are required to attend.

The fall conference takes place on the Thursday and Friday before classes start. The first day (Thursday) is for international GSIs and addresses teaching in the U.S. classroom. The second day (Friday) consists of intensive teaching preparation for all new GSIs, international and domestic.

The spring conference takes place on the Friday before classes begin.

The Spring 2011 Conference will take place on Friday, January 14. The schedule for that day appears below.

Pre-registration is now closed. Please register at the conference. You will be asked to choose a Discipline Cluster and Focus Session to attend at the conference. Please see the Discipline-Cluster and Focus Session Descriptions pages for descriptions.

Spring Teaching Conference Schedule (for All First-Time GSIs)
Friday, January 14, 2011
Dwinelle Hall

8:30–9:00  Registration

9:00–9:50  Plenary Session
Opening Remarks – Linda von Hoene, Director, GSI Teaching & Resource Center
Welcome – Andrew Szeri, Dean of the Graduate Division
Faculty Keynote Presentation – Ani Adhikari, Lecturer, Department of Statistics;
Distinguished Teaching Award Recipient, 2006

9:50–10:00  Break

10:00–12:00  Discipline-Cluster Workshops (Part 1)
Workshops address getting started as a GSI, conducting the first day of class, strategies to enhance learning, and time management

12:00–12:45  Lunch

12:45-2:00  Discipline-Cluster Workshops (Part 2)
Continuation of morning workshops

2:00–2:10  Break

2:10–3:30  Focus Sessions
Topics include creating effective lesson plans, encouraging participation, using bSpace, developing oral communication skills, grading, and more