An inclusive and welcoming learning environment is a central part of any productive classroom. Achieving this, however, is not simply a question of avoiding exclusionary language and practices. It requires an active effort on the part of instructors to acknowledge and respect students’ identities, while opening spaces for them to…
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Recipient, Faculty Award for Outstanding Mentorship of GSIs Background of the Award Excerpts from the GSIs’ Nomination Letters Background of the Award Each spring graduate students are invited to nominate faculty members for the Faculty Award for Outstanding…
Over 800 graduate students gathered for the fall 2014 teaching conference on August 21 and 22. Day 1 of the conference focused on cultural, institutional, and linguistic issues for international GSIs. Day 2, for all first-time GSIs, featured talks and workshops on the nuts and bolts of teaching as a GSI at Berkeley.
TopicName and TitleEmailDiversity and Inclusion in the ClassroomKristen NelsonPostdoctoral Fellow,GSI Teaching & Resource [email protected] Student Engagement and ParticipationNoah KatznelsonPostdoctoral Fellow, GSI Teaching & Resource [email protected] – Essentials and GradingPeter HeckelAcademic Technology SpecialistResearch, Teaching, & [email protected] Course Content AccessibleJoseph Feria-Galicia Ally and Accessibility Team Lead,Digital Learning [email protected]…
What seems obvious pedagogically to you is not at all obvious to many of your graduate students as they begin to teach. Grading is the most difficult and unpleasant part of their task. They need strategies for grading fairly, grading consistently with other GSIs, taking up problem cases (suspected plagiarism…
This list compiles all the resource lists from the five modules. Module 1 Practicing Professional Standards and Ethics as a GSI Module 2 Creating Inclusive Classrooms Module 3 Teaching Students with Disabilities Module 4 Fostering Academic Integrity Module 5…
TEA Recipients 1992 to 1995 Click below to expand each year and see the recipients. 1995 Essays for this academic year are available in hard copy in the GSI Teaching & Resource Center. Amalia…
TEA Recipients 2006 to 2010 Click below to expand each year and see the recipients with links to their essays. 2010 Danielle Champney, Education, Using Prediction,…
GSIs have undertaken a wide variety of projects in the sections they teach using funding from the GSI Center. For information about applying for a grant, please see the Course Improvement Grants page. Spring 2016 Fall 2015 Spring…
Goldman School of Public Policy Recipient, Faculty Award for Outstanding Mentorship of GSIs Background of the Award Statement of Mentoring Philosophy Background of the Award Each spring graduate students are invited to nominate faculty members for the Faculty Award for Outstanding Mentorship of GSIs. Typically…