By Sharaban T. Zaman, Legal Studies Teaching Effectiveness Award Essay, 2025 The Teaching Problem: While teaching “Immigration and Citizenship” in the Legal Studies undergraduate program at the law school, I encountered a significant instructional challenge. Many students had personal or family experiences with immigration issues, making the subject…
By Kieren Rudge, Environmental Science, Policy, and Management Teaching Effectiveness Award Essay, 2025 As a Graduate Student Instructor at UC Berkeley, I have encountered many challenges when teaching courses on environmental issues. While serving as a GSI for both ESPM 163: Environmental Justice and ESPM 100: Environmental Problem…
By Xueqin Lin, School of Education Teaching Effectiveness Award Essay, 2025 One of the challenges I encountered while teaching lab sessions for EDUC 293A: Data Analysis in Education Research in Fall 2025 was supporting students struggling with statistical software, particularly Stata. One student, who had no…