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New Website from Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
-- Resources Available on Stereotype Threat, Implicit Bias, and Classroom Climate
Jerry Kang, Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion recently shared that the new EDI website is now live at equity.ucla.edu. Within the "Educational Materials" menu item are some great resources on stereotype threat, implicit bias, and classroom climate. In particular, there are a few videos of Jerry Kang speaking about implicit bias, which provide an excellent introduction and review of these important topics. Please check out these great resources and the new EDI website!
If you missed this from our last newsletter - it is a really great resource!
Best Practices for Clickers (10 minute video clip)
Regardless of your experience using clickers, this is a wonderful resource to help you employ best practices for using clickers to engage students, make class more active and learner-centered, and gather real-time feedback on student learning during lecture:
"Using Clickers Effectively" Evidence-based clicker practice in the Biology classroom. University of Washington. Dr. Scott Freeman Biology 180
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CEILS Journal Club for STEM Education Research
Fridays from 2:00 – 3:00 PM Location:
1100 TSLB
Enjoy your summer -
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ournal Club will resume in Fall 2016!
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Teaching and Learning National Institute: Using Evidence for Improvement
July 31 - August 3, 2016, Evergreen State College
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Problem-Based Learning (PBL) 2016 International Conference:
Problem-Based Learning and Active Learning Methodologies
September 8-10, 2016, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Emerging Engagement Scholars Workshop:
A pre-conference event of the Engagement Scholarship Consortium Annual Conference
October 9-10, 2016
, Omaha, Nebraska
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International Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research (BEERS)
October 14-16, 2016, College of Charleston, North Carolina
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80th Annual Meeting of the
Southern California Branch of the American Society for Microbiology (SCASM)
October 28-29, 2016, Hyatt Regency, La Jolla, CA
International Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research (BEERS)
October 14-16, 2016, College of Charleston, North Carolina
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2016 Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education: Implications for 21st-Century Society
November 3-5, 2016
, Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers, Massachusetts
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2017 General Education and Assessment: Design Thinking for Student Learning
February 23-25, 2017, Westin Phoenix Downtown Hotel, Phoenix, Arizona
Learn more and register online.
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ohn N. Gardner Institute 2017 Annual Gateway Course Experience Conference
February 26-28, 2017
, The Westin Las Vegas Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
2017 Diversity, Learning and Student Success
March 16-18, 2017, Hyatt Regency Jacksonville, Florida
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Researchers who found that Calculus I pushes 1.5 times as many women as men out STEM majors suggest that women's confidence in their ability matters more in their decision to switch than their demonstrated ability.
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Focused Collection: Preparing and Supporting University Physics Educators
This article features a special collection highlighting the current state of the field of physics education research as it relates to preparing and supporting physics educators at colleges and universities.
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The authors of this article test five factors commonly proposed to positively impact the female students' choice of a career in physical science. Of these five factors, they find that the only one to have a positive effect was the explicit discussion of the underrepresentation of women in physics. Further study of this factor finds that it creates opportunity for students' preconceptions of the world of science on a professional and educational level to change, and thus facilitates the development of a female students' physics identity.
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The definition of what is considered "conceptual understanding" may differ from educator to educator. In this study, the authors have amassed the definitions from thousands of instructors to identify a consensus articulation of what conceptual understanding is.
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The study explores the relationship between quality of study and frequency of study and the role the two play in an at-risk students' academic performance. The results offer a path for these students to succeed in General chemistry, and the methodology offers a potential avenue for evaluating future efforts to improve student success.
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CIRTL MOOCS - Ongoing
This online course prepares science, technology, engineering, and mathematics instructors to develop and implement teaching practices that advance the learning experiences and outcomes of both students and teachers.
While this course is currently in progress, you can view course materials at any time.
“An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching” is an open, online course designed to provide future STEM faculty, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows with an introduction to effective teaching strategies and the research that supports them. The goal of the eight-week course is to equip the next generation of STEM faculty to be effective teachers, thus improving the learning experience for the thousands of students they will teach. While not currently running with facilitation, the course materials are available for review at any time.
CIRTL COURSES - Fall 2016
Teaching with Technology
Learn how to enhance your STEM teaching with a range of classroom technologies
Course schedule:
Tuesdays, September 13 through November 22
Online meeting times: 3-4:30PM ET/2-3:30PM CT/1-2:30PM MT/12-1:30PM PT
Instructors:
Robert A. Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; and Sabrina Kramer and Stephen M. Roth, University of Maryland
Creating Assessments and Evaluation Plans
Learn techniques to help you assess what your students are actually learning
Course schedule:
TBD
Online meeting times: TBD
Instructors:
Mary Besterfield-Sacre and Julie Breckenridge, University of Pittsburgh
Diversity in the College Classroom: Teaching the STEM Undergraduate
Develop inclusive teaching practices to support all STEM learners
Course schedule:
TBD
Online meeting times: TBD
Instructors:
TBD
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Professional Development
Post-Docs & Graduate Students
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Two Great Resources for Learning About Opportunities in Science
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Science.gov has recently created a new pair of web-based portals to help undergraduates and graduate students alike search for Federally-sponsored opportunities in STEM. If you are interested, please see the links below.
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The
O*NET program
is the nation's primary source of occupational information, containing information on hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors. The database provides the basis for the Career Exploration Tools, a set of assessment instruments for workers and students looking to find or change careers.
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Priority Listing:
Instructor Needed for EEB 120 (Evolution) Summer Session C
Summer Session C is Aug 1 - Sept. 9
Class Meets TR 9:30 - 11:50 Lecture, Discussion Sections TR 1-2:20
Course description: Introduction to mechanics and processes of evolution, with emphasis on natural selection, population genetics, speciation, evolutionary rates, and patterns of adaptation.
Seeking lecturer with PhD, although current graduate students who have an M.S. with a faculty sponsor as the instructor of record will also be considered. Current enrollment is approximately 43 students.
For more information and to apply please contact:
Asiroh Cham
Manager of Academic Services
Life Science South Administration
phone: (310) 825-7929
Instructor Pool 2016-2017 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of California, Los Angeles
[July 22, then Open Until Filled]
► https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/apply/JPF02343
Quarterly Contract Instructor - MIMG XL 6
UCLA Extension
[Open Until Filled]
► http://unexit.applicantstack.com/x/detail/a2k9db28nzkp
Teaching-as-Research Program Coordinator
CIRTL - Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning
Madison, WI (remote will be considered)
[Application Deadline: Aug 4, 2016]
► http://www.cirtl.net/JobPosting-CIRTL-TARProgramCoordinator
Associate Director for Instructional Research and Development
University of California, Davis
[Application Deadline: July 23, 2016]
► https://www.employment.ucdavis.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=314376
Division Director for the Division of Undergraduate Education
Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR)
National Science Foundation
[Application Deadline: July 28, 2016]
► http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16111/nsf16111.jsp?org=NSF
Postdoctoral Fellow in Physics Education
Lund University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
► https://lu.mynetworkglobal.com/en/what:job/jobID:107323/
Associate Director - Center for Teaching and Learning
New York Institute of Technology
[Open Until Filled]
► http://www.nyit.edu/human_resources/careers/associate_director_centerfor_teaching_and_learning?utm_content=bufferdfb25&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Instructional Consultant focused on Engineering Graduate Student Instructor Development
Center for Research on Learning and Teaching in Engineering
University of Michigan
[job keyword: 127588]
► http://www.umich.edu/~jobs/
STEM Tutoring Program Manager
Science Learning Center
University of Michigan
[job keyword: 128203]
► http://umjobs.org/job_detail/128203/tutoring_program_manager
Associate/ Full Professor in STEM Education
The College of Education, College of Natural Science, College of Engineering, and the Lyman Briggs College at Michigan State University
[Application Review begins August 1st, 2016]
► http://create4stem.msu.edu/job/associate-full-professor-stem-education/4344
Education Scientific Training Fellow
American Society for Microbiology
[Application Deadline: August 1st, 2016 or until position is filled]
► www.asmcareerconnections.org/jobseeker/job/29000337/
Program Development Specialist
Learning Resource Centers, Rutgers University
► https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/26944
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biology Education
Michigan State University, Plant Biology Department
[Application Review begins June 20, 2016 and continues until the position is filled]
► http://www.cirtl.net/JobPosting-MSU-PostdoctoralResearchFellow
Director for Educational Effectiveness
University of Rochester
►http://www.cirtl.net/DirectorofAssessment-URochester
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Center for Education Innovation & Learning in the Sciences | UCLA
For more information about CEILS events and resources, including a list of STEM education events from previous mailers, please visit the CEILS website at
www.ceils.ucla.edu
or stop by the CEILS office in Hershey Hall (Rooms 122 & 126).
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