Workshop for Astronomy Teaching Summit, July 18, 2019, Baltimore, Maryland
Abstract: Teaching doesn’t happen without learning. No, that’s not a typo. If you’re delivering a one-way monologue then you are just telling, not teaching. Formative assessment is a powerful tool to build in feedback and make information flow both ways by making the question “How are we doing?” central in each class session. In this workshop we will distinguish between the traditional high-stakes assessment that measures learning and the lower-stakes assessment that actually helps learning, finding ways to blend the motivational and engaging aspects of both. We will practice several classroom-tested active learning techniques that let instructor and students alike monitor the learning as it happens, so students can get more out of their time spent on class work, both in and out of the classroom.
Presentation slides: Kregenow Workshop Slides ()
Handout: Kregenow Workshop Notes (PDF format) ()
Julia’s Intro Definitions worksheet for this workshop:
Kregenow Intro Worksheet-learning (PDF format) ()
Julia’s Intro Definitions worksheet for Day 1 of Intro Astro class:
Kregenow Astro Definitions Worksheet (PDF format) ()
Kregenow Astro Definitions Worksheet (.docx format) ()
ABCD card (JPG file): ABCD-Card-JPG ()
ABCD card (PDF file): ABCD-Card-PDF ()
Conference websites: http://www.caperteam.com/astro101summit ()
- Saundra McGuire’s fabulously practical book on helping students develop metacognition: https://styluspub.presswarehouse.com/browse/book/9781620363164/Teach-Students-How-to-Learn ()
- Carol Dweck’s groundbreaking book on growth and fixed mindsets: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/44330/mindset-by-carol-s-dweck-phd/9780345472328/ ()
Web Resources & videos (free!):
- One of my favorite TED talks of all time, by Celeste Headlee: “10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation”. This is highly relevant for when we are talking with students: https://teamstrength.com/celeste-headlee-ted-talk-10-ways-to-have-a-better-conversation/ ()
- Robert Talbert’s “Agile” 5-question feedback survey: http://rtalbert.org/agile-student-feedback-through-the-five-question-summary/ ()
- “How To Study” videos by Stephen Chew, Samford University. Absolutely fantastic resource to share with students to empower them in their learning. Doug Duncan mentioned these in the Q&A in my workshop, and also showed a clip in his talk. https://www.samford.edu/departments/academic-success-center/how-to-study ()
- Humorous encouragement to students to take advantage of Faculty Office Hours (2-min video from ASU; satire of a drug commercial to treat FMOOWMP, or Fear of Meeting One on One With My Professor; shared by Katie Berryhill): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQq1-_ujXrM&feature=youtu.be ()