FINESSE: Boston AAS May 31-June 1, 2014 REGISTRATION

Scientific Teaching Institute: Expanding the Modern ASTRO101 Professor's Teaching Toolkit
Saturday & Sunday, May 31-June 1, 2014 from 9am-4pm in Boston, MA just prior to the start of the Summer American Astronomical Society AAS and Solar Physics Division SPD Meeting (held off-site)

Are you looking for ready-to-implement teaching strategies to improve your students' learning? Students taking introductory science courses struggle with how to attain expertise in problem solving, how to overcome their long-held misconceptions, and know how to study most effectively. Join your colleagues for an interactive college teaching excellence workshop funded by NASA in partnership with CAPER Center for Astronomy & Physics Education Research. A team of award winning professors will share insider secrets on how faculty can increase students’ intellectual engagement and improve their exam performance. Strategies covered include which questions posed during class best capture students’ attention, how to perform demonstrations students remember and apply, and when to redesign and refocus a syllabus that simultaneously supports student learning and reduces stress on faculty with heavy teaching loads. Join our community to improve student learning!

For more information (or to edit your registration), please contact Tim Slater at the CAPER Center for Astronomy & Physics Education Research, 604 S 26th. St., Laramie, WY 82070, Telephone: 520-975-1373; Fax: 866-374-5513; email: caperteam@gmail.com or see contact information at our website at www.caperteam.com

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