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Archive for March 11th, 2022

Takeaways from CETLI Faculty Discussions of Teaching

CETLI offers regular faculty discussions on a wide variety of teaching topics. Many have faculty facilitators. To learn about some of the ideas and teaching strategies discussed in select past sessions, […]

New Faculty Workshop

More Resources for New Faculty Penn Students Demographics More Calendar, Classroom or Course Roster Information More Syllabus Language and Policies More Placing Book Orders More Getting Started with Canvas, Penn’s […]

Weeks of the Semester

This calendar applies to most undergraduate classes. Other schools at Penn may have their own schedules. For additional context, you may also consult the Penn Academic Calendar. If you have […]

Teaching Grants for Faculty

Academically-Based Community Service (ABCS) Course Development Grants The Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships sponsors course development grants to promote Academically Based Community Service (ABCS) courses that integrate […]

For New Faculty

As you prepare for teaching your first classes at Penn, make use of the many resources available to you. Contact your department chair, undergraduate chair, or administrative staff, who will […]

Assessment and Grading in SAIL Classes

Although you may need to add some extra components to the course grade, in a SAIL class you can continue to assess students the same way that you always have, […]

Running In-Class SAIL Activities

In an active learning classroom, your role is that of a facilitator. Instead of providing students with all the answers, it is your job to give them the background and […]

Planning In-Class SAIL Activities

Planning for your in-class activities requires thinking about your end-goals: What do you want your students to be able to do? Also consider why you want to do the activity […]

Basics of a SAIL Class

In a  SAIL class students actively engage with course content through structured activities during class time. However, what students are asked to do, both in and out of class, and […]

Structured Active In-class Learning (SAIL)

Structured, Active, In-class Learning (SAIL) is one of many ways to incorporate active learning into your classroom. It provides structured, in-class activities that encourage students to learn through the direct […]

Teaching in Response to Upsetting Events

Students and instructors may be distressed, angry, or saddened by events like the death of a Penn student, as well as other local or national or global events. This may […]

Strategies to Help Students Stay on Track When They Must Miss Class

Due to illness or other circumstances in their lives, some students will need to miss classes on occasion. Proactively designing a plan for how you will approach missed classes will […]