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Writing an Exciting History Lecture
Transform your history lectures from ordinary to extraordinary! Join us for an interactive workshop where we’ll explore the essentials of crafting engaging and memorable history lectures. In this session, you’ll learn the foundational strategies for organizing your lectures to ensure clarity and engagement. We’ll also dive into innovative ways to incorporate multimedia elements that bring […]
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Encouraging Critical Thinking and Independent Knowledge Production in the Undergraduate Classroom
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the History department and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
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Encouraging Student Participation in the Humanities Classroom
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the History department and so may be most useful to students in related fields.Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
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Teaching Students in the Era of Late-Covid: Pedagogical Strategies and Changes
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the History department and so may be most useful to students in related fields.Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
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Writing Teaching Statements for the TT Job Market
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the History department and so may be most useful to students in related fields.Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
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Integrating Current Events in the Classroom
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the History department and so may be most useful to students in related fields.Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
Room 209 (History Lounge)
Delivering Compelling Historical Lectures
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the History department and so may be most useful to students in related fields.Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
Room 209 (History Lounge)
Making History Come Alive in the Discussion-Based Classroom
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the History department and so may be most useful to students in related fields.Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
Room 209 (History Lounge)
Teaching Genocide: Navigating Painful Histories in the Classroom
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the History department and so may be most useful to students in related fields.Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
Room 209 (History Lounge)
Leading Effective Discussions in the Classroom
Please use this Google doc to share your questions or concerns with Professor Peiss in advance of the workshop: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m-LJXH6M-hQvMWPRN56N4QgEYH2CEy3KwhR3bYYSSOk/edit All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the History department and so may be most useful to students in related fields.Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
Room 209 (History Lounge)
Approachable Digital Humanities for the Classroom
In this age of ever-present technology and innovation, educators in the humanities are thinking creatively about how to incorporate digital tools into the classroom in order to engage students in new and productive ways. In this workshop, Professor Cebul will discuss the role of DH in his course "Transformations of Urban America, 1945-Present," the utility […]
Room 209 (History Lounge)
Intent and Innovation in Course Design
Intentional course design establishes the tone for a class and sets students up for success. Innovative approaches, including global perspectives, object-based teaching, and thematic schemas, offer the opportunity to reach students from different disciplines and to speak to a variety of learning strengths and interests. In this workshop, we will discuss the considerations that shape […]
Room 209 (History Lounge)
The Art of Evaluation
Grading is a core component of the pedagogical curriculum that graduate students must learn. At its worst, grading can seem combative or antagonistic - framed as a conflict between teachers and students. What are some steps that graduate students can take to reframe this relationship? Opening up the conversation to evaluation, broadly defined, offers one […]
Room 209 (History Lounge)
Teaching History with Contemporary Significance
In an increasingly polarized political and cultural climate, students often make connections between the historical material presented to them and contemporary issues. Some scholars, educators, and graduate students hesitate to place to past in such a close conversation with the present while others argue that contemporary relevance is a core component of the historical curriculum. […]
Room 209 (History Lounge)
History TAing 101
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the History department and so may be most useful to students in related fields.Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
Room 209 (History Lounge)
Teaching SAIL Courses
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the History department and so may be most useful to students in related fields.Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
Room 219
Teaching Introductory Courses
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the History department and so may be most useful to students in related fields.Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
Room 209 (History Lounge)
Grading and Providing Feedback on Students’ Written Work
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the History department and so may be most useful to students in related fields.Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
Room 205
Incorporating Archives Into Your Teaching
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the History department and so may be most useful to students in related fields.Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
Room 209 (History Lounge)
Presenting Yourself As a Teacher on the Job Market
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the History department and so may be most useful to students in related fields.Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
Room 209 (History Lounge)
Teaching Undergraduates Beyond Penn
Join us as Professor Peiss leads a discussion on how to adapt one's teaching for undergraduate students at universities that differ from Penn in funding, size, and culture.All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the History department and so may be most useful to students in related fields.Counts toward the […]
Room 209 (History Lounge)
TA’s Tell All: Panel and Q & A on Teaching Successful Recitations
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the History department and so may be most useful to students in related fields.Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.