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Departmental Micro-Teaching Consultations (no longer part of Certificate I)

The Certificate I micro-teaching sessions are conducted as part of Workshop #5 in the program, and Certificate I Participants must complete their micro-teaching requirement in the workshop.  Departments may still choose to conduct micro-teaching sessions as part of their own departmental TA training or professional development programs.  In this context, micro-teaching sessions offer an opportunity to do a practice teaching session and receive feedback from peers within their specific discipline, as well as general feedback from a Sheridan Center staff member. In a departmental micro-teaching session, each participant gives a five-minute mock teaching lesson on a chosen subject with explicit pedagogical goals and then receives feedback on his/her teaching style in general and his/her effectiveness in achieving the stated goals. These sessions are usually conducted in a small group (~four presenters) within the department. Each participant has an opportunity to see how others perceive his/her teaching style, to observe and evaluate a variety of teaching approaches, and to learn how to share observations constructively with others. The sessions must be attended by at least one departmental faculty member (usually the departmental Faculty Liaison) and a Sheridan Center staff member. In addition, the department's Graduate Student Liaison is expected to attend.

 

Forms

Click here to access the Micro-Teaching Sign-Up Form. (NB: Only Faculty Liaisons and Graduate Student Liaisons may request departmental Micro-Teaching Sessions.)

Click here for the Micro-Teaching Group Session Feedback Sheet.