[LA-SiGMA-funded] Online Workshop for Postdocs and Senior Graduate Students

[Juana Moreno]

Dear colleagues, 

     This is a special and FREE opportunity for graduate students and postdocs 
who may be considering an academic career. 

     As part of LA-SiGMA's Workforce Development program, two faculty from  
LSU-Shreveport will offer a online workshop to Postdocs and Senior Graduate Students 
from end of May to end of June on best teaching practices. This is open to all students 
and postdocs at LSU. 

     Participants will leave the workshop with a statement of teaching philosophy (required
in most faculty searches) and a teaching demonstration appropriate for job interviews. 
Also, in addition to a research talk, a teaching demonstration is becoming standard in 
job interviews. Participants last year found the workshop very useful. 

     This Teaching workshop will introduce participants to the latest in research-based 
teaching methods for science classes. Participants will experience all aspects of a 
learner-centered classroom. They will explore education research literature and learn 
to use research-based methods to actively engage students in both large and small classrooms.
The course will be conducted online, and there will be meetings held via video conferencing 
beginning late May. The workshop will require participants to spend about 8-10 hours on material 
per week, including the 2 hour video conferences. 

     To register, please send an email to Leigh Townsend, the LA-SiGMA Outreach Coordinator at 
LSU <lgalat1 at tigers.lsu.edu> with: First name – Last name – email address – area of research – 
Faculty advisor. 

     Questions/requests for clarifications should be directed to me. 

     Best regards, 
     	  	    Juana
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Juana Moreno, Associate Professor
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy & Center for Computation and Technology
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-7586,  Fax: 225-578-5855, email: moreno at phys.lsu.edu
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