cases

presentations

publications & press

reports
& instruments

graduate
professional
development

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PRISM Graduate Fellow Reflection Sessions & Professional Development Seminar: Preparing for an Academic Career in Science Research and Teaching
Meetings 4pm at CSE
Please read assignments in advance

Preparing A Teaching Portfolio: A Guidebook
Center for Teaching Effectiveness, University of Texas at Austin

PhDs - Teaching Portfolio
Career Center, University of California, Berkeley

Case Notes

And All That Jazz: An Essay Extolling the Virtues of Writing Case Teaching Notes
Clyde Freeman Herreid,
National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Questions about facilitation and classroom management

Teaching Statement

Statement of Teaching Philosophy
In PhDs - Teaching Portfolio
Career Center, University of California, Berkeley

The Teaching Portfolio
Hannelore B. Rodriguez-Farrar,
Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning, Brown University

Reflective Practice to Improve Cases and Implementation

What Makes a Good Case? Some Basic Rules of Good Storytelling Help Teachers Generate Student Excitement in the Classroom
Clyde Freeman Herreid,
National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University at Buffalo, State University of New York

The Way of Flesch: The Art of Writing of Readable Cases
Clyde Freeman Herreid,
National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Return to Mars: How Not to Teach a Case Study
Clyde Freeman Herreid,
National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Assessing Student Learning and Misconceptions

Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide
College Level One (CL-1) Team
National Institute for Science Education's (NISE), University of Wisconsin-Madison

Bring one misconceptions reference to discuss (and post here)

Collaborative Learning

Collaborative Learning: Small Group Learning Page
College Level One (CL-1) Team
National Institute for Science Education's (NISE), University of Wisconsin-Madison

Reflect on Fall Semester

Discuss Spring Implementation Plans
(beware school testing schedule...)

Jobs, Part I: The Plan (to postdoc or not to postdoc)

Carees in Science and Engineering: A Student Planning Guide to Grad School and Beyond
Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy
National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine

Suggested Books for Purchase

Feibelman, P.J. (1994). A Ph.D. Is Not Enough: A Guide to Survival in Science.

Reis, R.M. (1997). Tomorrows Professor : Preparing for Careers in Science and Engineering.

Bloom, D.F., Karp, J.D., & Cohen, N. (1998). The Ph.D. Process: A Students Guide to Graduate School in the Sciences.

Sindermann, C.J. (2001). Winning the Games Scientists Play.

Heiberger, M.M., & Vick, J.M. (2001). The Academic Job Search Handbook (3rd Edition).

Medawar, P.B. (1981). Advice to a Young Scientist.

Peters, R. (1997). Getting What You Came For : The Smart Students Guide to Earning an M.A. or a Ph.D.

Barker, K. (2002). At The Helm: A Laboratory Navigator.

Alley, M. (2002). The Craft of Scientific Presentations: Critical Steps to Succeed and Critical Errors to Avoid.

Friedland, A.J., & Folt, C.L. (2000). Writing Successful Science Proposals.

Day, R.A. (1998). How To Write and Publish a Scientific Paper: 5th Edition.

January 31

Valentines

Jobs, Part II: Interviews