Professional Development Workshops
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The Graduate School offers an array of career preparedness, teaching, writing, and professional development workshops and series which are broken down by competencies. All workshops and development series adhere to the attendance policy and the synchronous Zoom workshop policy.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, NC State will honor requests for reasonable accommodations made by individuals with disabilities. Requests can be served effectively if notice is provided at least ten days before the event. Direct accommodation requests for professional development programs to professional-development@ncsu.edu.
If you are unable to attend a workshop you registered for, you can cancel by going to the Cancel Registration page.
July
Career Readiness Programs: A2i Industry Insights (July 9)
A series of talks led by A2i industry partners to provide you the opportunity to build your network, explore career opportunities, and prepare for the transition to industry.
July 9, 1-2 p.m.; Zoom
Topic: Insights from a Corporate Recruiter
Career Readiness Programs: A2i Industry Insights (July 16)
A series of talks led by A2i industry partners to provide you the opportunity to build your network, explore career opportunities, and prepare for the transition to industry.
July 16, 1-2 p.m.; Zoom
Topic: Interdisciplinary Teamwork
Career Readiness Programs: A2i Industry Insights (July 23)
A series of talks led by A2i industry partners to provide you the opportunity to build your network, explore career opportunities, and prepare for the transition to industry.
July 23, 1-2 p.m.; Zoom
Topic: Project Management
Career Readiness Programs: A2i Industry Insights (July 30)
A series of talks led by A2i industry partners to provide you the opportunity to build your network, explore career opportunities, and prepare for the transition to industry.
July 30, 1-2 p.m.; Zoom
Topic: Navigating Your Career Path in Industry
August
New TA Workshop
This event will include a series of workshops on a variety of teaching-related topics. While this event is especially geared towards new TAs, all graduate students and postdocs with an interest in teaching are welcome to attend.
August 12, 9-5 p.m.; McKimmon Center
Teaching College
This workshop discusses dynamics pertaining to teaching in the college classroom and presents pedagogical strategies for promoting student success such as Active Learning and Retrieval Practice.
August 21, 3-4:30 p.m.; Witherspoon Student Center Rm 201
August 23, 1-2:30 p.m.; Zoom
How to Survive Your First Day of Class
Embarking on your journey as a graduate student instructor can be both exciting and daunting. This workshop is designed to equip you with the essential strategies and confidence needed to navigate your first day of teaching undergraduate students.
August 28, 3-4:30 p.m.; Witherspoon Student Center Rm 201
August 30, 1-2:30 p.m.; Zoom
September
Using Learning Outcomes
Create solidly grounded learning experiences for your students by ensuring that course objectives are aligned with assessments and learning activities. To do this, we will look at evidence-based methods such as Backward Design and engage in analyzing and discussing examples.
September 4, 3-4:30 p.m.; Witherspoon Student Center Rm 201
September 6, 1-2:30 p.m.; Zoom
Active Learning Strategies
Looking to engage your students? Explore strategies for promoting student engagement through methods such as pair-and-share, social annotation, collaborative projects and interactive polling.
September 11, 3-4:30 p.m.; Witherspoon Student Center Rm 201
September 13, 1-2:30 p.m.; Zoom
Engaging Diverse Learners
Strive to create a learning environment that accommodates and welcomes all learners by learning about approaches such as Universal Design for Learning and Culturally Responsive Teaching.
September 18, 3-4:30 p.m.; Witherspoon Student Center Rm 201
September 20, 1-2:30 p.m.; Zoom
Teaching in an AI Environment
How do you deal with Artificial Intelligence as a teacher? What classroom policies should you have regarding questions of academic integrity? In what ways can AI be used to support the processes of teaching and learning? We’ll look at this and related issues in this workshop.
September 25, 3-4:30 p.m.; Witherspoon Student Center Rm 201
September 27, 1-2:30 p.m.; Zoom
October
Games & Learning
Games can be an excellent means for promoting student engagement. Learn how game design principles can be applied in learning environments and different examples of how these can be implemented in your classroom.
October 2, 3-4:30 p.m.; Witherspoon Student Center Rm 201
October 4, 1-2:30 p.m.; Zoom
Assessing Learning
How do you assess student learning? In this workshop, you will learn about different approaches to assessment. You’ll also learn about rubrics and how they can help promote consistency and efficiency in your grading.
October 23, 3-4:30 p.m.; Witherspoon Student Center Rm 201
October 25, 1-2:30 p.m.; Zoom
Mentoring 101
This workshop aims to provide some of the core fundamentals for effectively mentoring undergraduate students. You will explore key topics such as building supportive mentor-mentee relationships, setting realistic goals, offering constructive feedback, and fostering academic and personal growth.
October 30, 3-4:30 p.m.; Witherspoon Student Center Rm 201
November
Mentoring 101
This workshop aims to provide some of the core fundamentals for effectively mentoring undergraduate students. You will explore key topics such as building supportive mentor-mentee relationships, setting realistic goals, offering constructive feedback, and fostering academic and personal growth.
November 1, 1-2:30 p.m.; Zoom
Processing Course Evaluations
Learn ways to interpret end-of-course evaluations so they can be a helpful tool for reflecting on your teaching and also as a resource for generating new ideas for change (e.g., continuous improvement).
November 6, 3-4:30 p.m.; Talley Student Union Rm 4280
November 8, 1-2:30 p.m.; Zoom
Writing a Teaching Philosophy
How would you describe your teaching philosophy to someone who has never observed your teaching? In this workshop, you’ll learn strategies for distilling the most important elements of your teaching philosophy and expressing it in a clear, succinct narrative. We will especially think about how it can be used to highlight your strengths when applying for academic teaching positions.
November 20, 3-4:30 p.m.; Witherspoon Student Center Rm 201
November 22, 1-2:30 p.m.; Zoom
