Assignment 1 Due Friday Sep 8th at 10am EST

Readings

For this class you should read:

• From What the Best College Teachers Do by Bain:
  • Chapters 1,4
  • Epilogue and “How the study was conducted”
• From How Learning Works:
  • Introduction: Bridging Learning Research and Teaching
  • Chapter 1: How Does Students’ Prior Knowledge Affect Their Learning?
• From Tools For Teaching:
  • https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IbJSGsxOXEUCWxWqpNFmOI0bqqZyNiRc/view

Assignment

After doing this reading, we would like you to answer the following questions (soft, 1 page limit). Submit on Canvas and be prepared to discuss in class.

• What are some styles of teaching you have seen and experienced in the past?
• What kind of teacher do you want to be? What will that look like?
• What questions would you need to ask and answer to know if your teaching is working?