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The annual Microbiology Teaching & Learning Community
series provides participants with an opportunity to learn about current topics from
microbiology and biology education leaders in a convenient online format. The
series contains both weekly interactive webinars delivered by education
scholars and optional informal discussions over Zoom with other educators designed
to help you apply the principles of the webinars to your own context. Webinars
include an overview of the topic, an interactive portion for participants to
get feedback on their ideas and learning, resource listing for further
learning, and a summary of the topic. This is the third iteration of the Microbiology
Teaching & Learning Community series.
In this iteration of the series, we will take a deep dive
into designing teaching spaces that work for your diverse classroom. Classrooms
are increasingly diverse, and sometimes the diversity is not always easily
apparent. One method to improve student success and learning in diverse
classrooms is to employ Universal Design for Learning and other evidence-based
design strategies.
Webinar Series Learning Goals
After
the completion of the webinar series, participants will be able to:
- Grow awareness of diversity that may appear in your classrooms.
- Feel more confident in designing learning environments that work for diverse classrooms.
- Identify strategies to improve student outcomes through growing student STEM identity.
- Discuss and collaborate on potential solutions for challenging situations in your own classroom.
Format
How will you learn in this series?
- Four 60-minute interactive webinars conducted in Zoom, presented by active practitioners in the field, and participate in live activities and Q&A sessions with presenters. Webinars are recorded for later viewing in case of conflicts. Webinars are all Fridays in September at 2-3 PM Eastern time (Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27).
- Engage in 4 weekly informal “Conversations about Biology Teaching” discussions with other participants and series leaders (optional). These are NOT recorded, and we ask that you bring questions with you because the content is entirely question-driven. The live event information for these is within the last module "Conversations in Biology Teaching".
Series leaders
Mary Allen, Member, ASM Subcommittee for Undergraduate Education, Hartwick College
Rachel Horak, ASM Senior Specialist in Education
Registration Details
- All sales are final. No refunds will be issued.
- All registrants will be given access to recordings of all webinars through March 31, 2025.
Contact: Rachel Horak, education@asmusa.org