First, I have to mention that I am so thankful for being surrounded by empowering leaders throughout my entire career. Among the value things I learned from them, professionalism is the most important one. As we talked about it in class, professionalism can vary in different fields; however, there are things I learned from non-science […]
We do science through empiricism, experimentation, and methodological naturalism. Each of these components aid in the prediction and the control of a natural phenomenon. Our job as science educators is to help our students to develop an understanding for this logic. TAs and lectures who teach the introductory series for majors have the objective of […]
During the semester, we talked about fostering student independence and increasing student engagement. In my opinion, both class objectives are critical to help them succeed in class and their career. Today, I would like to introduce a study by Elizabeth A. Mulligan where they applied a teaching method that helped increase both class objectives. This […]
Conflict management are one of the things you need to learn how to deal in a positive way. Avoiding a conflict could lead to many different things that are not beneficial for you, emotionally and to your day to day life. Conflicts can arise in any setting because it is human nature and we sometimes […]
If you are student that doesn’t know how to start studying, then these tips might help you. To be honest, I have been in the same place as you, but I was able to figure it out and adapt as I go further in my career. First, you need to be aware that if you […]
Bloom’s taxonomy is a great tool to start deciphering your class learning objectives and student assessment. As a TA of an undergraduate Biology lab, I constantly have to come up with different levels of questions that help me assess my students in a better way. In class, we talk about plants hormones and how they […]
My first memory of learning was when I was in kinder probably. My mom bought me this book called “Coquito” which is a book legend in Peru, all parents buy this book if they want their kids to learn how to read and write. I loved this book so much because it had had fun […]
The concepts class, that I am currently taking, is taught by two professors that are very knowledgeable about Virology and Immunology. With two professors in this class, I am pretty sure they got to discuss all the details about this course prior this semester. However, I don’t think they had to prepare a lot of […]
Addressing equity and inclusion We all are part of a University known for its people diversity. As TAs, I feel that we are advocates for student equity and inclusion in our classroom. I never had any bad experience in this subject inside my classroom but if this happens I would try to teach/inform rather than […]
Assessing understanding is probably one of the harder things we have to go through as a TA. Are the students receiving our message? How do we do know? In my case, I am aware there might be a communication barrier because of my strong accent. However, that is one of the first things I let […]