Teaching Seminar

List of Talks given in 2005-06

Wednesday, August 24		Preparing for the first day of class: some ideas, examples, and a chance to plan
Wednesday, September 7		Kristin Camenga, Mia Minnes, Melanie Pivarski, Cornell University Groupwork: advantages, disadvantages, and tips
Wednesday, September 21		Louis Billera, Kenneth Brown, Kariane Calta, Sarah Day, Stephen Hilbert, Luke Rogers, Cornell University and Ithaca College Applying for postdocs and teaching jobs
Wednesday, October 5		Kristin Camenga, Cornell University Using good questions
Wednesday, October 19		Treven Wall, Cornell University Math anxiety in the classroom - how to deal
Wednesday, November 2		Jonathan Needleman and Matthew Noonan, Cornell University The overall structure of calculus
Wednesday, November 16		Bryant Adams, Cornell University The Instructional Technology Office and how it can help you
Wednesday, November 30		Melanie Pivarski, Cornell University Ice-breakers and other first day of class activities
Wednesday, February 1		Todd Kemp and Treven Wall, Cornell University Term projects for math courses
Wednesday, February 15		David Bock, Cornell University Preparing for Math Awareness Month
Wednesday, March 8		How to write good questions (panel discussion)
Wednesday, March 15		Kristin Camenga, Cornell University Ideas for writing assignments in math
Wednesday, April 5		Mia Minnes, Cornell University The Good Questions archive and database: how to use this TA tool
Wednesday, April 19		Robert Strichartz, Craig Johnson, and Thomas Church, Cornell University: Facilitating research by undergraduates: a panel discussion
Wednesday, May 3		Jobs panel: where graduate students found positions and how they did it (tips about the job search)