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Master Teacher Series at Baruch College 2007-2008 (and previous)

Last updated on 1/25/2008

Generous support from the Baruch College Fund allows us to bring to Baruch extraordinary teachers and presenters to lead workshops focusing on issues and techniques related to teaching and learning. All members of the faculty are welcome, but space for these events is limited. Refreshments will be served at each event. Members of the adjunct faculty are paid at the 60% rate.(Follow this link for other faculty development events at Baruch College.)

   Master Teacher Series 2007-2008

MEL SILBERMAN
More Active Learning Strategies
The same program will be presented twice.
Tuesday, September 25, 12:45-2:30 pm, NVC 14-280
Tuesday, September 25, 4:00-5:45 pm, NVC 14-280
Psychologist Mel Silberman, a pioneer in training and performance growth, returns after speaking at Baruch in spring 2007. He brings a wealth of experience in applying creative learning strategies to animate the classroom. Silberman teachers at Temple University, where he won two awards for distinguished teaching.
RSVP to Abigail Stevens at Abigail_Stevens@baruch.cuny.edu or 646-660-6500

JIM EISON
Promoting Deep Learning
The same program will be presented twice.
Monday, October 15, 10:30 am-12:30 pm, NVC 14-280
Monday, October 15, 4:00-6:00 pm, NVC 14-280
All too many students are content scratching the surface of assigned course readings and to memorize what might appear on tests. Eison delves into the challenge of developing instructional strategies that stimulate students to probe more deeply into course material. He is the founding director of the Center for Teaching Enhancement at the University of Florida where he is also a professor.
RSVP to Abigail Stevens at Abigail_Stevens@baruch.cuny.edu or 646-660-6500


JEANETTE NORDEN - two presentations
Promoting Intellectual and Personal Development
Wednesday, November 28, 11:00 am-12:30 pm, NVC 14-250
A neuroscientist and professor at Vanderbilt University, Norden demonstrates how the instructor's underlying goals should help guide decisions in the classroom regardless of subject matter. She explores how her objective to advance intellectual and personal growth has impacted what and how she teaches.
Stimulating Learning In Our Students - Effective Teaching Strategies
Wednesday, November 28, 1:00-2:30 pm, NVC 14-250
Teaching excellence involves communicating effectively, stimulating curiosity, and promoting a multi-layered understanding of topics. Norden shares approaches and methods that foster such environments.
RSVP to Abigail Stevens at Abigail_Stevens@baruch.cuny.edu or 646-660-6500

SAUNDRA MCGUIRE
Learning Styles and Teaching Students how to Learn
The same program will be presented twice.
Monday, February 25, 10:30 am-12 pm, NVC 14-250
Monday, February 25, 1:00-2:30 pm, NVC 14-250
A recipient of multiple teaching awards, McGuire visits from Louisiana State University where she is Director of the Center for Academic Success and Associate Dean of University College. Among her passionate interests is techniques which facilitate valuable communication and learning.
RSVP to Juan Pagan at Juan_Pagan@baruch.cuny.edu or 646-660-6500

KEN BAIN
What Do the Best College Teachers Do?
Monday, March 31, 11:30 am-1:00 pm, NVC 14-250
Baruch welcomes back a regular speaker in our Master Teacher Series. Bain's award-winning book, What the Best College Teachers Do (Harvard, 2004), will serve as a springing-off point as he reminds us that the best teaching is about deep learning.
RSVP to Juan Pagan at Juan_Pagan@baruch.cuny.edu or 646-660-6500

DONALD SAARI
Is there a New Isaac Newton in My Class?
Tuesday, April 1, 3:00-4:30 pm, H-763
"What does this have to do with me?" is often written on students' faces. Saari, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Economics at the University of California, Irvine, will address the disconnect that arises when what is discussed in the classroom seems to have little connection with the real world. He reveals how even the smallest detail may illuminate larger concepts.
 RSVP to Juan Pagan at Juan_Pagan@baruch.cuny.edu or 646-660-6500

CLAUDE STEELE
The Psychology of Social Identity: Its Role in Group Performance and the Challenges of an Integrated Society
Wednesday, April 30, 12:45-2:15 pm, H-763
Steele's presentation is rooted in research aimed at identifying unseen pressures on the academic performance of groups whose abilities are negatively stereotyped - such as women and minorities. He is the Lucie Stern Professor of the Social Sciences at Stanford University.
RSVP to Juan Pagan at Juan_Pagan@baruch.cuny.edu or 646-660-6500

   

   Master Teacher Series 2006-2007

STEPHEN BROOKFIELD - VIDEO of this presentation
Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher
Tuesday, September 12, 12:30-2:00 pm, NVC 14-270
Distinguished University Professor at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Stephen Brookfield has written ten books on adult learning, teaching, critical thinking, discussion methods, and critical theory. This workshop is based on Brookfield’s Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher (Jossey Bass Higher and Adult Education Series, 1995). Follow this link for more information on Prof. Brookfield.
RSVP to Abigail Stevens at Abigail_Stevens@baruch.cuny.edu or 646-660-6500.


SHERRY LEE LINKON - VIDEO of this presentation
How Can Assessment Work for Us?
Thursday, October 26, 10:00-11:15, NVC 14-269
One facet of good teaching includes assessing how what is covered in class relates to what students actually learn. While some assessment is so ingrained as to be almost reflexive, much of the current discussion focuses on making other practices more intentional. Dr. Linkon is the author an article that appeared in Academe in summer 2005 with the same title as that of today's discussion. She is Professor of English and American Studies at Youngstown State University, where she is also Co-Director of The Center for Working-Class Studies. Follow this link for more information on Prof. Linkon.
RSVP to Abigail Stevens at Abigail_Stevens@baruch.cuny.edu or 646-660-6500.


STEPHANIE NICKERSON
Best Practices in Class Observation
Wednesday, November 15, 2:00-4:00, NVC 14-280
Faculty members at Baruch observe each other in the classroom on a regular basis. This workshop is designed to help observers conduct effective class observations by introducing them to a format and approach that can reduce anxiety on the part of observed instructors and increase observers’ ability to see meaningful teaching behavior. Following the process can improve the experience for both observers and the instructors they observe. Stephanie Nickerson taught college and graduate school students for 22 years. She started a Teaching and Learning Center at the New School and worked at NYU for many years as an Instructional Consultant. She has been working with individual faculty members at Baruch since December 2005.
RSVP to Abigail Stevens at Abigail_Stevens@baruch.cuny.edu or 646-660-6500.

MEL SILBERMAN
Getting Started with Active Learning
Wednesday, February 7, 12:30-2:30 pm, NVC 14-285
Wednesday, February 7, 6:00-8:00 pm, NVC 14-285
Dr. Mel Silberman is a psychologist known internationally as a pioneer in the areas of active learning, interpersonal intelligence, and team development. He is Professor of Adult and Organizational Development at Temple University and President of "Active Training," a company based in Princeton, NJ. Two of Dr. Silberman's books are available in the Baruch bookstore:

  • Active Learning: 101 Strategies to Teach Any Subject (Allyn & Bacon, 1996)
  • Teaching Actively (Allyn & Bacon, 2005)

"Where Active Learning is the ultimate book of recipes for improving classroom teaching, Teaching Actively shows you how to become an exceptional chef. From engaging students to presenting brain-friendly instruction, Teaching Actively is an approach to teaching that you can use to dramatically improve learning in your classroom." (Amazon.com)


Ken Bain
What the Best College Teachers Do
Friday, March 16, 10:00-12:30, NVC 14-270
Discussion led by Ken Bain (Montclair State College) based on his book What the Best College Teachers Do (Harvard, 2004). Internationally recognized for his insights into teaching and learning, and for a fifteen-year study of what the best educators do, Dr. Bain has presented invited workshops or lectures at nearly two hundred universities and events throughout the world, including three at Baruch in spring 2006.


Aswath Damodaran 
Teaching: Art or Science?
Tuesday, April 24, 12:30-2:30, NVC 14-285
Aswath Damodaran is Professor of Finance at NYU's Stern School of Business. His skill and enthusiasm in the classroom garnered him the Schools of Business Excellence in Teaching Award in 1988, and the Distinguished Teaching award from NYU in 1990. He has been voted "Professor of the Year" by the graduating MBA class five times during his career at NYU.

               Master Teacher Series 2005-2006

Jeanette Norden
Teaching Effectiveness in Large Classes
Monday, November 7, 12:00 - 1:30pm, NVC 14-250
Professor and Director of Medical Education, Vanderbilt Medical School, and winner of numerous awards for teaching, Dr. Norden was referred to recently as "the best teacher [he] had ever seen" by Ken Bain (see below), author of What the Best Teachers Do (Harvard University Press, 2004).

Ken Bain
What Do the Best Teachers Do? Creating Powerful Learning Environments for StudentsTuesday, January 17, 11:30am - 1:30pm, NVC 14-250
Tuesday, January 17, 6:00pm - 8:00pm, NVC 14-250
(the same program will be presented twice)
Internationally recognized for his insights into teaching and learning, and for a fifteen-year study of what the best educators do, Ken Bain has presented invited workshops or lectures at nearly two hundred universities and events throughout the world. Founding Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at New York University, his recently published book, What the Best College Teachers Do (Harvard University Press, 2004) won the 2004 Virginia and Warren Stone Prize for an outstanding book on education and society.


Ken Bain
Developing the Promising Syllabus
Thursday, February 23, 12:00pm - 2:00pm, NVC 14-250
This presentation will be a follow-up to those on January 17.

 
Stephen Brookfield
Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher
Monday, March 13, 6:00 pm - 8:00pm, NB Room Change: Newman Conference Center, 750Tuesday, March 14, 9:30am - 11:30am, NVC 14-250
(the same program will be presented twice)
Distinguished University Professor at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Stephen Brookfield has written ten books on adult learning, teaching, critical thinking, discussion methods, and critical theory. This workshop is based on Brookfield’s Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher (Jossey Bass Higher and Adult Education Series, 1995).

 
Robert Kegan
Personal Learning and Professional Development
Monday, April 10, 12:00pm - 3:00pm, NVC 14-250
William and Miriam Meehan Professor of Adult Learning and Professional Development at Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Robert Kegan is a psychologist whose work focuses on adult development, adult learning, and professional development. His most recent book (co-authored) is How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work: Seven Languages for Transformation (Josey, Bass, 2000).


Jack Breihan
Designing Assessment-Centered Courses
Wednesday, May 3, 12:30-2:30, NVC 14-250
Professor of History at Loyola College, Jack Breihan has published widely in four fields: British history, history pedagogy, architecture and planning, and aviation. He is co-author of Thinking and Writing in College: A Naturalistic Study in Four Disciplines (Urbana, Ill.: NCTE, 1991).

  • Follow this link for more information on Prof. Breihan.