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The Art & Science of Teaching

Teaching is both an art and a science. Workshops include an overview of what we know from research about how people learn and what we know about how enhanced teaching techniques and methods lead to increased learner engagement and achievement. Participants have included faculty from five universities in Egypt, five institutes and colleges in Saudi Arabia, and a number of colleges and universities in the U.S. Additionally, similar programs have included secondary school teachers in Egypt and Korea as well as training and visitation experts in Ghana.

Outcomes: Participants developed and incorporated Active Learning Strategies in their teaching; Participants identified principles and teacher behaviors that are associate with enhanced student achievement.

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Assessment of Students

The anticipated result of excellent teaching is enhanced learner achievement. From designing a curriculum and courses through the teaching process, learning can be assessed using formative and summative measures to gauge progress toward objectives. Creating assessment measurements that focus on intended outcomes ensures that what is to be taught and at what cognitive level it is taught is central to learner achievement. Workshops for university and secondary school instructors focusing on the instructor’s teaching philosophy have been conducted in international settings as well as across the U.S., including medical, fine arts, science, agricultural and other disciplines.

Outcomes: Participants developed authentic assessment measures based on instructional objectives; Participants wrote a teaching philosophy statement that guides their curriculum and teaching practices.

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The Mechanics of Teaching

Research over a long span of inquiry indicates that what teachers do (their teaching behaviors) are correlated with the level of learner achievement. Major themes include clarity, variability, teacher enthusiasm, business-like behavior, and student opportunity to learn the criterion material. Developing high quality “mechanics” as part of the instructional process leads to learner engagement. Active learning principles and techniques are incorporated into the instructional process without diminishing the emphasis on content.

Outcomes: Courses and syllabi were revised to include measurable instructional objectives, based on the research in teaching and learning.

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