I want to bring to your attention that I’ve added a whole bunch of new readings under Files > Readings, in all sections. Refer back to these as needed.

Kindly fill out this course evaluation form. Your feedback is valuable and will help us make this course more useful to future students.

On April 2, you will each model a 10-minute micro lesson using some of the strategies/approaches we discussed. The details of this assignment are in a document in Files>Readings.

This is the feedback form we will use.

We will have a guest speaker, Melissa Milic (Hunter College), for the first hour of the session. Melissa will lead a discussion on accessibility. Please come prepared to ask questions.

I’ve added a page to the Resources tab called ‘First Day.’ On it, you will find a link to the google form that I use on Day/Week 1 to elicit student information.

We will spend some time tomorrow discussing Excel formulas and how they can be used for grading. Be prepared to help out if you already have some knowledge on this topic! (Check out the new items in Resources > Grading)

Please comment on topics you’d like to cover this semester. These can be topics not listed on the syllabus, or specific suggestions about topics already listed. I am also interested in your thoughts on devoting part of a session to accessibility issues.

The prompt was: List three adjectives you hope your students will use to describe you as a teacher.

Here are yours:

Welcome to TLACC: Teaching Linguistics Across CUNY Campuses!

If you’ve ever taught (in any context), you are know the gratifying and energizing feeling that comes with a successfully taught class.

Teaching at the CUNY colleges can be one of the most rewarding and motivating experiences or one of the most frustrating and discouraging experiences in your graduate school career. In fact, it will most likely be a mix of both! This course is designed to help you make your teaching experience more of the former and less of the latter.

As a participant in the TLACC workshop, you will be guided towards materials created by other students and introduced to a wide variety of tools, techniques and approaches to help make your life as an adjunct or GCF more fulfilling and efficient. Examples and resources offered here focus primarily on linguistic content, but the underlying principles and theories are applicable to all courses and disciplines.

Whether you are brand new to teaching or have a few semesters/years underway, the strategies presented here will be invaluable in your teaching career!