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A Discipline-based Teaching and Learning Center : a Model for Professional Development by Gili Marbach-Ad, Laura C. Egan, Katerina V. Thompson (auth.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This book describes the design and implementation of a discipline-specific model of professional development: the disciplinary Teaching and Learning Center (TLC). TLC was born from a strong commitment to improving undergraduate science education through supporting the front-line educators who play an essential role in this mission. The TLC’s comprehensive approach encompasses consultation, seminars and workshops, acculturation activities for new faculty members, and teaching preparatory courses as well as a certificate program for graduate students. At the University of Maryland, TLC serves biology and chemistry faculty members, postdoctoral associates, and graduate students. The Center is deeply integrated into the departmental culture, and its emphasis on pedagogical content knowledge makes its activities highly relevant to the community that it serves. The book reflects ten years of intensive work on the design and implementation of the model. Beginning with a needs assessment and continuing with ongoing evaluation, the book presents a wealth of information about how to design and implement effective professional development. In addition, it discusses the theory underlying each

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Author

Gili Marbach-Ad, Laura C. Egan, Katerina V. Thompson (auth.)

Publisher

Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Springer

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9783319016528

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Education, Science, Mathematics