The Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning Brown University Box 1912; 863-1219; Sheridan_Center@brown.edu http://www.brown.edu/sheridan_center

2006-2007 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Unless otherwise noted, all events will be held at the Sheridan Center (96 Waterman Street)

To sign up for any event, please e-mail Sheridan_Center@brown.edu or call (401) 863-1219.

Events are classified by the community to which they are targeted:
Those preceded by F are for Faculty
Events marked G are open to Graduate Students
Those marked C are open to the entire Brown Community

SEMESTER II 2006-2007

January

G 16 Graduate Student Seminar: Brown/Wheaton Course Proposal Workshop

12:00-2:00PM **RSVP**

F 22 Open House for New Faculty

3:00-5:00PM **RSVP**

G 25 Graduate Student Seminar: Syllabus Workshop for Summer Studies

4:30-6:00PM **RSVP**

C 29 Sheridan Teaching Seminar lecture #4

"Grading and Evaluation: How Well Are Your Students Learning?"

Profs. Luther Spoehr (Education & History) and Larry Wakeford (Education)

5:30-6:45PM, Salomon 001

February

G 5 Sheridan Teaching Seminar workshop #4

5:30-6:45PM, Salomon 001**open only to registered participants**

G 7 Professional Development Seminar for Advanced Graduate Students

4:00-5:30PM **open only to registered participants**

F 8 Junior Faculty Roundtable: Lunch with the Provost

12:00-1:30PM **RSVP**

G 12 Classroom Tools Seminar

4:00-5:30PM **open only to registered participants**

G 12 Sheridan Teaching Seminar: Deadline for Scheduling ITCs

Individual Teaching Consultations for Certificate I Candidates

C 26 Sheridan Teaching Seminar lecture #5

"Teaching as Persuasive Communication"

Assoc. Provost Nancy Dunbar (Theater, Speech & Dance)

5:30-6:45PM, Salomon 001

F 28 Faculty Seminar: "Feminist Pedagogy for All - Practice and Theory"

Gail Cohee (Director, Sarah Doyle Women's Center)

4:00-5:30PM **RSVP**

March

G 5 Sheridan Teaching Seminar workshop #5

5:30-6:45PM, Salomon 001**open only to registered participants**

G 7 Professional Development Seminar for Advanced Graduate Students

4:00-5:30PM **open only to registered participants**

F 8 Junior Faculty Roundtable: Lunch with the Vice President for Research

12:00-1:30PM **RSVP**

G 12 Classroom Tools Seminar

4:00-5:30PM **open only to registered participants**

F 15 Junior Faculty Roundtable: Lunch with Associate Provost Pam O'Neil

12:00-1:30PM **RSVP**

G 16 Deadline for Completion of Micro-Teaching Sessions

for Certificate I Candidates

G 23 Deadline for Completion of ITCs

for Certificate I Candidates

April

G 2 Deadline for for Submission of Classroom Tools Seminar & Professional Development Seminar Assignments

for Certificates II and III Candidates

F 10 Faculty Seminar: "Feedback that Improves Student Writing"

Rhoda Flaxman (Director, Dean of the College Writing Programs)

12:00-1:30PM **RSVP**

G 11 Professional Development Seminar for Advanced Graduate Students

5:00-7:00PM **open only to registered participants**

G 16 Graduate Student Seminar: "Feedback that Improves Student Writing"

Rhoda Flaxman (Director, Dean of the College Writing Programs)

12:00-1:30PM **RSVP**

F 17 Junior Faculty Roundtable: Lunch with the Vice President for Research

12:00-1:30PM **RSVP**

May

C 2 Awards Ceremony

5:00-6:00PM, Sayles Hall

Reception begins at 4:30PM

G 8 Sheridan Center/Career Development Center Program for Advanced Graduate Students: "Preparing for Your First Year as a Faculty Member"

4:00-7:00PM, Pembroke Hall **RSVP**

F 16 Faculty Seminar: "Teaching as Advising"

4:00-5:30PM **RSVP**

G 18 Graduate Student Seminar: Course Preparation Workshop for Summer Studies

12:00-1:30PM **RSVP**

F 21 Junior Faculty Roundtable: Lunch with Recently Tenured Faculty Members

12:00-1:30PM **RSVP**

SEMESTER I 2006-2007

August

F 29 New Faculty Orientation to Teaching at Brown

12:00-2:00PM

September

G 6 Professional Development Seminar for Advanced Graduate Students

4:00-5:30PM **open only to registered participants**

G 7 New Teaching Assistant Orientation

5:00-7:00PM

C 11 Sheridan Teaching Seminar lecture #1

"Tales from the Classroom: Developing a Reflective Teaching Practice"

Profs. Mari Jo Buhle (American Civilization & History), Michael Paradiso (Bio-Med Neuroscience), and Robin Quigley (Jewelry & Metalsmithing, RISD)

5:30-6:45PM, Salomon 001

G 18 Sheridan Teaching Seminar workshop #1

5:30-6:45PM, Salomon 001**open only to registered participants**

G 25 Classroom Tools Seminar

4:00-5:30PM **open only to registered participants**

F 27 Faculty Seminar: Cheating/Plagiarism Prevention and Detection

Associate Dean of the College Karen Krahulik

Humanities and Social Sciences, 4:00-5:30PM **RSVP**

F 28 Faculty Seminar: Cheating/Plagiarism Prevention and Detection

Associate Dean of the College Karen Krahulik

Physical and Life Sciences, 4:00-5:30PM **RSVP**

October

G 4 Professional Development Seminar for Advanced Graduate Students

4:00-5:30PM **open only to registered participants**

F 12 Junior Faculty Roundtable: Lunch with the Dean of the Faculty

12:00-1:30PM **RSVP**

C 16 Sheridan Teaching Seminar lecture #2

"Setting the Stage for Learning: Defining Your Course Goals and Objectives"

Profs. Bil Johnson (Education) and Bob Pelcovits (Physics)

5:30-6:45PM, Salomon 001

G 19 Graduate Student Seminar: Summer Studies Course Proposal Workshop

4:30-6:00PM **RSVP**

G 23 Sheridan Teaching Seminar workshop #2

5:30-6:45PM, Salomon 001**open only to registered participants**

F 24 Faculty Seminar: Teaching & Learning with Wikis & Blogs

4:00-5:30PM **RSVP**

G 30 Classroom Tools Seminar

4:00-5:30PM **open only to registered participants**

November

G 1 Professional Development Seminar for Advanced Graduate Studies

4:00-5:30PM **open only to registered participants**

C 6 Sheridan Teaching Seminar lecture #3

"Cognitive Diversity in the Classroom: Teaching to Different Learning Styles"

Prof. Brian Hayden (Psychology)

5:30-6:45PM, Salomon 001**open only to registered participants**

G 8 Graduate Student Seminar: Faculty Life at a Liberal Arts College

4:30-6:00PM **RSVP**

G 13 Sheridan Teaching Seminar workshop #3

5:30-6:45PM, Salomon 001

F 14 Junior Faculty Roundtable: Lunch with the Director of Faculty Affairs

12:00-1:30PM **RSVP**

G 27 Classroom Tools Seminar

4:00-5:30PM **open only to registered participants**

December

G 6 Professional Development Seminar for Advanced Graduate Students

4:00-5:30PM **open only to registered participants**

F 7 Faculty Seminar: Group Projects, Public Presentations

12:00-1:30PM **RSVP**

F 11 Junior Faculty Roundtable: Lunch with the Dean of the College

12:00-1:30PM **RSVP**