Join Urban Teachers, STEMS, and aspiring teachers for a workshop on effective, engaging mini-lessons! Many teacher preparation programs as well as full-time jobs require candidates to teach a 5- or 10-minute “mini lesson.” This can be a stressful experience, especially if you're used to more flexible lessons. Fortunately, Urban Teachers (a four-year teacher preparation program) and STEMS (Swearer Tutoring and Enrichment in Math and Sciences, a Brown student group) are partnering up to provide a series of workshops on planning and executing these lessons, with emphasis on constructive dialogue, engagement, and cooperative support. These workshops, though geared towards those who are eyeing careers in education, are open to anyone with a general interest in improving their teaching. The first workshop will be *this Thursday, from 1:00-1:50, in JWW 403*. No preparation is required, as the topic will be the structure and purpose of mini-lessons. We will review samples from some real-life classrooms, and then discuss how to set up a mini-lesson of your own, as well as particular tips and tricks from Urban Teachers. If you are interested in attending, please sign up using the form link below. Sign-ups are not required to attend, but they will help us get a sense of our group so we can plan accordingly. We hope to see you there! Sign-up link: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join Urban Teachers’ classrooms in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., or Dallas/Fort Worth. Urban Teachers is a four-year alternative teacher certification program that works to close the achievement gap in schools by improving teacher quality and preparing a pipeline of high-performing career teachers who stay in the profession. Highlights of the Urban Teachers program: - Initial year spent co-teaching and building your classroom expertise with the partnership of a licensed and certified teacher - Johns Hopkins University Master’s coursework beginning day 1 and completed in 2 years - Teaching certification in standard and special education, plus ESL in Dallas/Fort Worth - Programs available in Elementary Education, Secondary Math, and Secondary Literacy - Intentionally diverse cohort, with over 50% people of color and over 28% first-generation college students - 4 years of mentoring and support tailored to you and your needs