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URL:http://physics.bu.edu/internal/events/show/2123
SUMMARY: Improving undergraduate instruction and teacher preparation throug
	h the use of Learning Assistants
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Valerie Otero\, University of Colorado\, Boulder\nHos
	ted by: Manher Jariwala\n\nPart of the PER Seminar Series.\n\nUndergraduate
	 Learning Assistants (LAs) help faculty make changes to their courses by en
	couraging active engagement. Through their work with students along with a 
	special pedagogy course\, LAs establish empathy for their peers as they lea
	rn the content of the course\, and they help them navigate large amounts of
	 course material and motivate students to persist. Through this process\, s
	tudents\, their professors\, and the LAs become more attuned to research-ba
	sed strategies for teaching math\, science\, and engineering and to the com
	plexities of building equitable learning environments that lead to student 
	success. This sets the stage for better-prepared STEM teachers and for STEM
	 majors to find their way to teacher certification programs. In addition\, 
	the presence of LAs in courses leads to better learning outcomes\, decrease
	d failure rates\, and improved outcomes for students from groups traditiona
	lly underrepresented in physics. A brief history of STEM education in the U
	.S. will be discussed along with the role of university STEM departments in
	 preparing future teachers. The LA program will be described and program ou
	tcomes will be discussed. Conjectures about the mechanisms that are effecti
	ng change will also be presented.
LOCATION:SCI 352\, 590 Commonwealth Avenue\, 02215
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CLASS:PUBLIC
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