{"id":9408,"date":"2026-01-24T14:27:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T22:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu\/ceils-dev\/?page_id=9408"},"modified":"2026-01-26T12:23:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T20:23:07","slug":"prepping-to-teach-in-spring","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu\/ceils-dev\/prepping-to-teach-in-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing to Teach in Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-459675270\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n                                    <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-1227302062\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x5 md-x5 lg-x5 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<h1 class=\"uppercase\"><strong>preparing to teach<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"uppercase\"><strong>for spring 2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-1227302062 {\n  width: 60%;\n}\n#text-box-1227302062 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-box-1227302062 {\n    width: 45%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x95 md-x95 lg-x95 y50 md-y50 lg-y50\" id=\"image_1993828822\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu\/ceils-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/02\/Untitled-design-2-1036x800.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu\/ceils-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/02\/Untitled-design-2-1036x800.png 1036w, https:\/\/wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu\/ceils-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/02\/Untitled-design-2-518x400.png 518w, https:\/\/wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu\/ceils-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/02\/Untitled-design-2-768x593.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu\/ceils-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/02\/Untitled-design-2-1536x1187.png 1536w, https:\/\/wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu\/ceils-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/02\/Untitled-design-2.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1993828822 {\n  width: 44%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-459675270 {\n  padding-top: 500px;\n}\n#banner-459675270 .overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.31);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_2014703495\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-871168244\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1842357037\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong>Are you about to teach a course for the first time? Or are you seeking more guidance on what to do to set up your class? Do you have questions about effective ways to welcome students into your class on the first day? Are you concerned about your exams being both fair and rigorous? Are you wondering how to effectively work with your TAs, with possibly reduced TA support?<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-128059769\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-128059769 {\n  padding-top: 80px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1452943026\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><b>By the end of this workshop you will be able to:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Identify and start working through resources to support logistics around teaching for the first time, including getting microphones, making copies, setting up Bruincast, setting up BruinLearn site, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reflect on how you want to structure the course in ways that engage and support the learning of all students (e.g. active learning in large lecture courses, how to use discussion sections)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Begin determining how you want to set up TA expectations and communication, including how to effectively use discussion sections<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Explore ways to design assessments that reflect student learning and that students feel more prepared for<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Create a welcoming learning environment on the first day of class\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Adapt your syllabus and course resources to streamline communication<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1452943026 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-892028942\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-55804531\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CEILS is here to help! This Zoom workshop is specifically designed to support you in getting ready to teach in the coming quarter, including anyone teaching your first large enrollment course. In addition to having resources around logistics and BruinLearn setup, we&#8217;ll also discuss course and grading structure, syllabus design, how to manage student questions and engagement in large classes, getting ready for the first day of class, and discussing tips on how to work effectively with TAs.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-55804531 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1613530792\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1613530792 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 150%\"><strong>When?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 150%\">Mar. 16, 3-5pm on Zoom<\/span><\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-615899149\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-615899149 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfNnLudUwpFwp1e1l6IiBYQtTuXWeuCHH-KA73T_vhyGYlgfw\/viewform?usp=dialog\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button primary\" rel=\"noopener\"  >\n\t\t<span>RSVP here by March 2<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_2014703495 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-62448526\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1777668229\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><b>Email Shanna Shaked at <\/b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;text-decoration: underline\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"mailto:shaked@wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu\/ceils-dev\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>shaked@wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu\/ceils-dev<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/span><b> with any questions.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1237814482\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1237814482 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9408","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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