Do you want to learn how you can engage with the Bok Center to develop new ideas for your classroom, grow as a teacher and scholar, and connect with a community that shares your passion for teaching? Join us for an open house at the Bok Center on the third floor of 125 Mt. Auburn Street on Wednesday, August 24, from 3:30 - 4:30pm. Learn more about our programs and resources and get inspired for a new year of teaching and learning!
Ashlie Sandoval, Assistant Director for Equity and Inclusion, Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning
Equitable and inclusive teaching requires that we (1) identify how social dynamics and systemic inequality pose barriers to advancing student learning and well-being and (2) develop practical strategies to address these dynamics in our classrooms and pedagogical approaches. In this session, we’ll start by considering common challenges to fostering equitable and inclusive learning environments. Then, we’ll explore an array of strategies to...
Pamela Pollock, Director of Professional Development, Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning
We may wonder or worry about how we’re doing as teachers - but how do we know?! As scholars, we are always developing our research, but how do we think about learning and growing as a teacher? In this session, we will consider the nature of feedback as well as strategies for collecting it and using it to improve our practice. We will explore Stephen Brookfield’s lenses for reflective teaching - 1) self, 2) students, 3) colleagues, and 4) scholarship - to consider...
*Part of the Professional Development Track (for experienced TFs)
Adam Beaver, Director of Pedagogy, Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning
Are you on or near the job market? Enthused or concerned about the prospect of assembling a teaching portfolio or writing a teaching statement, diversity statement, or syllabus? While Harvard hopefully has given you opportunities to practice and receive feedback on your teaching, it is often the case that your career as a TF is shaped by forces beyond your control: that is to say, that you’ve...
In this small-group discussion, join experienced language TFs to discuss questions important to language teaching. How do you prepare for class? How do you help students feel comfortable making mistakes in a new language? How do you give feedback? Participants will leave the session with tips and strategies for language teaching.
This session is part of the Fall Teaching Conference, which is designed to prepare new and experienced graduate student teachers for their roles as Teaching Fellows in the FAS. Pre-registration is required. Learn more ...
*Part of the Professional Development Track (for experienced TFs)
Ashlie Sandoval, Assistant Director for Equity and Inclusion, Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning
Though an increasing number of faculty search committees ask candidates to submit diversity statements, guidance about how to compose an effective statement—indeed, even about what they are and why they can be valuable to institutions and candidates’ own professional development—remains scarce. How can you approach writing a diversity statement,...
In this small-group discussion, join experienced TFs in the humanities and social sciences to discuss questions like, how do you prepare to lead a discussion-based section? What kinds of things can you do in class to keep students engaged? How do you give feedback? Participants will leave the session with tips and strategies for teaching in discussion-based sections.
This session is part of the Fall Teaching Conference, which is designed to prepare new and experienced graduate student teachers for their roles as Teaching Fellows in the FAS. Pre-registration is...
In this small-group discussion, join experienced TFs in the sciences to discuss questions like, how do you lead a problem-based section? How do you help students solve problems (without giving them the answers)? How do you give feedback? Participants will leave the sessions with tips and strategies for teaching in problem-based sections.
This session is part of the Fall Teaching Conference, which is designed to prepare new and experienced graduate student teachers for their roles as Teaching Fellows in the FAS. Pre-registration is required. Learn more ...
Marlon Kuzmick, Director of the Learning Lab, Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning Pamela Pollock, Director of Professional Development, Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning
What makes communication effective and engaging? What components of communication are important to consider as you teach, give presentations, or share your research with different audiences? How do you prepare what you want to say and how you want to say it? In this session, we will explore...
Marlon Kuzmick, Director of the Learning Lab, Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning Christine D'Auria, Assistant Director of the Learning Lab, Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning
How do you use visuals to help your audience develop a schema to understand your work? How can students use visuals as they develop their academic skills? In this session, you will explore how to communicate your work visually, and how visuals communicate structure to help your audience understand the...
