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From Grad to Greatness - Your Guide to Successful Teaching
Wednesday, October 16 at 3:30 PM ET
Ryan Herzog and Aisling Winston are seasoned economics instructors with extensive experience in training and mentoring new college instructors and graduate students. They have created valuable resources to help you efficiently and successfully navigate your first teaching assignments.
In this one-hour session, you'll learn:
- How to set and manage course expectations, including defining learning outcomes, evaluating materials, and selecting the right textbook.
- Strategies for designing inclusive, pedagogically sound course materials, such as syllabi, class outlines, assignments, engaging lectures, and in-class activities.
- Tips for managing classroom dynamics and adapting to unexpected challenges.
- How to reflect on your experiences to improve your teaching statement and philosophy.
Speakers
Ryan Herzog
Associate Professor, Gonzaga University
Professor Herzog is a native Washingtonian, born in Tacoma, Washington where he spent most of his life around the Puget Sound. Professor Herzog's academic interest range from topics related to international finance, macroeconomics, and regional business cycles. He loves advising students on graduate school options or helping them on their internship/career paths. In the classroom he diverges from the traditional lecture style through interactive assignments and in class problem sets. He encourages student participation during lecture and keeps students active in the classroom through the use of technology and economic experiments.
Aisling Winston
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Buffalo
Aisling Winston, PhD, is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University at Buffalo. Her primary field of interest is International Political Economy, with a focus on questions of trade and security, particularly between developed and developing economies. Her teaching experience includes Introductory Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, Microeconomic and Macroeconomic Theory, International Trade, History of Economic Thought, Money and Banking, Environmental Economics, and Current Economic Issues.