Scholars Teaching for Student Success

Scholars Teaching for Student Success

Scholars Teaching for Student Success is an annual half-day event designed to foster a culture of scholarly teaching and support the scholarship of teaching and learning in pursuit of student success. The event provides a venue for disseminating results of scholarly teaching interventions, such as the work of the Curriculum Enhancement Grant awardees presented during the poster session.

Scholars Teaching for Student Success: What Works, What's Next

The 2019 Scholars Teaching for Student Success: What Works, What's Next event will be held on Friday, October 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the University Library Lilly Auditorium (UL 0130) and other rooms.  

Dr. Kimberly Tanner will present a research seminar and conduct an workshop.

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About Dr. Kimberly Tanner

Dr. Kimberly Tanner is a tenured Professor of Biology at San Francisco State University. Her laboratory – SEPAL: the Science Education Partnership and Assessment Laboratory – investigates what is challenging to learn in biology, how biologists choose to teach, and how to make equity, diversity, and inclusion central in science education efforts. As a Science Faculty with an Education Specialty (SFES), she is engaged in discipline-based education research, directs multiple K-16+ biology education reform efforts, and is deeply engaged in faculty professional development. Trained as a neurobiologist with postdoctoral studies in science education, Dr. Tanner is a proud first-generation college-going student.

Join us at the Faculty Crossing for a conversation with Dr. Kimberly Tanner about her research talk or workshop, or bring any other questions and thoughts you have about scholarly teaching and the scholarship of teaching and learning. 

Event Schedule
TimeSession
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.Registration and Coffee
9:00 - 9:15 a.m.Welcome and Introductions
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.Research Seminar: Collectively Improving Our Teaching, Dr. Kimberly Tanner
10:15 - 10:45 a.m.CEG Posters and Reception
10:45 - 11 a.m.Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Workshop: Becoming Metacognitive about Teaching Choices, Dr. Kimberly Tanner