Faculty Development

Announcing New Teaching Tips!

We in Faculty Development invite you to sign up for our NEW teaching tips lists! As you may know, every Monday we send out a short article—via email—full of useful ideas on topics like connecting with students, planning dynamic activities, and grading. In an effort to make our tips even more relevant, we’re now offering two tracks of tips:

• Teaching Essentials: for teachers who are new to the Academy and/or new to teaching.
• Refining Your Teaching: for veteran AAU faculty who want to hone and expand their teaching tools.

Even if you have received our tips in the past, be sure to let us know your current preference so your subscription can continue.

Click here to sign up for the new Teaching Tips.

You are an expert in your field.
Our job is to help you communicate
that expertise in the classroom

• Get your students more involved
• Find out what they’re actually learning
• Create clear guidelines
• Grade fairly and efficiently
• Help your students perform better

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faculty development
can help you.

contact us!
415.618.3855 | faculty.academyart.edu
facultydevelopment@academyart.edu | 180NM, rm 159

Request Faculty Development for Your Department!

We can bring custom workshops or a "Faculty Friday" (a lunchtime opportunity to meet with your peers and talk about teaching) to your department or building! Contact us at facultydevelopment@academyart.edu or 415.618.3855.

Portfolio Rubrics:

Faculty Development has been working with Melissa Sydeman to get portfolio rubrics in place in all departments. Feel free to contact Faculty Development to help you refine your rubric, or to facilitate a norming session in your department.

Here are some useful links to check out:

In-class support
Teaching library
Online New Faculty Orientation

Easy Grade Pro Tutorials:

Easy Grade Pro—Novice (20 minutes)—Novice tutorial
Update: The Academy uses pluses and minuses in the grading system, which is the default in EasyGrade Pro.
Easy Grade Pro—Intermediate (20 minutes)—Intermediate tutorial
Update: The Academy now provides you with rosters pre-formatted for EasyGrade Pro on your class’s website, downloadable through the class Profile page.
Keeping Students Motivated — (15 minutes)

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