I like the idea of requiring trainees to familiarize one of the major topics. Reading assignments on pedagogy theory beforehand could be a next push, so that in the live training there is more time left for emulation or practice.
-kai On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 2:31 PM, Bill Mills <[email protected]> wrote: > Howdy all, > > Instructor Training at the University of Washington was a big hit, thanks > to all who participated! But, we can do even more; new instructors are > consistently asking for more concrete and practical insight into the what > and how of teaching SWC, and we're cooking up a strategy for this. I > summarized ideas from a conversation between Warren Code and myself in a > blog post: > > http://mozillascience.org/train-the-trainers-next-iterations/ > > blog TLDR: a big final exercise on planning an entire unit (or at least a > big chunk of one), so they go home with a first cut at a lesson plan for > their first workshop, and solid familiarity with the curriculum of that > unit. > > Would love feedback on this idea, and to hear your ideas too! Instructors, > what crunchy practical skills or knowledge do you wish someone had told you > before you taught your first workshop? Let us know! > > -- > Bill Mills > Community Manager, Mozilla Science Lab > @billdoesphysics > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.software-carpentry.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists. > software-carpentry.org >
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