Educating young educators: a pedagogical internship for undergraduate teaching assistants.

ABSTRACT: Although undergraduates have long held a role as teaching assistants for introductory science courses at liberal arts colleges and universities, educational institutions often do not provide these students with opportunities to explore science teaching and pedagogy. At Brandeis University, we designed an internship course to help increase the motivation, understanding, and knowledge of teaching pedagogy for undergraduate teaching assistants that is offered concurrently with their teaching responsibilities. Weekly sessions with faculty mentors are guided by readings in current science education literature, and throughout the semester students are asked to develop new course material based on the pedagogical frameworks discussed. To evaluate the effectiveness of this course, we surveyed stud

SUBMITTER: Romm I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2879384 | biostudies-literature | 2010

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature