Core Competency Actions, Programs & Events
Actions:
• Connect coursework to research & scholarship
• Seek funding to support projects
• Explore resources to support academic development
• Attend TA orientation & teaching workshops
• Plan research projects
• Seek out teaching opportunities
• Mentor undergraduates
• Develop collaborative relationships to support research projects
• Attend teaching workshops
• Assess and modify research plans
• Develop a teaching portfolio
• Serve as manuscript reviewer for journals in your field
• Mentor undergraduates
• Form dissertation writing groups
• Synthesize teaching statement/portfolio
• Finalize projects and submit approvals
• Formulate 5-year research plan
Programs:
• Teaching workshops
• Graduate Funding Workshops
• PITAP courses, GRAD 810 and GRAD 811 courses
• Becoming an Effective Mentor
• Navigating Departmental Culture
Academic Development-Mid Stage
• Teaching workshops
• Becoming an Effective Mentor
• Dissertation Writing Bootcamps
• Teaching Portfolio Workshop
• Writing A Research Statement
• Navigating Departmental Culture
• Formatting Theses and Dissertations
Recently scheduled events:
- Course Development Institute for Graduate Students (in-person)
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- CV to Résumé (in-person)
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- Getting Started in STEM Education Research (hybrid)
Join this interactive workshop to broade … Read more
- Getting Started with Universal Design for Learning
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- Crafting an Individual Development Plan: Your Roadmap for Success
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- Teaching GRADually: The Power of Peer-to-Peer Voices
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- Dissertation Writing Boot Camp (in-person)
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- How to Identify and Land Internships
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- Inclusive STEM Teaching Project
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- Supporting Neurodivergent Students
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