Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching

Event:
GradSTEP 2010: Whole Teachers

Audience: Graduate & Professional Students and Post-docs

Date(s):
2010-01-23 -- 2010-01-23

Time: 9:30AM - 2:30PM

Location: Divinity School

Organizer: Melissa Krasnove, Program Coordinator

Description: The profession of teaching stands at the intersection of personal and public life. As scholars, we pursue personal interests in the service of public good. As educators, we shape our students’ habits of understanding, their personal attitudes and beliefs. Through the classrooms we construct, we contribute to our students’ conceptions of community and citizenship. We are instructors and mentors, experts and colleagues, researchers and friends. More than just a job, teaching is a lifestyle. How do effective teachers balance these different roles and expectations? As we enter the second decade of the 21st century, global environmental problems and ever-shifting technological landscapes call for innovative approaches to teaching across the disciplines. How might we re-imagine our classrooms in light of these pressing concerns? This year’s GradSTEP theme suggests a holistic approach to the art of teaching, emphasizing personal, community, and environmental sustainability as key components of professional development.

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