Welcome to Teaching in the US
Developing Effective Communication Skills
Annie Laurie Nichols
Instructor of Record
PhD student in Communication
University of Maryland
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Annie Laurie Nichols
University of Maryland
• Comment: What do you think gets in the way of
communicating with your students?
• Communication is making meaning together
• You and your students work together to
understand each other
• This is good news!
• Classrooms are interactive, so you can get
feedback right away if your students do not
understand
• Example: “A Raincoat for My Backpack”
• Use simple words to define terms
• Use terms you have defined to explain
• Example: “Up-Goer Five”
http://www.cirtl.net/files/1005_up_goer_five.png
• Read “The Learning Myth”
http://www.cirtl.net/files/10052015_The_Learning_Myth.pdf
• Identify important terms
• Together, we will define and give examples of
these terms
• Ask students for definitions
• Ask students for examples
• Comment: How can you use a growth mindset in
your teaching?
• Comment: How can you use a growth mindset in
your teaching?
Upcoming Events
Grading and Effective Feedback
in the American System
November 12, 12PM ET/11AM CT/10AM MT/9AM PT
Presenters:
Sabrina Kramer, Assistant Director, University of Maryland
Lijuan Shi, CIRTL Coordinator, University of Maryland
To sign up to hear about these and other CIRTL events, email
info@cirtl.net.
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