The semester-long institute comprises a series of seven interactive workshop-style Zoom sessions. We will meet on Thursdays from 10:30AM – noon Pacific. Advanced Teaching Institutes are intended for faculty who have completed a previous CET Faculty Teaching Institute or the Accelerated Online Teaching Institute.

Mastering Misconceptions in STEM will provide a supportive and informative space for faculty to engage in discussions of evidence-based instructional techniques that support deep learning for STEM students. Institute facilitators, guest speakers, and participants will engage in the following topics:

• Managing challenging discussions around scientific consensus and evidence
• Tapping into research to effectively bridge gaps between STEM novices and experts
• Strategies to normalize struggle in the STEM classroom and beyond
• How inclusion and diversity can drive scientific progress and discovery
• Practical course activities that support students as independent learners
• Cooperative assignment design to model scholarly collaboration
• Considerations for lab and field work to support students’ deep learning

Dates for Live Zoom Sessions in Spring 2023

Thursdays from 10:30 am – Noon Pacific Time

• January 12
• January 26
• February 9
• February 23
• March 9
• March 30
• April 13

Certificates of completion will be given to those who participate in at least six of the seven synchronous Zoom sessions.

For questions about the CET Advanced Teaching Institute: Mastering Misconceptions in STEM, contact usccet@usc.edu