{"id":29330,"date":"2025-07-08T09:07:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T13:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/citl\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=29330"},"modified":"2025-07-31T15:37:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T19:37:31","slug":"orientation-to-teaching-in-active-learning-classrooms","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/citl\/event\/orientation-to-teaching-in-active-learning-classrooms\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching in Active Learning Classrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Active Learning Classrooms (ALCs) are wonderful spaces to teach in, but it is important that you feel prepared to use the space and resources effectively.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This <\/span><b>interactive, hands-on workshop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is designed to give you concrete, immediately applicable strategies to make the most of your ALC, without wasting a moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here&#8217;s what you&#8217;ll gain:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Hands-on Experience:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> You&#8217;ll <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">experience<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> active learning as a student, so you can immediately see how strategies like gallery walks, jigsaws, and think-pair-share will work in your own classroom.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Effective Group Work:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Discover and practice inclusive and equitable strategies for group work and discussions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Practical Assessment Tools:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Learn to design in-class activities that effectively assess student learning in an active environment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Troubleshooting &amp; Best Practices:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Navigate the strengths and challenges of different active learning approaches.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New and experienced ALC faculty are encouraged to join!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NOTE: This orientation to teaching in an ALCs will be held in\u00a0 Ferland Room 337. 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