Bridge Course Information

One-sentence description: This in-person workshop combines hands-on modeling with group discussion and brainstorming as participants explore practical techniques for starting and ending class productively, capturing students’ attention, and motivating participation so that instructors can reclaim time lost to late arrivals, early pack-ups, and stalled discussions. Full description: Do you ever avoid student discussions because it's too difficult to get their attention, wasting precious classroom time? What about the beginning or end of class? Do students wander in minutes after the start of class or pack up minutes before the end, wasting even more time? In this workshop, we offer several techniques to manage class time and student engagement in a positive and productive manner. Learning Objectives: -Learn ways to begin and end class to optimize class time ​ -Learn ways to motivate and engage students to participate in class activities -Brainstorm solutions to common classroom time wasters -Experience strategies that engage students in classroom activities This workshop is offered only in-person due to its experiential nature that models a physical classroom setting. We promise it will be worth your time! And we might have cookies. This workshop is open to all CSU faculty, postdocs, staff, and graduate students and is a required workshop for the Graduate Student & Postdoc Teaching Certificates of Completion. Effectiveness Framework Alignment: (1) Instructional Strategies. Please note: Our workshops and courses typically have long waitlists. If you sign up for a session and cannot attend, please cancel your registration with plenty of time for someone else to be able to attend.

April 17, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM