Through this course, students will:
• build a supportive community of scientists. 
• iteratively improve knowledge of and skills in teaching science. 
• explore and evaluate the current use of evidence-based teaching strategies that promote active learning, effective assessment, equity, inclusion, and social justice,
• reflect on current ideas about teaching by developing a Statement of Teaching Philosophy, and peer review these statements to refine ideas.
• develop a question about what is happening in teaching or professional career contexts, collect evidence to gain insights, and share results with others through poster presentations.
• author curriculum based on the model of “Social Justice in Science Case Studies,” developed by Dr. Brie Tripp at UC Davis, and share insights with colleagues.
• strategize about how to apply knowledge of effective science teaching to other scientific professional activities such as research posters, presentations, lab meetings, conferences, and even publications.

-Neuroscience of learning
-How to develop a curriculum (focus on Social Justice in Science Case Studies)
-Bias, deficit models, stereotype threat, and microaggressions  
-Classroom assessment
-Bloom’s Taxonomy
-The 5-E model: Scientific approaches to lesson planning
-Twenty-one practical equity strategies for the science classroom
-Authoring a teaching philosophy
-Active learning strategies (throughout)

Academic Honesty: As a University of Georgia student, you have agreed to abide by the University's academic honesty policy, A Culture of Honesty, and the Student Honor Code. All academic work must meet the standards described in A Culture of Honesty found at: https://honesty.uga.edu/Academic-Honesty-Policy/ Lack of knowledge of the academic honesty policy is not a reasonable explanation for a violation. Questions related to course assignments and the academic honesty policy should be directed to the instructor. Plagiarism, defined as either 1) direct copying or loose paraphrasing of text from a published work or from an online source without appropriate referencing, or 2) use of another student’s work or ideas without appropriate attribution, will result in zero points earned for that assignment.