{"id":8012,"date":"2017-12-08T17:12:36","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T22:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/faculty-engagement\/?page_id=8012"},"modified":"2024-09-30T12:35:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T16:35:28","slug":"teaching-squares","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/brown-center\/programs\/teaching-squares\/","title":{"rendered":"TEACHING SQUARES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Would you like to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reflect upon your teaching practice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meet other faculty who are interested in talking about teaching and learning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Curious to see how others teach outside of your own discipline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn from your colleagues about other ways of teaching, evaluation, use of materials, technology, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-03627597 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=WUaFfRNCwUiAyt94McAubcwAiMrhnt9AvzVAEKtopZBUQzg3TDhYSkQ5OERTOVhVMlRQODFKODNBOCQlQCN0PWcu\">RSVP now for the Spring Semester!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>teaching squares project<\/strong>&nbsp;offers faculty at any stage in their career an opportunity to gain new insight into their own teaching through a non-evaluative process of reciprocal classroom observation and self-reflection. The four faculty in each \u201csquare\u201d agree to visit one another\u2019s classes over the course of a semester and then to meet to discuss what they\u2019ve learned. The purpose of a&nbsp;<strong>Teaching Square<\/strong>&nbsp;is to open up new spaces for reflection and conversation about teaching.&nbsp;Review the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/brown-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Teaching-Squares.pdf\">Teaching Squares Guidelines<\/a> for more information<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>READING:&nbsp;TBA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schedule<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th scope=\"col\">Week<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Activity<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Description<\/th><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">1-3<\/th><td>Assignments<br>(1\/16 &#8211; 1\/27)<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=WUaFfRNCwUiAyt94McAubcwAiMrhnt9AvzVAEKtopZBUQzg3TDhYSkQ5OERTOVhVMlRQODFKODNBOCQlQCN0PWcu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RSVP here<\/a> to express your interest. You will receive a group email with your square assignment.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">3-4<\/th><td>Introductions<br>(1\/30 &#8211; 2\/10)<\/td><td>Meet with members of your Square to discuss expectations and to plan a preliminary schedule.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">5<\/th><td>Materials Exchange<br>(2\/13-2\/17)<\/td><td>Confirm class visit times and provide any relevant course materials (syllabus, etc) to your Square partners.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">7-10<\/th><td>Class Visits<br>(2\/27-3\/31)<\/td><td>Visit one class of each of your square partners and record what you observe.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">11-12<\/th><td>Self-Reflection<br>(4\/3-4\/14)<\/td><td>Reflect on your teaching and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stetson.az1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_b7KoW0LCQQhcmNL\">submit your reflection online<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">13-15<\/th><td> <p style=\"text-align: center;\">Final Meetings<br>(4\/17-4\/28)<\/p> <\/td><td>Meet with your Square to share reflections. ($100 allowance, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/brown-center\/about\/funding-guidelines\/\">click for details<\/a>)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Would you like to: The&nbsp;teaching squares project&nbsp;offers faculty at any stage in their career an opportunity to gain new insight into their own teaching through a non-evaluative process of reciprocal classroom observation and self-reflection. 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