Welcome to the online resources for Pacific Crest's Teaching Institute.

On this page you will find resources and
materials to support a more in-depth and
extensive exploration of the issues raised
during a Teaching Institute.

Please feel free to explore, click, read, and learn!

 

Pre-Institute Activity (.pdf format)

Glossary of Terms for the Teaching Institute

Reading 1: Process Education: Past, Present, and Future

Reading 2: Ten Critical Ideas about Assessment

Reading 3: Learning Communities as a Strategy for Success


Learning Skills for the Teaching Institute

Cognitive:

observing: seeing details in an environment/object

listening: purposeful collection of aural data

challenging assumptions: exploring possibilities by relaxing constraints

recording: transcribing key information

contextualizing: connecting related parts to the environment

Social:

taking an interest in others: enjoying personal differences

goal setting: formulating shared outcomes

checking perceptions: feeding back implied meaning

being non-judgmental: responding with an assessment mindset

collaborating: working together for mutual benefit

cooperating: respecting role boundaries and responsibilities

assessing performance: providing feedback for improving performance

Affective:

being open: welcoming, and expecting to find novelty

coping: managing stressors

managing dissonance: noticing inconsistencies in situations

reflecting: increasing one's self-awareness

accepting ownership: assuming responsibility for one's behavior


Sample learning activities (for use in the Teaching Institute)

Learning Objects

                       

 

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