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Supervised Teaching Guidelines
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Description
Students have the opportunity to assist with a class in interior architecture or interior design under the supervision of a faculty member at Chatham University, the Art Institute of Pittsburgh or West Virginia University. Supervised Teaching is intended to provide students with hands-on experience in the classroom in preparation for a possible career in academia.
Requirements
- Attendance and Hours. Students are expected to attend the class they are assisting with throughout the term. They are required to devote up to 8 hours a week over a 15 week semester or approximately 11 hours a week over an 11 week quarter (a total of 120 hours for the term including class attendance and tasks outside of class).
- * If texts are required for the class you are assisting with, check with the instructor ahead of time to determine if he or she can order a desk copy for you from the publisher. You can also check with our library. It may be possible for the interior architecture program to provide you with a copy if necessary.
- Tasks. Students should meet with the instructor before or on the first day of class to discuss teaching tasks and expectations for the term. They should anticipate assisting with the following tasks, depending on the course format and content and the wishes of the instructor:
- Lecture Preparation (e.g. scanning images, gathering information to develop course notes, putting together a powerpoint presentation from course notes)
- Lecture Presentation (e.g. presenting 1 or 2 lectures on your own during the term)
- Assignment Preparation (e.g. developing the assignment and grading criteria)
- Assignment/Paper/Exam/Project Grading
- Project Reviews or Desk Crits
- Class Maintenance (e.g. taking attendance, keeping track of participation, organizing field trips)
- Reflection Journal. Students are required to keep a written journal throughout the term documenting their supervised teaching experience. Entries should be weekly, typed, and dated. The entry length for each week is up to you. You may find that one paragraph is sufficient to convey your thoughts for a particular week or you may feel compelled to write several pages. Do not simply record events and activities. Provide an analysis of your observations and emotional and intellectual reactions. When making entries, you may want to think about the following:
- What were your initial reactions when entering the classroom as a co-instructor for the first time?
- How does this experience relate to your future plans?
- Are you working well with everyone? Are you encountering any conflicts? How are you addressing problems?
- Are there any experiences that have confirmed or challenged your perceptions of teaching and academia?
- What are you learning about yourself from this experience?
- How would you suggest making this experience better for students in the future?
- Evaluation Forms. Students are required to fill out an evaluation form at the end of the term concerning their supervised teaching experience. The instructor is also required to fill out an evaluation form for the student at the end of the term and should meet with the student to discuss the evaluation.
- Semester Meetings. Students should plan to meet with John Marsden as a group at the beginning of the term, half way through, and at the end of the term to seek guidance and discuss experiences.
- Binder of Folder. At the end of the term, you should turn in a binder or folder that includes the following:
- Evaluation forms (student and instructor)
- Course syllabus
- Any assignments or grading criteria you have developed
- Any lectures you have presented or powerpoint lectures you have created
- Reflection Journal
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