Session I of FTC for incoming Yale University Ph.D. students in Chemistry.

1. WELCOME TO
FUNDAMENTALS
OF TEACHING CHEMISTRY
PLEASE:
SIGN IN
GRAB A PACKET
GRAB A NAME TAG
AND HAVE SOME BREAKFAST!
THANKS!

2. FUNDAMENTALS OF
TEACHING CHEMISTRY
2018 SESSION I
August 22nd 2018
CRB 123

3. WELCOME!
Jonathan Tyson
CTL McDougal Teaching Fellow
3rd year, Organic Chemistry division,
Schepartz Lab
jonathan.tyson@yale.edu
Hannah Lant
CTL McDougal Teaching Fellow
4th year, Inorganic division,
Brudvig Lab
hannah.lant@yale.edu
Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)
301 York Street
http://ctl.yale.edu/

4. LET’S BREAK THE ICE
Head out to the kitchen area to play BINGO
Say “BINGO!” if you get signatures on 5 squares
in a row either horizontally, vertically or
diagonally.

5. OVERVIEW OF THE SERIES
Session I (Today) Welcome! and Introduction to Teaching
@ Yale
Session II (Aug
26th)
“Research Like a Scholar, Teach Like a
Scholar”
T@YD (Aug 27th) University-wide Logistics and
Mechanics
Session III (Aug
28th)
Microteaching Activity & Discussion

6. GOALS
Get to know your classmates
Become more prepared and
confident as a Teaching
Fellow (TF)
Think about what unique
role a TF plays in the
department and for
undergraduates
Familiarize with fundamental
teaching skills, strategies, and
language
Gain useful insights and tips for
teaching students
Know where to go for more
help or training in teaching

7. INTRODUCING
MICROTEACHING
For Session III, you will prepare a 10 minute
presentation for a group of 3-4 peers.
Topics have been assigned randomly, but reflect your
likely teaching assignment.
Refer to your packet to see your topic assignment and
then find your microteaching topic prompt in the
following pages.

8. TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS
Teaching assignments for the fall semester are
currently being finalized; however, they will most
likely be as follows:
Organic Lab
• Organic
• Chem Bio
Gen Chem Lab
• Inorganic
• Physical
• Theoretical
• Biophysical

9. PREVIEW OF ROLE AS A TF
GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB
Basic logistics
Meet once per week with each of two different sections
12 undergraduate students per section
May do prelab lecture
Lab manual
Grade lab reports
Proctor final practical exam during week before finals

10. PREVIEW OF ROLE AS A TF
GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB
On a typical lab day:
Sit in on pre-lab lecture
Proctor and collect pre-lab
quiz
Welcome students into lab,
make announcements,
introduction, tell them where
reagents/equipment is,
mention any safety or waste
management protocol
Answer student questions, help
troubleshoot, make sure everyone
is following safety protocol
At end of the lab, collect
datasheets
During week, grade last week’s
lab reports
(2-5 pages each, usually 2-3
hour task if TF-ing two lab
sections)

11. PREVIEW OF ROLE AS A TF
GENERAL CHEMISTRY
DISCUSSION SECTION
Basic logistics
Meet once per week with each of two different sections
About 15 undergraduate students each
Review last week’s lecture in whatever format you please
Proctor and grade 3-4 exams per semester
Grading will take typically 6 hours
Hold one office hour per week

12. On a typical lecture day:
Sit in on lecture
Walk around to help students
think through “clicker
questions” during lecture
PREVIEW OF ROLE AS A TF
GENERAL CHEMISTRY
DISCUSSION SECTION
During a typical discussion
section:
Hold one 50-min discussion
section per week per section (most
people have two sections)
Go over a couple of problem-
solving questions provided by
instructor
Rest of discussion section is yours
to structure as you wish

13. PREVIEW OF ROLE AS A TF
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB
Basic logistics
Meet 2 times a week, different
“sections”
About 12 undergraduate students each
Course packet
1 page short pre-lab
“Experimental Plan” notes (tickets
to class) handed in every class
Three post-lab assignments
that take the place of formal
lab reports.
1 examination (final) at the
end (30% of the final grade)

14. PREVIEW OF ROLE AS A TF
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB
On a typical lab day:
Roster
Mini-lecture on the agenda,
introduction,
theory/mechanism,
techniques, and useful hints
for the lab
Extraction, Reflux, Purification
methods, Melting point, IR,
NMR
Supervise, answer
questions and assist by
walking around
Sign lab book pages before
a student exits

15. PREVIEW OF ROLE AS A TF
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
DISCUSSION
Basic logistics
Meet once per week with each of two different sections
About 15 undergraduate students each
Review last week’s lecture in whatever format you please
Proctor and grade 3-4 exams per semester
Grading will take typically 6 hours
Hold one office hour per week