As spring term ends and summer begins, it’s a great time to reflect on how to make your current courses even better. As you do, consider sharing insights and brainstorming new ideas by signing up for a Codon Learning summer discussion with education researcher and author Scott Freeman. This event will be from 1-2 p.m. ET on Monday, June 16th.
Scott will focus on:
How and why high structure courses help all students–especially those unprepared for college-level work.
Why structured training in metacognition and study skills is considered the next frontier in innovations to support the success of underprepared students.
Katie Sieverman will follow up by demonstrating how Codon’s Introducing the Life Sciences can replace your current textbook while providing high structure and coaching on evidence-based study and metacognitive skills.
Let’s talk teaching! Scott and Katie look forward to meeting you.
Can’t attend live? No problem! Register anyway, and we’ll send you the recording to watch at your convenience.
Dr. Scott Freeman is Lecturer Emeritus at the University of Washington. The recipient of a UW Distinguished Teaching Award, he has published research on how innovative approaches to teaching science benefit all students, but particularly students from disadvantaged backgrounds. He is the author of the textbooks Biological Science and Evolutionary Analysis, which have sold over 500,000 copies and been translated into multiple languages, and the popular book Saving Tarboo Creek, which is for general audiences. He is the course director of Codon’s Learning’s majors biology curriculum Introducing the Life Sciences.
Dr. Katie Sieverman is a molecular biologist and former teaching faculty member who has taught intro biology courses from 12 to 800 students. Katie is now the Director of Content at Codon Learning, where she worked with Scott Freeman to develop an innovative introductory biology curriculum. She has over 5 years of teaching experience and 4 years of experience developing digital science content. Katie specializes in building student content resources that scaffold students’ conceptual understanding and spark interest in the biological sciences.