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New Faculty: Register for this June's Faculty Teaching Institute
Tom Rice American Astronomical Society (AAS)
Are you an early-career astronomy faculty or instructor? Register now for the next Physics and Astronomy Faculty Teaching Institute (FTI), organized jointly by the American Association of Physics Teachers, the American Physical Society, and the American Astronomical Society! This four-day immersive workshop in College Park, Maryland, will help faculty build the type of teaching practice they want. The June 2025 FTI will be held 25–28 June 2025 at the American Center for Physics College Park office. Registration is now open and will close on 16 May 2025.
The Physics and Astronomy Faculty Teaching Institute is a workshop program dedicated to developing faculty members' teaching practice. The workshop will cover topics like:
- Managing your role as a new faculty member
- Principles of effective teaching and learning
- How to help students learn through presentation, small group work, whole class discussion, reading, simulations, demonstrations, think-pair-share, and more.
- How to assess students compassionately to support their learning
- Managing challenging teaching situations
- Creating a teaching action plan
More information is available at https://www.physport.org/FTI/events/June2025/.