Past Events

In this clinic, we will go over best practices for resume writing before breaking into pairs to peer review each other's resumes.

Join us and learn from other sober graduate students and academic faculty about how to navigate sobriety in the academic world.

In this clinic, we will go over best practices for resume writing before breaking into pairs to peer review each other's resumes.

In this session, participants will build storytelling skills by applying techniques based on narrative, neuroscience, and presentations from TED Talks.

In this workshop, participants will learn the basic outline of a lesson and practice creating these steps for their own teaching material: the objective, introduction, activity, wrap-up, and assessment. We will dwell on the “activity” stage to discuss scaffolding techniques. Finally, participants will brainstorm assessment methods to check if their lesson plans were successful. Instructors will leave with a useable lesson plan for their classrooms.

In this workshop, you will learn how to write a resume describing your graduate school experiences that is compelling to employers.

Join us for an introductory crash course in the cognitive theories underlying learning and memory. Discover how you can leverage these theories to encourage deep, meaningful, long-lasting learning for your students.

As a graduate student, you assume many roles: teacher, instructor, as well as student. In this workshop, you will learn about and apply theories of self-directed learning to students and oneself’s achievement, as well as gain strategies about setting expectations and working effectively with students and faculty.

Teaching Practice is a teaching improvement technique that involves an instructor delivering a mini-lesson (10-12 minutes) to a small group of peers in order to receive detailed feedback on their teaching effectiveness. It is a great opportunity for instructors to try new teaching strategies in a safe environment.

In the virtual session, Texas MBA and ETS will be discussing the GRE and best practices for preparing for the exam, as well the value of an MBA. Plus, attendees will be eligible for a $30 discount on GRE registration and $20 off the GRE Mentor prep program.