The CAST Staff is here to support your teaching. Whether you have a quick question or are looking to redesign an entire course, we'll work with you to find solutions that fit your context. There's never a wrong time to reach out!

Teaching Consultations

Meet with a member of the CAST Staff to address a teaching question or challenge. We offer both on-campus and virtual consultations using Microsoft Teams. Some common topics of conversation include:

• syllabus review
• Canvas site review
• assessment/rubric
• active learning and engagement strategies
• incorporating technology in the classroom
• inclusion and accessibility strategies
• developing a media project
• siscussion strategies and ideas
  
  

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Classroom Observations

Invite a member of the CAST Staff to sit in on one of your lessons. This can be a particularly effective way to help develop your classroom facilitation skills. We offer classroom observations for both on-campus and online courses. Classroom observations provide nonjudgmental feedback about specific areas you'd like input on.

The process involves 3 steps:

1. a pre-observation meeting to discuss your goals
2. the observation itself in which the CAST staff member will take notes on the lesson
3. a post-observation meeting to discuss feedback, ask questions, and identify new strategies to try

Some common areas we can focus on include:

• tying out new teaching strategies
• inclusive facilitation
• instructional time management
• transitioning between learning activities
• diversifying and enhancing teaching strategies
• clarity and transparency of lesson delivery
• physical presence and movement in the classroom
• classroom climate
  
  

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