H A R V A R D U N I V E R S I T Y D E PA R T M E N T O F R O MA N C E L A N GU A GE S A N D L I T E R A T U R E S Pre-service Workshop for TFs and TAs* Department of Romance Languages and Literatures August 27- September 1, 2015
Thursday, August 27 (new instructors) 9:00 – 9:30 Coffee and pastry Mezzanine Café
9:30 – 10:15 Welcome to the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures/Introductions Boylston 105 (Dr. Stacey Katz Bourns)
10:15 – 11:00 Teaching at Harvard – Policies, Protocols, and Resources Boylston 105 (Dr. Elvira Di Fabio, Dr. Johanna Liander)
11:00 –12:00 Language Pedagogy in a "Post-Methods" Era Boylston 105 (Dr. Stacey Katz Bourns, Dr. Nicole Mills)
12:00 – 1:00 Break (lunch will be served) Mezzanine Café
1:00 – 5:00 Course-specific meetings
Friday, August 28 (new instructors morning; all instructors from 1pm on)
9:00 – 9:30 Coffee and pastry Ticknor Lounge
9:30 – 11:00 Professional Conduct Boylston 105 (Dr. Stacey Katz Bourns, Dr. Celeste Moreno, Dr. Viviane Gontijo, Dr. Aurélie Chevant, Dr. Ericka Knudson)
11:00 – 12:00 What to Do on the First Day Boylston 105 (Dr. Adriana Gutiérrez, Dr. Maria Luisa Parra)
12:00 - 1:00 Break (lunch will be served) Ticknor Lounge
1:00 - 2:00 Introduction to Canvas Fong Auditorium (Daniel Jamous, Senior Academic Technology Specialist)
2:00 - 5:00 Course-specific meetings
* Lunches are open only to workshop participants. Sessions will take place on the first floor of Boylston Hall, unless otherwise indicated. Rooms TBA (Course Heads)
Monday, August 31 (all instructors) 9:00 – 9:30 Coffee and pastry Ticknor Lounge
9:30 – 9:45 Welcome to the Department Fong Auditorium (Professor Virginie Greene, Department Chair)
9:45 – 11:45 Bill VanPatten presentation, Title TBA Professor of Spanish & Second Language Studies; Director of Language Instruction, Michigan State University Fong Auditorium
11:45 – 1pm Break (lunch will be served) Ticknor Lounge
1:00 – 5:00 Course-specific meetings Rooms TBA (Course Heads) Note: Some faculty will be attending the Language Fair/Advising
Tuesday, September 1 (all instructors) 9:30 – 5:00 Course-specific meetings Rooms TBA (Course Heads)
* Lunches are open only to workshop participants. Sessions will take place on the first floor of Boylston Hall, unless otherwise indicated.