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In the Learning Assistant (LA) model, faculty include undergraduate Learning Assistants (LAs) on their instructional teams in order to facilitate active learning and to foster inclusive learning environments. During weekly instructional team meetings, LAs provide feedback to faculty about how students are experiencing the course, and the team prepares for the upcoming week. LAs receive additional support and training through a pedagogy course, often with LAs from other disciplines across an institution’s LA Program. Together, the instructional team meetings and pedagogy course provide structure, community, and resources for LAs to utilize and improve inclusive practices when interacting with students. This workshop will serve as an introduction to the LA model. Participants will analyze videos, engage with data from LA-supported courses, and consider how working with LAs could work in their own contexts. Workshop organizers and facilitators are leaders within the Learning Assistant Alliance (https://learningassistantalliance.org/) and have experience working with LAs in various chemistry class settings and modalities.

Organizer 1

Carolyn Schick

Organizer 1 Email
Carolyn.Schick@montgomerycollege.edu
Organizer 2

Ira Caspari

Organizer 2 Email
ira.caspari@tufts.edu
Organizer 3

Andrea G. Van Duzor

Organizer 3 Email
andrea.vanduzor@csu.edu