The Program for Instructional Excellence (PIE) offers numerous ways to support FSU Teaching Assistants (TAs), instructional staff and anyone interested in learning about teaching.

Upcoming February Virtual PIE Teaching Workshops

The Program for Instructional Excellence (PIE) will continue offering its year-round series of workshops virtually. Workshops are open to anyone wanting to learn how to create the optimal learning environment for students. See below to register for PIE’s upcoming virtual workshops on How to Create a Teaching Portfolio, and Creating Diversity Statements!

And, check out our Spring 2021 virtual office hour offerings! https://youtu.be/iIXv2q30Kpk (also see below for more details)

Title: How to Create a Teaching Portfolio

Date & Time: Friday, 2/5, 10:30-Noon

Workshop Facilitators: Dr. Lisa Liseno, Assistant Dean of The Graduate School, Director of PIE, and Nick Bower, PIE Teaching Associate, Department of Physics

Description: Creating a teaching portfolio is an important way to illustrate the strategies and techniques you use to help support and encourage student learning. It also gives you the opportunity to reflect on your teaching and ways to improve for the future. Not only is this a helpful exercise, but may be a requirement when applying for future employment. This workshop will give you examples and time to discuss how to assemble an electronic teaching portfolio. Requirements for the submission of teaching portfolios from nominees of FSU’s Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (OTAA) will also be addressed.

Registration: https://bit.ly/REGIS_0205

Title: Creating a Diversity Statement

Date & Time: Monday, 2/8, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Facilitator: Dr. Lisa Liseno, Assistant Dean of The Graduate School, Director of PIE 

Description: It has recently become commonplace for faculty positions (amongst others) to include a Diversity Statement in the required application materials. A Diversity Statement requested by faculty positions expects a description of how the applicant will promote diversity in their teaching and research. In this workshop, we will discuss how to personalize and construct a Diversity Statement that considers teaching, research, and other aspects of one’s experience.

Registration: https://bit.ly/REGIS_0208

PIE TA Community Online Teaching Support Canvas Site

Visit the PIE Program’s Canvas organizational site that serves to provide teaching assistants (TAs) and instructional staff from across campus the opportunity to find peer community and support while more courses are being offered in an online format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Resources include virtual office hours where visitors can connect via Zoom to PIE Teaching Associate TAs from a variety of different disciplines to discuss challenges, brainstorm ideas, share tips, and receive referrals to additional resources to assist in the online teaching transition. Video tutorials, discipline specific online teaching tips, and links to a variety of resources available at FSU and beyond, are also located on this site. Anyone can self-enroll in this Canvas site via this URL: https://canvas.fsu.edu/enroll/JB4D8K