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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Faculty and Staff,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The A&M-Commerce Teaching Academy has been established to support faculty and GATs with pedagogical development and best practices in the classroom. Our aim is to support faculty and
GATs by equipping them with instructional pedagogy, building teaching efficacy, improving student retention, and increasing student enrollment. During AY19-20, there will be two instructional strands that will run concurrently, one for new faculty members,
and one for new GATs who are teachers of record (GAT-TORs).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The new faculty instructional strand will run the length of the 2019-2020 academic year, from September 6, 2019 through April 3, 2020, meeting the first Friday of each month from 2-4pm. A
more detailed schedule will be provided at the first seminar. Location of the first seminar on 9/6/19 will be Ed South 104.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The GAT-TOR instructional strand will run for one semester, starting at the beginning of each Fall and Spring semester to accommodate new GAT-TORs. New GAT-TORs must successfully complete
the Teaching Academy during their first semester of teaching. Seminars will take place every Wednesday 2-4pm, beginning September 4, 2019. A more detailed schedule will be provided at the first seminar. Location of the first seminar on 9/4/19 will be Ed South
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Over the course of the year, new faculty and GATs will engage in two book studies on: Teaching College: The Ultimate Guide to Lecturing, Presenting, and Engaging Students (Eng, 2017) and
High-Impact Practices in Online Education: Research and Best Practices (Linder & Hayes, 2018). The books will be provided to Teaching Academy participants free of charge.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Teaching Academy will be facilitated by Dr. Jennifer Dyer, Professor & Department Head of Curriculum & Instruction.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">We are looking forward to a successful academic year.
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