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1. GSA May -June Events
2. Scholarship for students in the visual and performing arts
3. Fall Conference for Teaching Assistants
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1.
Buffalo Bison Baseball Game
Dunn Tire Park 275 Washington Street
Friday June 2nd 2006

Food Tent Pre Game band bash 5:30 pm Game starts @ 7:35 pm
Seats on the 3rd base line
Fireworks after the Game!!!
Tickets just $2 dollars at GSA office 310 Student Union 2 per id avail
5/11/2006

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GSA Happy Hour

Mojo's on Main

May 19th 2006 , 6-9pm

Beer, Wings & Pizza

Mix, Mingle & Munch

Schools Out For Summer!!!!

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Watch this Space for exciting Summer Programs from GSA www.gsa.buffalo.edu)

Whirlpool Jet Boat day trip
2nd Annual Moondance Cruise
Movies @ the Amherst Theater
Happy Hours @ Mojo's
Bison Baseball GamesWelcome Back Bash @ Pearl Street Brewery & Grill

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2.
There are two scholarship opportunities available from the Rhode Island Foundation for graduate students in the visual and performing arts who are Rhode Island residents. The deadlines are May 15 and June 9. Further information and application forms are available from the Rhode Island Foundation's website: www.rifoundation.org

3.
TARGET YOUR TEACHING:
Fall Conference for Teaching Assistants

Sponsored by
The Center for Teaching and Learning Resources
Monday - Wednesday, August 21-23, 2006
8:30 - 5:00 p.m.
120 Clemens Hall
Register on-line at the CTLR Web site by August 11, 2006 http://www.buffalo.edu/ctlr

TENTATIVE PROGRAM

MONDAY, AUGUST 21st

8:30 Registration and Coffee
9:00 Welcome
Jeannette Molina, Director
Center for Teaching and Learning Resources
9:15 Common Classroom Problems
Clyde Herreid
SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor
Biological Sciences and
Director, TA Fall Conference
11:45 BREAK
12:00 Lunch with the University Libraries
1:00 Ten Commandments of Effective Teaching
Clyde Herreid
2:45 BREAK
3:00 Micro-Teaching Information
3:15-5:00 Panel Discussion: Troubleshooting Classroom Issues

TUESDAY, AUGUST 22nd

8:30 Coffee and Conversation
9:00 Why Do We Have to Learn This Stuff Anyway?
J. Ronald Gentile
SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor, Emeritus
Counseling, School and Educational Psychology
9:45 Planning a Lesson
J. Ronald Gentile
10:45 BREAK
11:00 Workshops
*Planning a Course/Syllabus
Peter Gold, Associate Dean
College of Arts and Sciences
*Teaching with Technology
Stacy Person
Educational Technology Center
*Critical Thinking and College Students
Christine Tinnesz, Associate Director
Methods of Inquiry Program
12:30 Lunch (on your own)
1:30-5:00 Micro-Teaching Sessions in Small Groups

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23rd

8:30 Coffee and Conversation
9:00 Classroom Assessment & Feedback
Clyde Herreid
10:30 Active Learning Techniques
Clyde Herreid
12:00 Lunch (Pizza Party)
1:00 Workshops
*Internet Resources for Teaching and Learning
Christopher Hollister, Information Literacy Librarian
Undergraduate Library
*How to Construct and Evaluate Multiple Choice Tests
Elaine Davis, Associate Dean for Student Affairs
School of Dental Medicine
*Technology Tools for TAs: Opportunities and Challenges
Richard Lesniak, Director
Academic Services, CIT
Leslie McCain, Educational Technology Specialist
College of Arts and Sciences
2:30 Closing Remarks and Conference Assessment
Register on-line by August 11, 2006
SEATING IS LIMITED!
There is a $35 registration fee for this program. More information is available at the CTLR Web site.
http://www.buffalo.edu/ctlr
NO WALK-INS will be accepted on conference date due to pre-planned group activities.


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