We’re excited to invite all educators to a fun-filled celebration to honor your dedication and passion for teaching and engagement with CEILS! We are honored that you would share your time with us so please come indulge in an icecream sundae bar with toppings, connect with colleagues, and celebrate the wonderful impact you make every [...]
Join us for energizing 20-minute walks every Wednesday from 11:40 – 12:00 pm. Whether you stroll the full time, a bit less, or more, this time is for you. You can use this time to connect with CEILS folks about teaching, hold walking meetings with colleagues, or put on your headphones and drift away. We’ll [...]
Join us for energizing 20-minute walks every Wednesday from 11:40 – 12:00 pm. Whether you stroll the full time, a bit less, or more, this time is for you. You can use this time to connect with CEILS folks about teaching, hold walking meetings with colleagues, or put on your headphones and drift away. We’ll [...]
Are you new to UCLA? Are you teaching at UCLA for the first time? Are you teaching a new course or a large-enrollment course for the first time? Do you [...]
Join any of all of the sessions Sep. 18 and 19, 9am to 3pm, in Hershey Hall 158. RSVP here This year, our annual workshop will focus on supporting you in creatively responding to the changing institutional environment while maintaining your well-being. Our goal is to provide you with resources, concrete strategies, and practices to [...]
Join any of all of the sessions Sep. 18 and 19, 9am to 3pm, in Hershey Hall 158. RSVP here This year, our annual workshop will focus on supporting you in creatively responding to the changing institutional environment while maintaining your well-being. Our goal is to provide you with resources, concrete strategies, and practices to [...]
The Undergraduate Learning Assistants (LA) Program in the Sciences at UCLA is an evidence-based, multidisciplinary instructional strategy, in which undergraduate students who have succeeded in a course receive credit to learn how to help the next group of students succeed in that course. It is specifically geared toward large introductory science, engineering and math courses. LAs thus help facilitate active learning [...]
Paper we will discuss on Oct 1: Griston, Molly, and Bethany R. Wilcox. “Motivating reflection in problem solving: Homework corrections in upper-division physics courses.” Physical Review Physics Education Research 21.2 (2025): 020113. About Journal Club: Are you interested in learning about the latest STEM education research but not sure where to start? Or feeling overwhelmed [...]
Come celebrate our new office space and connect with the team! The Center for Education Innovation and Learning in the Sciences (CEILS) invites you to pop-in and check out our new workspace located in Hershey Hall 230. We are excited to welcome you into our space, share what we have been working on, and offer [...]
Creating a more inclusive classroom for neurodivergent students About 20-30% of college students are neurodivergent. In this Teaching Tables gathering, we invite you to share your experiences with neurodiversity in and outside the classroom and discuss how we can all better support our neurodivergent students. Resource: Autism Goes to College Podcast. Episode 42: What professors need [...]