Honors College Undergraduate Supervised Teaching (HON495)

Honors students engaged in Honors Colloquium.

Honors Scholars students engaged in Honors Colloquium.

The University Honors College is seeking Honors Scholars in their Sophomore, Junior or Senior years to facilitate the Freshman Honors Colloquium (HON102) as teaching assistants.

Project description

This experience is designed for student teaching assistants who will facilitate one section of HON102: Freshmen Honors Colloquium in the spring semester. It serves as an introduction to some of the central ideas of HON102 and to the art of teaching. Areas of focus include lesson planning, examining teaching philosophies, managing class discussion and evaluating student work.

Once selected as a teaching assistant you will enroll in HON495 in the fall and work through one of ELN's Digital Badges.

Project outcome

The culmination of this project will be a narrated PowerPoint highlighting and reflecting upon work completed throughout the semester. This virtual PowerPoint presentation will also serve as your evidence of your project experience and accomplishment, which will be embedded in your digital badge.

Project details

Timing, eligibility and other details
Length of commitment Longer than a semester (6-9 months)
Start time Fall
In-person, remote, or hybrid?
Remote
Level of collaboration Large group collaboration
Benefits Academic Credit; Honors College Experience Credit
Who is eligible Students who enroll in HON 495: Honors College Undergraduate Supervised Teaching with approval from the instructor

Project mentor

Karyn St. George

Administrative Director

University Honors College

Phone: (716) 645-3030

Email: kcs9@buffalo.edu

Start the project

  1. Email the project mentor using the contact information above to express your interest and get approval to work on the project. (Here are helpful tips on how to contact a project mentor.)
  2. After you receive approval from the mentor to start this project, click the button to start the digital badge. (Learn more about ELN's digital badge options.) 
IMPORTANCE NOTICE: Before Starting the Digital Badge

Because this project is part of a UB program, course or departmental initiative, you must select the "group name" from the menu on the digital badge sign-up form.

Preparation activities

Once you begin the digital badge series, you will have access to all the necessary activities and instructions. Your mentor has indicated they would like you to also complete the specific preparation activities below. Please reference this when you get to Step 2 of the Preparation Phase. 

  • All details for preparation activities will be included in the syllabus for HON 495: Honors College Undergraduate Supervised Teaching.

Keywords

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