{"id":18202,"date":"2021-01-12T14:19:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T19:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/?page_id=18202"},"modified":"2024-08-20T11:18:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T15:18:50","slug":"graduate-teaching-at-mit-biology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/graduate\/current-students\/graduate-teaching-at-mit-biology\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Teaching at MIT Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Teaching is an integral part of the Biology graduate training program at MIT. Graduate students at MIT Biology teach for two semesters; once in their second year and once in their fourth year. Students who teach in Biology<\/span> provide indispensable support to both the instructors and students.<\/p>\n Teaching offers an opportunity for graduate students to gain valuable skills as scientists and researchers, and provides potential career opportunities for those interested in teaching careers. Education literature shows there is synergy between graduate student research and teaching: students who learn evidence-based teaching practices have increased confidence in research preparedness and scientific communication. Students who teach in Biology receive<\/span> training that is designed to provide an opportunity for graduate students to learn and apply the skills required for teaching. The key learning goals for students who teach in Biology<\/span> are described below.<\/p>\n View Recitation Resources<\/a><\/p>\n “I would try to share the perspectives that had led to my appreciation of a nuanced concept in biology. These practices help motivate students from diverse backgrounds to learn the fundamentals that are taught in an introductory-level course.” View students who teach in Biology Responsibilities<\/a> (Kerberos login required)<\/p>\n “Make sure you learn people’s names and how they say them, because it shows that you’re interested in their wellbeing.” MIT Biology graduate students gain valuable experience teaching both undergraduate and graduate students<\/a>. All undergraduates are required to complete 7.01x (Introductory Biology)<\/a> as a part of the General Institute Requirement<\/a> (GIR). Most second-year graduate students serve as student who teach for one of these large-lecture Introductory Biology classes, offered in both the spring and fall semesters. In their fourth-year, students who teach in Biology<\/span> teach other graduate and upper-level undergraduate subjects offered by the department. Read the full list of classes<\/a> that Biology graduate students teach (full descriptions are available via the Registrar’s Office<\/a>).<\/p>\nWhy do we teach?<\/h2>\n
\nManraj Gill, Li Lab<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nStudents who teach in Biology should be able to…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\nAnonymous former student who taught in Biology<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nWho and what do we teach?<\/h2>\n