Linguistics PhD student Jared Desjardins, an award-winning graduate teacher and听teacher trainer,听received a Graduate Student, Professional Student, and Postdoctoral Scholar Development Grant to attend, and present at, the in听Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 13鈥�17, 2019. This year鈥檚 conference theme was Connection: Closing the Distance, with a broad focus on how effective teaching and learning requires evidence-based intentionality within a network of strong relationships. WIth Dr. Mark Pleiss,听Lead Coordinator of CU's Graduate Teacher Program,听Jared presented听results from two large-scale surveys assessing the impact of the University of baby直播app Center for Teaching and Learning鈥檚 video peer-observation protocols. Their findings illuminate the value of peer video consultations in teacher development, as well as the major impact that affective obstacles like anxiety and discomfort play in peer videotape observations and consultations more generally.
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