Stanford University Department of Biology

Teaching Resources for PhD Students

In an effort to assist PhD students with their teaching endeavors, the following information has been compiled to be used as a resource.

Courses about Teaching and Communicating Science

CTL 312: Science and Engineering Course Design, taught by Robyn Dunbar (Winter quarter, 2-3 units)

GES 218: Communicating Science, taught by Jenny Saltzman (Autumn Quarter, 3 units)

CTL Oral Communication Program: http://ctl.stanford.edu/Oralcomm/tutoring.html

CTL Resources

Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL): http://ctl.stanford.edu/
CTL TA Resources: http://ctl.stanford.edu/TA/
CTL Events Calender: http://ctl.stanford.edu/Events/
Mid-quarter evaluations (small group evaluations and online evaluations): http://ctl.stanford.edu/TA/evals_ta.html
DVD Recording and consultation: http://ctl.stanford.edu/TA/videotape.html

Science Outreach Programs

Office of Science Outreach: http://oso.stanford.edu/
Science Outreach at the Tech Museum: http://genetics.stanford.edu/outreach/tech.html
Science Bus (teaching science lessons to elementary kids): contact Emily Rains (rainse[at]stanford[dot]edu)
49ers Academy Teaching Team (teaching science lessons to 6th, 7th, and 8th graders): contact Andrea Elise Hartsock (ahart17[at]stanford[dot]edu)

Other Teaching Opportunities

Other Resources

School of Medicine Future Faculty Seminar (CTL 400): http://www.stanford.edu/class/ctl400/

Useful Contact Info (2009-2010)

Department Teaching Mentor Coordinator: Sara Brownell
(seb52[at]stanford[dot]edu)
Biocore Coordinator: Waheeda Khalfan
(wkhalfan[at]stanford[dot]edu)
Biocore Labs Coordinator: Shyamala Malladi
(smalladi[at]stanford[dot]edu)
Student Services Administrator: Valerie Kiszka
(vkiszka[at]stanford[dot]edu)

Biology Department Teaching Assistant Course Materials and Resources