Turning2Teaching

Our small planet has some big problems. Luckily young adults want to tackle these challenges and make their own dent in the world. Now is the time to use your experience and expert judgment to help the next generation of project managers develop and perform as highly as possible. Whether it is as an adjunct professor, a guest lecturer, or an online tutor, this session will jump-start you on your journey to becoming a master teacher.

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1. Turning to Teaching
   Go from Industry Leader to
   Classroom Teacher
   #ExperiencePMI
   J Scott Christianson
   Associate Teaching Professor
   University of Missouri
   9 September 2020
   

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2. WHY
   

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3. Big Problems
   for a Small
   Planet
   

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5. Climate Change
   

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6. Fault Lines in Our Global Society
   

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8. ~20-21 million post secondary students in the US
   

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13. Students are
    ready to do the
    work
    

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14. The Missing
    Ingredient?
    

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15. You!
    

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16. WHO
    

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17. Being a
    college
    student today
    is not the
    same as
    when you
    were in
    college
    

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18. Questions to Ask Prior to Class
    

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19. Questions to Ask Prior to Class
    • What are your expectations from me
    as a teacher?
    

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20. Questions to Ask Prior to Class
    • What are your expectations from me
    as a teacher?
    • What do you think my expectations
    are of you as my student?
    

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21. Questions to Ask Prior to Class
    • What are your expectations from me
    as a teacher?
    • What do you think my expectations
    are of you as my student?
    • What should I know about your life
    right now?
    

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22. HOW
    

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25. Active
    Learning
    Using Brain/
    Learning
    Science
    Multiple
    Pathways
    

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26. Planning vs Reality
    BUILD THE TOWER TRACK PROGRESS
    PLAN THE TOWER
    

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27. KANBAN AND SCRUM: LEGO CITY
    SWIM-LANE SIZING KANBAN BOARD
    

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28. SCRUM FRAMEWORK
    SPRINT REVIEW READY FOR RELEASE
    PRODUCT OWNER
    

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29. CELEBRATING YOUR WORK!
    

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30. Innovate, Adapt and Overcome
    SLACK
    

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31. Innovate, Adapt and Overcome
    TRELLO MINECRAFT
    

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32. Multiple Exercises
    INTRODUCTION TO SCRUM FIELD TRIPS
    LEARNING CURVES
    

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33. What determines student success?
    #ExperiencePMI - Virtual Experience Series
    Relationship with a teacher/mentor
    

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34. What determines student success?
    #ExperiencePMI - Virtual Experience Series
    Clear Expectations
    Detailed Syllabus
    Clear Rubrics
    Learning Objectives (the Why)
    

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35. WHAT
    LEVEL
    

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36. What Level
    #ExperiencePMI - Virtual Experience Series
    • Guest Lecturer
    • Adjunct Instructor
    • Full-Time Instructor
    

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37. #ExperiencePMI - Virtual Experience Series
    ACTION PLAN – WHAT’S NEXT?
    • What Experience or Subject Do You Know
    Best?
    • Outline a Lesson.
    • Reach out to local colleges, universities,
    and technical schools (start with
    departmental chair).
    

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38. #ExperiencePMI - Virtual Experience Series
    ACTION PLAN – WHAT’S NEXT?
    Reading
    Assignment
    

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39. #ExperiencePMI - Virtual Experience Series
    ACTION PLAN – WHAT’S NEXT?
    • Student Evaluations?
    • Try a Start-Stop-Continue Exercise. If
    you are sincere about trying to get
    better, students will try to help you.
    • Use anonymous surveys.
    • Ask a great instructor to be your mentor.
    Continuous Quality Improvement
    

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40. #ExperiencePMI - Virtual Experience Series
    ACTION PLAN – WHAT’S NEXT?
    • It is an honor to get to teach.
    Last Piece of Advice.
    

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41. THANK YOU!
    Website: christiansonjs.com
    Newsletter: frt.news
    email: christiansonjs@missouri.edu
    

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