The Science
Initiative Learning Actively Mentoring Program
(LAMP)
LAMP is a comprehensive, sustained mentoring and
professional development program with an emphasis on how to
best adopt active learning strategies in large-scale active learning classrooms
at UW. LAMP will enable
all science teaching faculty and graduate and undergraduate teachers to become
trained in best practices / active learning strategies by 2022.
Twenty-two
faculty members and graduate students from the SI departments participated in
the 2016
Summer Institute on Active Learning in the Sciences
The 2016 Science
Initiative Summer Institute (SI2) for Faculty and Graduate Students
The first annual Science Initiative
Summer Institute (SI2) was held June 7th through the 12th;
it was considered a massive success by mentors, faculty and graduate students
alike. The diversity and collaborative nature of the group led to unprecedented
articulation, collaboration and innovation beyond that anticipated/predicted.
Fellows described the experience as being "transformational",
"jump starting [their] active learning knowledge" and inspiring them
to help other instructors. Fellows presented their plans for launching
innovative curriculum during the 2016-2017 academic year and with continued
LAMP support, they look forward to spreading the ripples of their
revolutionized teaching and learning environments.
Elliot
Hulley, Dave Anderson, Brian Leonard and John Hoberg of the Chemistry
Department work together to develop instructional strategies during the 2016
Summer Institute on Active Learning in the Sciences
“For me [the Summer Institute was]
really transformational”
– Dave Anderson, Chemistry Department Head
