The Science Initiative Learning Actively Mentoring Program (LAMP)

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 7^th through the 12^th; 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