FLiP at UTSW

We are a skill-building club formed and led by trainees (UTSW students and postdocs) interested in the science and art of teaching!

[Jayme Dyer, PhD @YouTooBio]

This year in my community college biology class, I'm trying a sticker chart!

I want to incentivize & celebrate certain behaviors 🥳 without including them in the grade.

I'll report back on how it goes later this semester!

[SACNAS @SACNAS]

Know an amazing SCIENTIST/MENTOR/TRAILBLAZER/ROLE MODEL/SACNISTA? Nominate them for a Distinguished Award!

Visit https://t.co/tO1IFradNl to see all categories and submit your nomination! #2023NDiSTEM #SACNAS #DISTINGUISHEDAWARDS

[Jayme Dyer, PhD @YouTooBio]

I'm going to write a blog post on How Not To Do #ungrading (hoo boy have I learned things this semester)

In the meantime: I continue to worry that differences in students' abilities to self-assess & advocate for themselves renders any form of collaborative grading inequitable 😬

[Cientifico Latino, Inc. @cientificolatin]

Are you about to start a STEM grad program?🧪

Científico Latino’s GSEC program (Grad Student Engagement & Community) is now OPEN to the public!
https://t.co/TUfjdY448r

1st year grad students & mentors – apply by May 20!

🧵 1/5

[Harmit S. Malik @HarmitMalik]

Advising undergraduates: encourage them to get to know themselves | Sociobiology ⁦@JoanStrassmann⁩

Needed to read this both as a professor and as a parent https://t.co/q5zvWbcdrd

[Jayme Dyer, PhD @YouTooBio]

What is the role of the textbook relative to what happens in the classroom?

Specifically: If the textbook covers exactly what the instructor covers in class (and not more), could a student - in theory - learn what they need to learn without the instructor?

[SACNAS @SACNAS]

Call for Reviewers! 📣📣📣

Give back to SACNAS! Volunteers are needed to review Research Presentations, Travel Scholarship Applications, and Session Proposals! Apply as a reviewer here! >>> https://t.co/6lwId6rVwz

#research #STEM #sessionproposals #volunteer

[Taufique SKT @SktTaufique]

Congratulations to David @EhichioyaD, Yamazaki Lab, for the NSF-PRFB fellowship 2023 @NSF. See in the pic how happy he is.

[FLiP at UTSW @FLiP_UTSW]

Shout-out to our former co-chair Dr. Samuel Álvarez-Arguedas, who has been featured in the @Pathfulinc newsletter for #VolunteerMonth, for making an impact on 300 students (!) through #PathfulConnect since joining in 2021! 👏🙌

[Simons Foundation @SimonsFdn]

The Simons Foundation Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience (SURFiN) is now open for applications! The program’s goal is to spark & sustain interest in neuroscience among students from diverse backgrounds underrepresented in neuro research. https://t.co/8XvWXDVGE1

[Dr. Arnaldo Díaz @ADiaz_PhD]

📢 Happening Tomorrow! Please join us for @UTSW_ostem's General Meeting on Tue, 3/28 at 11am-12pm. We had an exciting planning session and can't wait to share our ideas with the community. Don't miss out! 🌈

[Erika Merschrod merschrod.bsky.social @merschrod]

My pretty, pretty graphical syllabus :) New this year, the "NEW!" button thanks to a suggestion from @gavatron! (Shows that we are serious about improvement, open to change, and do make changes in response to student feedback.). Key elements: 1/

[Alliance of Women Scientists @UTSW @AWS_UTSW]

Happy Monday! On March 30th, we will be hosting the amazing Dr. Lindsay Case! She was a postdoc at UTSW in the Rosen lab, where she received the Brown and Goldstein award for research excellence, and now has her own lab at MIT. We hope you can join us for this exciting event! 👏🏼

[FLiP at UTSW @FLiP_UTSW]

FLiP is meeting this Wednesday (22 March) at 4 PM - join us!

We will discuss teaching opportunities, workshops, panels, and other events we're planning for this semester. We'd also love to hear your ideas and suggestions!