All teaching
April 30, 2013
Research brings skills, good learning experience (and fun)“It’s much more fun and they learn more if they have a hand in learning,” says anthropologist Sloan Williams
April 30, 2013
‘It’s important to leave home and find your way’Valerie Werner wants to make sure her interns are not just answering phones.
April 30, 2013
Teaching is a song when performed with energy, enthusiasmWhen Michael J. Anderson began teaching choral studies at UIC 22 years ago, there were seven students in the choir
April 30, 2013
Goal: to develop critical thinking skills, skepticism“When I learn something, I want to share it with others,” says seven-time Silver Circle winner Larry Grimm
April 30, 2013
Silver Circle teachers at the head of the classSince 1966, the Silver Circle Award has been presented to some of UIC’s best teachers
April 30, 2013
Despite the humor, her classes are no jokeMary Brown has even more reason to celebrate this year’s Silver Circle than her four previous awards
April 30, 2013
Get inside students’ heads, see world from their viewpointJane Marone began her career as a physician in New Orleans, working with indigent patients
April 30, 2013
Giving students a wider, more critical view of the worldCorey Capers seeks the balance between authoritative lectures and student-centered learning.
April 30, 2013
Offering a balance of humor and everyday examplesSaeed Manafzadeh makes sure students learn something new each time they come to his class.
April 30, 2013
Solving problems that aren’t on a multiple-choice test“Our students are going to have to fix the messes we’ve made,” says Sandra Gibbons. “It’s my goal to teach them how.”