PFF Teaching Resources
Here, you can:
- Browse books and general resources to help you get started teaching (see below)
- Learn more about science and medical education research (see journals listed below)
- Find articles and resources on specific teaching topics
Books
These books (and many others) can be borrowed from the OCPD Library:
- First Day to Final Grade: A graduate student' s guide to teaching
by Curzan and Damour
note: a great place to start for all beginning teachers
- Teaching American Students: A Guide for International Faculty and Teaching Assistants in Colleges & Universities
by Ellen Sarkisian - Derek Bok Center for Teaching & Learning (Harvard University)
- Tools for Teaching
by Barbara Gross Davis
note: a classic text used in many teaching workshops
select chapters are also available on-line
- Mckeachie's Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research And Theory for College And University Teachers
by William McKeachie
Online Handbooks
- Teaching Materials at UC Berkeley's Office of Educational Development
- Reaching All Students: A resource for teaching in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
by Sellers, Roberts, Giovanetto, Friedrich
- Survival Handbook for Teaching Large Classes
by Sallie Ives at UNC Charlotte Faculty Center for Teaching
Science Lesson Databases
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National Science Digital Library (NSDL) — an NSF-funded gateway to other science education databases, which contain
resources such as lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations, illustrations and movies. -
BiosciEdNet (BEN) — the NSDL database for biological sciences education.
Other Teaching Resources at UCSF
Science Education Journals
This is a great place to search for articles on specific topics for teaching.
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education (a IUBMB/ASBMB publication)
- CBE/Life Sciences Education (a ACSB/HHMI publication)
- Journal of Chemical Education (a ACS publication)
- Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education (JUNE)
- List of journals and meetings in medical education
Professional Associations in Science Education
- Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) (an excellent association to join if you are interested in pursuing a career path at an undergraduate institution)
- Division of Chemical Education, American Chemical Society
- Project Kaleidoscope
note: this association is one of the leading advocates in the U.S. for building and sustaining strong undergraduate programs in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)