Instructional Resources
Instructional Moves
A curated set of practical strategies and examples you can use to support learning, facilitate discussion, and respond effectively to classroom dynamics.
Canvas Support Website
Consult the Canvas & Tech Tools for Teaching website for support on the range of instructional tools used at HGSE.
Canvas, Course Materials, and Digital Accessibility Training Video
If you are tasked with editing Canvas pages, please ensure you watch the Canvas, Course Materials, and Digital Accessibility for TA/TFs Training Video. For additional training, consultations, and support, reach out to canvas@gse.harvard.edu.
Determining the Specifics of Your Role
- Take a look at the faculty-facing Partnering with Teaching Fellows: A Pedagogical Guide for HGSE Faculty to help structure your relationship with faculty and guide the important early conversations about determining the particulars of your role.
- You may use the checklist to structure your discussion and document your course responsibilities.
Developing Teaching Strategies and Learning Experiences
- Visit the Teaching and Learning Lab (TLL) website for resources and support on instructional design and teaching practice: The Instructional Resources page offers materials on equity-focused teaching, effective discussion-leading, and more.
- The Teaching Guide for New Faculty contains tips and links that might be of interest to TFs.
Student Feedback & Assessment
- The TLL offers case studies in formative feedback.
- On Course offers a framework for a formative one-minute paper exercise.
- Professor Nancy Sommers has shared a .pdf of her classic resource on providing written feedback to students, which is available for downloads.
Facilitating Discussion
- The TLL has tip sheets for discussion protocols and norm setting.
- Rhonda Bondie, Adjunct Faculty at HGSE, has developed a resource for facilitating discussions through Zoom.
- The K. Patricia Cross Academy maintains a video libary on a wide range of discussion exercises, including these adaptations for Jigsaw, Fishbowl, and Think-Pair-Share in online environments.