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Conestoga’s Onboarding Checklist for New Faculty

New to the college? Use this checklist to move through the initial onboarding processes. Get connected to college services, your email, courses and more.

BOPPPPS and CARD Lesson Planning

Many models exist for planning and delivering lessons. We suggest using the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) Network BOPPPPS model or the CARD model. Either of these models can easily be applied to an in-person, online synchronous or asynchronous lesson.

Emails About Student Absences

Download these modifiable email templates to communicate with students who are absent or disengaged in classes. Review Taking Class Attendance for more information and ideas to promote attendance and monitor absence

Example Assignment and Rubric Riders

We’ve curated some common assignment and rubric riders to clarify your expectations for students and to minimize the potential for academic misconduct.

Key Apps for Teaching and Learning

See recommended free apps to support remote teaching and learning. Choose those that support your practice. Download the poster (PDF) below.

Observation of Teaching Materials

Download these resources to prepare for an observation. These resources may also be used at any time for self-reflection on your teaching.

PowerPoint Templates

Here, we’ve collected editable PowerPoint slide templates which may be helpful for your teaching. Choose the template best for your mode of teaching.

Spectrum of Effective Questioning

Questions can be used to promote lower-order thinking skills (accessing and making sense of existing knowledge) as well as higher-order thinking skills (eliciting the creation of new knowledge). Download the Spectrum of Effective Questions poster (PDF) and the 29 Critical Thinking Question stems below.

A Spectrum of Using Generative AI in the Classroom

Use of generative AI can occur along a spectrum of limited/guided use to an integrative approach in the classroom. Download the Spectrum of Using Generative AI in the Classroom (PDF) below for recommendations to get started considering the use of generative AI in a variety of learning activity designs.

Student Name Tent Template

Print this template to use as name tents in your in-person classes. Students can fold theirs in half, and print their name and preferred pronouns on it using a black marker.

Virtual Backgrounds for Online Meetings

This zipped file contains virtual backgrounds suitable for synchronous online meetings. Use with Zoom or Microsoft Teams.