Pondering Excellence

CSET’s Pondering Excellence in Teaching speaker series is an opportunity for the general public and Stanford’s academic community to hear research-based talks from faculty, staff experts, and students that provoke thinking and encourage dialogue on what excellent teaching means. Check out our latest talks below.

Recognizing Teachable Moments: An Important Component of Excellent Teaching

Laura Van Zoest

April 24, 2019

Science Education: Past and Future Directions?

Jonathan Osborne

March 6, 2019

Introducing the Policy Actualizers: An Examination of District STEAM Reform as a Means Toward Equity

Xavier Monroe

February 20, 2019

Justice in Practice: Can Practice-Based Teacher Education Prepare Social Justice Educators?

Sarah Schneider Kavanagh

February 6, 2019

What Makes Difficult History Difficult? Lessons Drawn from Teaching the Holocaust in Poland

Magdalena Gross, PhD

November 28, 2018

(Re)Thinking Mathematical Groupwork: Suggestions from Middle School Students

Anthony Villa

October 17, 2018