New Educators Wednesday Roundtable  NEWR 2020
in conjunction with SIGCSE 2020
Wednesday, March 11    9:00 - 5:00
Room Location: B115, Oregon Convention Center

Despite the important role teaching plays in many academic careers, the reality is that many new educators receive little training for that role. As a result, many are unclear on the variety of career options available. How do you explore institutions or career paths that may be right for you? How do you balance teaching with research, service, and a life beyond the academy? How do you work effectively with colleagues through the tenure process? How do you organize a coherent course, scaffold engaging experiences, and build good relationships with students?

The goal of the SIGCSE New Educators (Wednesday) Roundtable is to assist academic-oriented graduate students, post docs, and pre-tenure faculty in exploring questions such as these. Experienced colleagues from a variety of career paths will be there to share their experiences and best practices. Small-group discussions will enable attendees to focus on the questions or concerns most relevant to their situations and will help develop a cohort of like-minded colleagues.

The New Educators' Wednesday Roundtable is by invitation only after completing and submitting an application. The event is FREE, including lunch, and limited travel support is available. Roundtable participants must commit to attending the complete schedule on March 11, from 9am-5pm, and are strongly encouraged to attend all of the SIGCSE 2020 conference.

The list of Roundtable presenters and attendees can be found under the People link above, and advice from this and past years' presenters appears under Advice. The schedule for the Roundtable is listed under Schedule.

Applying for the Wednesday Roundtable

1. Name
2. Current position (graduate student, post doc, instructor, assistant professor, etc.)
3. Academic institution and address
4. Email address
5. Requesting financial support?
6. Number of days you will attend the SIGCSE 2020 conference
7. Two to three paragraphs explaining what you see as the benefits of attending this event. In particular, identify questions or concerns you hope to have addressed by the Roundtable, and describe how you see the event helping to advance your academic career.

Registration for the roundtable is FREE, thanks to the generous support of the SIGCSE Board. A limited number of grants up to $500 are available to help cover expenses related to the roundtable (e.g., travel, hotel, food, SIGCSE registration). As of Jan 21, these travel funds have been allocated.)

Deadlines and Notification

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Attendance is limited; we encourage applying early!