Maryellen Weimer

Maryellen Weimer is a professor emerita of teaching and learning at Penn State Berks and won Penn State's Milton S. Eisenhower award for distinguished teaching in 2005. Weimer has consulted with more than 600 colleges and universities on instructional issues and regularly keynotes national meetings and regional conferences.

Weimer has edited The Teaching Professor newsletter since 1987 and writes the Teaching Professor Blog. A distinguished scholar and author, Dr. Weimers books include Inspired College Teaching: A Career-Long Resource for Professional Growth (Jossey-Bass, 2010), Enhancing Scholarly Work on Teaching and Learning Professional Literature that Makes a Difference (Jossey-Bass, 2006), and Improving Your Classroom Teaching (Sage Publications, 1993). Her Learner-Centered Teaching: Five Key Changes to Practice, 2nd ed. (Jossey-Bass, 2013) remains one of the most influential books for educators looking to adopt a learner-centered approach in their classrooms.

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  • An Integrated Approach to Student Exams
    • An Integrated Approach to Student Exams

    • An Integrated Approach to Student Exams

    • $39.00 – $799.00
    • Discover simple strategies you can use every day, whether online or in the classroom, to ensure exams are not simply perceived as grade-generating mechanisms but instead recognized as enriched learning tools that will have a significant impact on student success.
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  • Student Entitlement: Truth, Fiction, or Some of Both?
    • Student Entitlement: Truth, Fiction, or Some of Both?

    • Student Entitlement: Truth, Fiction, or Some of Both?

    • $39.00 – $799.00
    • Discover what the research has documented about the extent of academic entitlement. Is it associated with certain personality characteristics? Does it result from approaches taken to parenting? Are the attitudes cultivated in earlier educational experiences? Is there widespread agreement as to what it looks like when college students are acting and sounding entitled?
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  • Talking about Student Evaluation Results: What to Say and How to Say It
  • Considering the Courage and Practice of Teaching
    • Considering the Courage and Practice of Teaching

    • Considering the Courage and Practice of Teaching

    • $39.00 – $299.00
    • Parker Palmer, PhD, and Maryellen Weimer, PhD, talk about the underpinnings of their approaches to their work as teachers. They discuss the critical role of self-knowledge as a precursor to your work with students, as well as why it is the key to growth and development as teachers.
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  • Active Learning: A Practical Guide for College Faculty
    • Active Learning: A Practical Guide for College Faculty

    • Active Learning: A Practical Guide for College Faculty

    • $39.00
    • Learn how to apply active learning methods in both small and large classes, as well as in an online teaching environment. Whether you are new to active learning methods or experienced with them, this comprehensive reference book can guide you every step of the way.
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  • What Is the Best Way to Grade Participation?
    • What Is the Best Way to Grade Participation?

    • What Is the Best Way to Grade Participation?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • You know how essential it is for students to be active participants in their education. But how do you grade them on it? In this program, you'll learn an overview of what not to do when grading participation, activities worth doing, how to do them, and how to evaluate your own process.
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  • How Do I Give Feedback that Improves Student Writing?
    • How Do I Give Feedback that Improves Student Writing?

    • How Do I Give Feedback that Improves Student Writing?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • Trying to teach students to improve their writing can be like trying to teach cats to fetch: Demonstrate all you want, encourage all you want, implore all you want—you're apt to be met with nothing but blinks. We share seven novel feedback techniques that will motivate your students and drive real improvement in their writing.
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  • How Do I Get Students to Read Their Assignments Before Class?
    • How Do I Get Students to Read Their Assignments Before Class?

    • How Do I Get Students to Read Their Assignments Before Class?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • Even though many faculty members routinely spell out course requirements in syllabi and give announcements and reminders, students continue to come to class unprepared. We provide several dynamic strategies that you can use to help students learn the value of reading.
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  • How Can Promoting Academic Integrity Improve Learning Outcomes for Students?
    • How Can Promoting Academic Integrity Improve Learning Outcomes for Students?

    • How Can Promoting Academic Integrity Improve Learning Outcomes for Students?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • In this 20-minute session, you'll come away with expert strategies from a world-renowned teaching and learning specialist that will move students toward becoming effective learners with integrity, allowing them to pursue understanding, learn from failures, and continue learning for life.
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  • How Can Talking through Course Evaluations Improve My Teaching?
    • How Can Talking through Course Evaluations Improve My Teaching?

    • How Can Talking through Course Evaluations Improve My Teaching?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • This program explores three conversations faculty might have when discussing course evaluation results—the conversation with ones self about negative feedback, the conversation with an academic leader about evaluations, and the conversation with students about course ratings.
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  • What are Five Methods that Help Students Become More Effective Learners?
    • What are Five Methods that Help Students Become More Effective Learners?

    • What are Five Methods that Help Students Become More Effective Learners?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • In this mentor, come away with expert strategies from a world-renowned teaching and learning specialist that will move your students toward becoming effective learners, allowing them to pursue understanding, learn from failures, and continue learning for life.
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  • How Can I Teach Routine Courses with Energy and Enthusiasm?
    • How Can I Teach Routine Courses with Energy and Enthusiasm?

    • How Can I Teach Routine Courses with Energy and Enthusiasm?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • This presentation equips you with an enlightened understanding of where you are as a teacher, where you want to go, and how to get there. You'll see how to work around your weaknesses and maybe even accept things you cant change. You'll develop different strategies to keep your teaching engaging through midcareer.
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