Important Dates<\/a> for FYS Fall 2025 Instructors \u2014 Summer and Fall 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n The FYS instructor roster<\/a> for the Fall 2025 semester <\/p>\n\n\n\n Syllabus Template<\/a> provided by the Center for Inclusive Teaching and Learning (CITL)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Start here<\/a> for an overview of the workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The videos and PowerPoint presentations from the April 14, 2025 FYS Pedagogy Workshop can be found in this google drive<\/a>. Note that access is restricted to those who teach FYS in the fall of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The videos and PowerPoint presentations from the August 18, 2025 FYS Planning and Preparation Workshop will be forthcoming. Note that access is restricted to those who teach FYS in the fall of 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n The videos and PowerPoint presentations from the May 10, 2024 FYS Pedagogy Workshop can be found in this google drive<\/a>. Note that access is restricted to those teach FYS in the fall of 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The videos and PowerPoint presentations from the August 19, 2024 FYS Planning and Preparation Workshop can be found in this google drive<\/a>. Note that access is restricted to those teach FYS in the fall of 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n The slides and videos<\/a> from the August 21, 2023 FYS Pedagogy Workshop (available to Bates faculty only). The recordings can be found in embedded links in the session agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The FYS Proposal Workshop <\/strong>was held on Monday, December 12, 2022 at 2 PM. A recording of that session can be accessed here<\/a>. The slides from that session can be accessed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The slides from the May 12 FYS Workshop<\/a> can be accessed here. Additionally, we have videos of the sessions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The slides and videos<\/a> from the August 24, 2022 FYS Pedagogy Workshop (available to Bates faculty only)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The slides <\/a>and video<\/a> from the May 6, 2022 FYS Planning and Preparation Workshop Morning Session on First-Year Experience (available to Bates faculty only) <\/p>\n\n\n\n The slides<\/a> and video<\/a> from the May 6, 2022 FYS Planning and Preparation Workshop Afternoon Session on W1 Learning Goals and Resources for the First-Year Seminar (available to Bates faculty only) <\/p>\n\n\n\n A list<\/a> <\/a>of the faculty, course titles and times, Course-Attached Tutors (CATs) for writing and speaking (formerly, \u201cPWSAs\u201d), librarians, and the September 1, 2022 session locations for each FYS (available to Bates faculty only).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n A syllabus template<\/a> for a First-Year Seminar in Fall 2021 (available to Bates faculty only)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Six Aims of the First-Year Seminar<\/a>: A document from Writing @ Bates on the goals of our First-Year Seminar program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A Rhetorical Rubric for the FYS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n A Writing Values Rhetorical Rubric<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Click here for a list of Writing@Bates’ recommended textbooks and Open Education Resources<\/a> geared towards the first-year student writer-reader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a>P.A.G.E. for Effective & Inclusive Writing Assignment Design<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Please find these and more writing pedagogy resources for FYS instructors<\/a> on Writing@Bates’ website.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Understanding Your Course-Attached Tutor (CAT)<\/a> for Writing & Speaking as Partner in Your FYS. NOTE: CATs were formerly known as PWSAs<\/p>\n\n\n\n Syllabus Blurbs<\/a> for the Writing & Language Center and Your Course-Attached Tutor (CAT) for Writing and Speaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMaterials from the Pedagogy Workshops for Fall 2025 FYS Instructors<\/h3>
Materials from the Pedagogy Workshops for Fall 2024 FYS Instructors<\/h3>
Materials from the Pedagogy Workshops for Fall 2023 FYS Instructors<\/h3>
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Materials from the Pedagogy Workshops for Fall 2022<\/h3>
Pedagogical Resources for Fall 2022<\/h3>
Course Attached Tutors (formerly PWSA’s)<\/h3>