• Why should the staff of my laboratory spend time with undergraduates who may not even be majoring in the sciences or engineering?
• Won’t participating in these workshops slow down the primary work of my laboratory?

• What do SERTS workshops add to my course?
• How do I begin to incorporate workshops into my class?
• Do I have to modify my lectures or conform to a particular pedagogical style?
• How do I let students know I am offering a SERTS class?
• How do I go about finding workshop leaders for my class?
• How do I select good workshop leaders?
• How are the workshop leaders trained?
• Will my colleagues be upset when a bunch of students shows up unannounced in their laboratory?
• How are workshops scheduled?

Two workshops will be held to provide training. One will be facilitated by SERTS staff to outline the goals of the SERTS program and discuss the details of organizing a workshop schedule and lesson plan. The second will be facilitated by staff from the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence and will focus on teaching workshop leaders how to facilitate small group discussions.