Laying the Foundations for a Successful Teaching Career

Overview

This five-session short course explores and builds a foundation of skills and habits to develop teaching approaches that will support a successful teaching career. Development of these skills can start as early as graduate school. This short course includes developing or refining some aspects of your teaching portfolio:

• Session 1: participants select and “unpack” the teaching approach of a favorite assignment or important learning activity asked of students
• Session 2: participants will develop an instrument (a rubric) to measure student learning that results from their teaching and learning process
• Sessions 3 and 4: building upon prior sessions, participants will plan a change to improve their teaching process in a way that aligns with elements of their teaching philosophy
• Session 5: participants will document their teaching approach for a teaching presentation, or record a teaching demonstration with an accompanying explanation

Course Schedule

This 5-week bi-weekly course meets at 1-2:30PM CT on Wednesday, January 25, February 8, February 22, March 8, and March 22.

Registration and Enrollment

This short course has a cap of 25 students. Registration is open from Tuesday, January 10, until capacity is reached or until Friday, January 20, whichever comes first. Registration will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis and registrants from CIRTL member institutions or alumni of CIRTL member institutions will receive priority. Once registration closes, all registrants will be notified of their enrollment status.

Accessibility

CIRTL strives to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in their activities. If you have specific accessibility needs, please contact CIRTL at info@cirtl.net in advance.