Moving Beyond the Gender Binary in STEM Courses

  • STEM Pedagogies Workshop
Danforth Campus
Event For:
  • Grad Students, Postdocs

Societal gender norms affect how people have traditionally been grouped and named in many aspects of our lives. These norms have been applied implicitly or explicitly to the design of problem banks, examples used in textbooks and other educational materials. In this workshop, we explore strategies for updating assignments and other […]

Developing Effective Summative Assessments

  • Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Grad Students, Postdocs

Summative assessments are modes of classroom assessment that are designed to evaluate how much students have learned in a unit or a course. These assessments are often high stakes, graded, and formal. The vast majority of college courses have summative assessments (e.g., exams, papers, projects, presentations), but what does it […]

Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement

  • Job Market Workshop
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Grad Students, Postdocs

If you are applying for an academic position, it is likely that you will be asked to submit a teaching philosophy statement during the application process. Participants in this Job Market series workshop will learn about why academic search committees request teaching materials such as the teaching philosophy statement and […]

Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement

  • Job Market Workshop
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Grad Students, Postdocs

If you are applying for an academic position, it is likely that you will be asked to submit a teaching philosophy statement during the application process. Participants in this Job Market series workshop will learn about why academic search committees request teaching materials such as the teaching philosophy statement and […]

Using the Jigsaw Method to Increase Student Engagement

  • Virtual Conversation
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

In a jigsaw, students work in small, interdependent groups with individuals given the responsibility for becoming “expert” in one aspect of a topic that they then teach to their peers in order to accomplish a group learning goal. Participants in this virtual conversation will learn how to design and manage […]

Who’s in Charge? Negotiating Your Role and Establishing Authority in the Classroom

  • Foundations in Teaching
Medical Campus
Event For:
  • Grad Students, Postdocs

Managing a classroom environment can be one of the more intimidating components for being a new AI.  In this workshop, participants will learn about the factors that shape perceptions of an AI’s authority and how that authority can be used to create and maintain an inclusive, challenging, and fair learning […]

Crickets in the Classroom: Quick Tips for Jump-Starting Conversation When Participation Lags

  • Virtual Conversation
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

In this virtual conversation, we’ll first reflect on reasons why students might be reluctant to participate during class time. Then, we’ll discuss strategies for responding to “crickets” in the classroom including some options (both high tech and low tech) for changing things up when large group discussion isn’t working as […]

Who’s in Charge? Negotiating Your Role and Establishing Authority in the Classroom

  • Foundations in Teaching
Danforth Campus
Event For:
  • Grad Students, Postdocs

Managing a classroom environment can be one of the more intimidating components for being a new AI.  In this workshop, participants will learn about the factors that shape perceptions of an AI’s authority and how that authority can be used to create and maintain an inclusive, challenging, and fair learning […]

Crickets in the Classroom: Quick Tips for Jump-Starting Conversation When Participation Lags

  • Virtual Conversation
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

In this virtual conversation, we’ll first reflect on reasons why students might be reluctant to participate during class time. Then, we’ll discuss strategies for responding to “crickets” in the classroom including some options (both high tech and low tech) for changing things up when large group discussion isn’t working as […]

Who’s in Charge? Negotiating Your Role and Establishing Authority in the Classroom

  • Foundations in Teaching
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Grad Students, Postdocs

Managing a classroom environment can be one of the more intimidating components for being a new AI.  In this workshop, participants will learn about the factors that shape perceptions of an AI’s authority and how that authority can be used to create and maintain an inclusive, challenging, and fair learning […]

Using the Jigsaw Method to Increase Student Engagement

  • Virtual Conversation
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

In a jigsaw, students work in small, interdependent groups with individuals given the responsibility for becoming “expert” in one aspect of a topic that they then teach to their peers in order to accomplish a group learning goal. Participants in this virtual conversation will learn how to design and manage […]

Creating a Teaching Portfolio

  • Job Market Workshop
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Grad Students, Postdocs

For teaching-focused positions, it’s common on the academic job market to be asked for “evidence of teaching effectiveness” or a “teaching portfolio.” In this workshop for graduate students and postdocs, participants will identify the key components of a teaching portfolio and discover appropriate structures and organizational strategies for their teaching […]

Inclusive Research Mentoring

  • STEM Pedagogies Workshop
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Grad Students, Postdocs

A research experience is high impact educational practice that can provide many benefits for students: career support, a sense of belonging, and access to resources to graduate programs. For underrepresented and first-generation students, these opportunities greatly enhance student success and positively shape one’s science identity.  This workshop is designed to […]

Language Teaching Spring Showcase Show & Tell 2023

  • Coalition for Language Teaching & Learning Event
January Hall Rm 110
Event For:
  • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

The CTL and Coalition for Language Teaching & Learning invite language instructors from across departments to participate in our Spring Showcase Show & Tell Event on Friday, April 14th from 3:30-4:30pm, with happy hour to follow from 4:30-5:30pm. This event is meant to be a fun, low-stress (post-Spring Break) opportunity for […]

Effective Student Evaluations and Question Personalization

  • Virtual Conversation
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

Instructors have the opportunity to add up to three custom questions to their student course evaluations during the question personalization period. In this session, we'll discuss how to write effective questions, increase student response rates, and generally make the most out of the student course evaluation process. For questions about […]

Using PowerPoint to Create Jeopardy-Style Classroom Games

  • Coalition for Language Teaching & Learning Event
  • Tech Training
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

In this special Tech Training, co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Language Teaching Coalition, Mark Dowell, Lecturer of Spanish and Portuguese, will discuss how he uses PowerPoint features to create games for his students. During this event, participants will learn quick and easy techniques in PowerPoint […]

Annual Recognition Reception for Graduate Students and Postdocs

  • Reception
Danforth Campus
Event For:
  • Grad Students, Postdocs

The Center for Teaching and Learning cordially invites you to our annual Graduate Student & Postdoc Recognition Reception where we'll honor WashU graduate students and postdocs who have completed one or more of our programs or who have served on our Advisory Council in 2022-2023: Professional Development in Teaching Program […]

Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement

  • Job Market Workshop
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Grad Students, Postdocs

If you are applying for an academic position, it is likely that you will be asked to submit a teaching philosophy statement during the application process. Participants in this Job Market series workshop will learn about why academic search committees request teaching materials such as the teaching philosophy statement and […]

Jump-Start to Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement Summer 2023

  • Job Market Workshop
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Grad Students, Postdocs

If you are applying for an academic position, it is increasingly likely that you will be asked to submit a teaching philosophy statement during the application process. Yet, setting aside the time to write your statement and obtaining feedback from colleagues can be challenging with a busy schedule. The Jump-Start […]