A catalyst for innovation, The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Teaching Center:

Promotes best practices and promising new practices in teaching.

Prepares graduate students for the challenges they face as they launch professional careers.

The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Teaching Center is the go-to-place for practical advice about teaching and professional development.

From course design to assessment, from preparing a teaching statement to a cover letter or fellowship application, from course management to the innovative uses of technology in instruction, the Teaching Center is here to help you.

What We Do

• Teaching: Our weekly workshops provide practical advice about course management, course design, grading, lecturing, and leading discussions.
• Services: Our services include classroom observations, departmental-based workshops, formal for-credit courses, weekly workshops, and one-on-one consultations.
• Research: Through our Teagle Collegium on Psychological Science and Student Learning, we explore new developments in neuroscience and cognitive and developmental psychology and use this knowledge to improve pedagogy.
• Credentialing: We certify excellence in teaching through our Fundamentals of College & University Teaching and our Teaching Classic Texts seminars.
• Technology: We assist you in effectively integrating new electronic and computer technologies in teaching and creating a professional online presence.
• Diversity: Through the Leadership Alliance and other research, training, and outreach initiatives, the Center encourages students from under-represented groups to enter the academy.
• Professional Development: We help students achieve their professional goals through our Preparing Future Faculty and publishing workshops and our fellowship, cover letter, and c.v. consultations.
• Outreach: To improve public education, we engage in school and community partnerships and in service learning initiatives.