Postdocs
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Faculty Bulldog Days Lunch Reception
Join colleagues from across Yale for a Faculty Bulldog Days Lunch Reception celebrating our shared commitment to teaching and learning. This gathering offers a chance to connect with fellow instructors, reflect on classroom visits from the week, and continue conversations sparked by observing one another’s teaching. Enjoy good food, lively discussion, and the opportunity to strengthen our commu… -
Spring Teaching Forum: Reclaiming and Sustaining Joy in the Classroom
How do we sustain our joy in teaching? Alternatively, how might the joy we reclaim in the classroom sustain us outside of it? We first explored this topic in a 2009 Spring Teaching Forum. 17 years later, against the backdrop of an increasingly fraught national and international landscape, can we imagine our classrooms as places of refuge and hope? This event will explore how teaching might help… -
CCTP Orientation and Learning Community Meetup (Virtual) (4/27)
Look ahead to the summer with the CCTP community! The first half hour will introduce the Certificate of College Teaching Preparation (CCTP)—what it is and how to get involved. Afterward, stick around to find a learning community or socialize! Whether you’re brand new, curious about the CCTP, or already working on your certificate, this is your chance to meet others pursuing the CCTP and find… -
Open Educational Resources Showcase
For the past three years, language faculty members have been creating Open Educational Resources (OERs) through a pilot of Pressbooks, an online publishing platform, supported by Yale Library, the Poorvu Center, and the Center for Language Study. Professors have leveraged the affordances of Pressbooks and OER concepts - interactivity, multimedia, affordability, accessibility, customizability - …
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Rosenkranz Award for Pedagogical Advancement Showcase
Join us for the 2026 Rosenkranz Award for Pedagogical Advancement Showcase. In this showcase you will see innovative teaching projects developed by Yale instructors who received Rosenkranz funding to advance student learning. Awardees used their grants to design and implement meaningful pedagogical interventions, from new course structures and digital tools to experiential learning opportunitie…
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ATW: Equitable Assessments and Grading Systems
Why do we grade the way we do? What do the grades we give communicate to our students, and how can we untangle grading from assessment? In this workshop, we will explore contemporary debates about (and alternatives to) traditional grading, discuss the power and limitations of instructors within academic institutions, and learn about different approaches to assessment. Participants will practice…
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Linked ITW-to-ATW: Care and Repair in the Classroom (4/8, 4/15)
As educators, we have an immense responsibility to cultivate student’s intellectual development, yet our position also offers a profound opportunity to foster care and connectedness. Opening learning spaces to authenticity and vulnerability can enrich the classroom community and establish a lasting practice of care in students and educators. This practice of care in turn promotes resiliency, be…
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Linked ITW-to-ATW: Care and Repair in the Classroom (4/8, 4/15)
As educators, we have an immense responsibility to cultivate student’s intellectual development, yet our position also offers a profound opportunity to foster care and connectedness. Opening learning spaces to authenticity and vulnerability can enrich the classroom community and establish a lasting practice of care in students and educators. This practice of care in turn promotes resiliency, be…
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ATW: Preparing the Teaching Statement (Online - 4/17)
How can your teaching statement offer a clear and compelling description of you as an instructor to future employers? This hands-on workshop offers strategies and suggestions on how to present your teaching principles and practices on the academic job market. We will review examples of successful teaching statements, explore the expectations of the genre, and discuss how to make the most of thi… -
Visual Thinking and Visualization Technology: Teaching Material Culture in 2026
New visualization technologies have made it possible for scholars and students to look even more closely at material culture. How do we bring humanities methods into conversation with scientific analysis in our classrooms? In this interactive program, Cynthia Turner Camp (University of Georgia) will offer a live demonstration of how she teaches undergraduates to communicate different kinds of s…