Join us for Teaching at Yale Day, an event to orient graduate students and professional school students who are new to teaching at Yale.
Attendees will:
- learn how to establish equitable learning environments that support a range of student experiences and motivations;
- gain insight into the student and faculty perspectives on graduate teaching;
- learn about the teaching fellow or part-time instructor role;
- receive an introduction to the many teaching resources available at Yale;
- collaborate in discovering best practices for engaging students.
This program is a requirement for all first-time GSAS and YSPH graduate instructors at Yale, whether you’re serving as a teaching fellow (TF) or a part-time acting instructor (PTAI), with the exception of language part-time acting instructors. If you are teaching a language course (or are a Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant), you should instead participate in the Center for Language Study (CLS) Pedagogy Workshop which is specifically designed for language instructors. Please contact Mary Jo Lubrano (maryjo.lubrano@yale.edu) for information about the CLS pedagogy workshop and registration. Professional school students are encouraged to join us!
Teaching at Yale Day is a one-time requirement specifically designed to orient you to Yale and Yale’s resources, so it is required regardless of past teaching experiences at other institutions.
If you have attended Teaching at Yale Day in a previous year, you need not attend again.
Fall 2025 Teaching at Yale Day events
If you have questions about whether you’re required to attend, or if you’d like to come regardless, please fill out this form. The form will walk you through the complete registration process, including signing up for a makeup session if you aren’t able to make the following dates/times.
Teaching at Yale Day will consist of three parts this fall, with the first two parts offered in-person on Monday, August 25, 2025 between 10AM-3PM (with a 90-minute midday break between sessions):
- Engaging Students: Interactive workshop on teaching principles and strategies.
- Case Studies: Small group discussion of potential teaching scenarios.
- Teaching Resource Videos and Reflection: This component will be completed online through Yale Connect, and registrants will receive a link in mid-August. View five short videos, then complete a brief reflection assignment.