CETLI Seminar Room, 134
Fostering Empathy and Dialogue in the Classroom
Teaching students with varied academic backgrounds and expectations creates opportunities for rich discussions, but it can also pose challenges for building a cohesive classroom community. In this interactive workshop, participants will consider why connections between students are essential for learning and will brainstorm strategies for fostering those connections. Through discussion and small-group activities, participants will […]
Accessible Pedagogy: Graphs & Equations
In courses where graphs, equations, and data displays are common teaching tools, accessibility can be particularly challenging. Join us to learn to convert LaTeX equations and become familiar with tools in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint that make these items more accessible to students wherever they are used in your course.
CETLI Seminar Room, 134
Making Disagreement Normal
Fostering productive disagreement among students encourages engagement with complex ideas and rigorous academic inquiry. Professors Kevin Platt of Russian and Eastern European Studies and Paul Schmidt of Biology will start the conversation by sharing how they normalize disagreement as a valuable part of classroom discourse.
Arthur Ross Gallery
Teaching with Art Collections
In this workshop, instructors in art history and related fields will explore meaningful strategies and techniques to engage collections of art in their pedagogy. We will be in the Arthur Ross Gallery in Fisher Fine Arts Library, looking closely at the exhibition Collecting the Irascibles: Art in the 1980s. Professor Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, James and […]
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Teaching in Politically Uncertain Times
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Education, Culture and Society & Sociology departments, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
Meyerson Conference Room (223)
AI Principles & Practices Series: AI Essentials
In this introductory workshop in the AI Principles & Practices Series, you will engage in hands-on activities to explore the core functions of popular generative AI tools, including those available at Penn. You will learn how to identify appropriate tools for common tasks and evaluate the reliability of their outputs. No prior AI experience is required. […]
CETLI Seminar Room, 134
Teaching Interdisciplinary Courses: Reflections from an Early-Career Instructor
Teaching interdisciplinary courses can be exciting, messy, and deeply rewarding, especially early in an academic career. In this workshop, I will share reflections from my own experience designing and teaching interdisciplinary courses, including challenges I did not anticipate, strategies that helped, and lessons learned along the way. The session will be discussion-driven and focused on […]
Meyerson Conference Room (223)
AI Principles & Practices Series: AI in the Classroom
In this interactive session in the AI Principles & Practices Series, we will explore ways to support student learning by integrating AI into teaching, setting expectations, and encouraging open dialogue around student AI use. You will learn how to determine whether AI supports specific pedagogical goals and leave with actionable strategies to leverage AI in teaching […]
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Getting Students to Ask and Answer Good Questions
First-year seminars are intended to introduce students to the research process, which starts with asking questions. In this session, Pete Harnish of Physics and Jo Park of English will kick off the conversation by discussing how they support student learning by making asking questions a normal, comfortable part of class. This workshop is a collaboration […]
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Roleplay in the Classroom
This workshop explores roleplay in the classroom through a practice-driven approach, centered on one interactive game as example. Led by Fritz Breithaupt, a humanities scholar and cognitive scientist who directs the 'Experimental Humanities Lab', the session introduces tailored role plays applicable across foreign languages, psychology, pre-law, business, and literary studies courses. Fritz will also introduce […]
135 (Faculty Lounge)
Roundtable Gender in the Classroom: Thinking outside of Women’s History Month
This event arises out of concerns from the Comparative literature and FIGS departments, facilitated by Anna Linetskaya and Sandrine Rajaonarivony (CETLI fellows). This roundtable will be an open, interactive discussion on the theme of gender in the classroom. Breakfast will be served for registered participants. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
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Supplementing Learning Through Circuit Simulation Tools
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Electrical and Systems Engineering department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
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Knowing and Addressing your Audience Appropriately
Graduate student TAs in the biomedical sciences often teach students whose preparation, goals, and motivations differ widely. This interactive 75-minute workshop helps TAs identify who their students really are, recognize the “expert blind spot,” and adapt explanations to different levels of prior knowledge and career goals. Participants will leave with practical strategies for assessing prior […]
PSC Conference Room, Lvl 5
Mentoring Undergraduate Research
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the departments of Education, Culture and Society & Sociology, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
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Early-Stage Teaching: Working through Common Fears
Being an instructor can feel rewarding and overwhelming. This workshop aims to create a supportive space for graduate instructors to address challenges faced in early-stage teaching. We will discuss struggles with student engagement, issues of confidence and ease, and difficult situations related to identity and power that take place in and outside the classroom. All […]
CETLI Seminar Room, 134
Helping Students Know When and How to Use AI for Problem Solving
AI can be a powerful tool to support students in problem-solving, but in some cases, students who use AI to complete problem sets and homework may overestimate their understanding of the material. In this session, Professors Anthony Cirri and Nat Trask will initiate the conversation by describing how they talk with students about using AI […]
Meyerson Conference Room (223)
AI Principles & Practices Series: AI in the Workplace
In this skills-focused workshop in the AI Principles & Practices Series, you will use generative AI tools to make common workplace tasks easier and more efficient. You will learn to craft effective prompts and identify use cases where AI does or does not add value to your work. No technical background is needed – just curiosity […]
CETLI Seminar Room, 134
What is a Teaching Statement and How do I Start Writing One?
A teaching statement, or statement of teaching philosophy, is a common requirement on the academic job market. This workshop will help participants understand what a teaching statement is and how to write a compelling one. Through discussion and group activities, participants will explore effective ways to convey their teaching qualifications and goals, as well as […]
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Teaching Cross-Discipline Graduate Level Courses
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Electrical and Systems Engineering department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
CETLI Seminar Room, 134
Creating a Classroom that Welcomes International Students
International students bring unique perspectives and strengths to American classrooms. Yet, they may also feel marginalized or unwelcome. To start this conversation, Professors Tom Daniels of City and Regional Planning and Anne Pomerantz of the Graduate School of Education will share how they create welcoming environments and messages that include and encourage international students.
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Strategies for Teaching Humanities to Undergrads
A discussion-based workshop for graduate students across disciplines on strategies for teaching the humanities to undergraduates. The session will be an informal conversation with space to raise questions, challenges, and concerns about teaching practice. The workshop features Gerald J. Prince, a leading figure in literary theory and narratology. Light refreshments will be provided. All graduate […]
CETLI Seminar Room, 134
Teaching Students AI Literacy
Faculty play a critical role in guiding students to engage with AI tools in ways that encourage students to use these tools effectively. In this session, Professors Karen Detlefsen of Philosophy and Chris Callison-Burch of Computer and Information Science will share how they ensure their students understand AI, and the assignments they use to show […]
CETLI Seminar Room, 134
Grading Systems that Help Students Focus on Learning, not Grades
Faculty have long been looking for ways to shift students’ attention away from grades and towards learning. To begin a larger conversation on grading options, Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher of the Graduate School of Education and Meredith Tamminga of Linguistics will highlight their distinct approaches to reimagining assessment and grading policies.
CETLI Seminar Room, 134
Oral Check-Ins and Milestones
In response to the growing use of generative AI tools by students, faculty have begun adding oral assessments to other graded exercises as a measurement of authentic student learning. Ruth Elliott of Biology and Emily Hammer of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures will share how they have included oral components in their classes to begin […]
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Teaching Social Theory
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the departments of Education, Culture and Society & Sociology, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
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Encouraging Students to Embrace Uncertainty
First-year seminars intend to introduce students to a deep dive into a field as a way both to understand the way academics create knowledge and to see the limits of what we know. Amy Hillier of Urban Studies and Hashim bin Rashid will talk about how they help students feel more comfortable asking questions and […]
623 (Wolf Humanities Center)
Teaching between ABD and PhD: How, When, Where (Panel Discussion)
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Comparative Literature department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
Kleinman Center for Energy Policy (room 306)
AI-informed Activities and Assignments
Join us to hear Penn faculty share their practices for integrating AI into their courses. In an introductory panel, speakers will describe how they use AI to support student learning through in-class activities or out-of-class assignments. Following that, speakers will be available to discuss their use cases in more detail and answer questions at stations […]
5th Floor Conference Room
Interdisciplinary Teaching
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Education, Culture and Society & Sociology departments, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
2026 Evan C. Thompson Chair Lecture on Excellence in Teaching
University teaching increasingly involves working with students with a range of different backgrounds and who have many different types of preparation for college and graduate school. The diversity of academic […]