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Integrating Teaching and Research in the Classroom
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Management department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Refreshments will be provided. 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.
CETLI Seminar Room, 134
Designing and Teaching a Survey Course
This workshop, led by Professor Sarah Guérin, Associate Professor of History of Art, will cover how to design and teach a survey course particularly in the History of Art, but also be a generative forum for instructors teaching larger survey courses in other disciplines in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. Topics of discussion will include addressing a changing canon, […]
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 […]
Adapting to Cognitive, Cultural, and Learning Differences
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the School of Nursing, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
623 (Wolf Humanities Center)
Teaching Humanities Now
Dr. Prince will help us historize the current moment in teaching humanities against the half-century retrospective on the field; wine and light snacks will be offered. All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Francophone, Italian, and Germanic Studies; and Comparative Literature departments, and so may be most useful to […]
358
A First Timer’s Guide to Course Design
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Earth & Environmental Sciences department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
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.
Blank Forum (room 250)
Bringing the Field into the Classroom– Making the Most out of Your Time in the Field
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Political Science department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
Teaching Negotiation Skills in the Classroom
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Management department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
Annenberg 3620, Room 300 or Zoom (register for link)
One Final Quest: Using the Library to Navigate Final Papers and Exams
As the end of the semester approaches, many teaching assistants and graduate student instructors will be guiding their students through the completion of culminating assignments. Our students come to our courses with varying levels of familiarity with conducting independent research, and these end-of-semester assignments often cause anxiety and stress for students and instructors. Led by […]
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 Master’s Students
Join Ani Hsieh and Mark Yim for a conversation on teaching master’s students in SEAS. We’ll explore strategies to support students from diverse academic, professional, and cultural backgrounds as they navigate these fast-moving programs.
367
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.
4E19
Teaching with Interactive Learning
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Physics & Astronomy department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
104
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.
Time Management Inside and Outside the Classroom
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Political Science department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
Kleinman Center for Energy Policy (4th Floor)
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 […]
256 (Conference Room)
Tools and Strategies for Managing your Classroom Efficiently
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Earth & Environmental Sciences department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
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.
512
Zen and the Art of Chalkboard Maintenance: Teaching Quantitative Classes
This workshop focuses on effective teaching in quantitative courses in STEM disciplines and beyond, with an emphasis on establishing clear and structured chalkboard communication. We will explore strategies for pacing, organizing complex quantitative material, and encouraging student engagement. The overall goal is to make abstract concepts more accessible through intentional boardwork. All graduate students are […]
Teaching with Digital Humanities
Digital tools are changing humanities classrooms. In this workshop, we will look at how to integrate Digital Humanities (DH) meaningfully into your teaching—how to choose the right tools, design assignments (such as mapping projects) to enhance student engagement, and connect your teaching to a broader public audience. We will also touch on how to talk about DH on the humanities job market. All graduate students are welcome. This […]
2C6
Intentional Course Design for Engaged Classrooms: Lessons from a Physics Classroom
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Physics & Astronomy department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
215
From Circuit Theory to Practice: A Look at the Chips 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.
2C6
Teaching Physics in Grad School: TA Panel Q&A
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Physics & Astronomy department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
501
Designing Effective Assessments: Building Better Exams and Questions
This workshop explores best practices for designing high-quality assessments that accurately measure student learning. Participants will learn how to create clear, fair, and rigorous exam formats, develop effective question types, and align assessments with learning objectives. Practical strategies and examples will help instructors improve both the validity and reliability of their exams. All graduate students […]
300
Closing a Chapter: A Conversation on Feedback, Reflection, and Future Preparation
This workshop will be an informal conversation in which we reflect on the teaching assistant/fellow experience. Led by a panel of experienced teaching assistants/fellows from the Annenberg School for Communication, we will discuss our respective reflexive processes and share some of the ways we receive and implement teaching feedback as we prepare for future teaching […]
360
Teaching Beyond the Tenure-Track Position
There's more than one way into the university classroom. Join us for a discussion and exploration of alternate pathways in higher education teaching, including adjunct and lecturer roles, where professionals can bring real-life experience into the classroom. Snacks provided! All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Earth & Environmental […]
CETLI Seminar Room, 134
CETLI Three-Day Course Design Institute
Whether you are designing a new course, looking to revise an existing one, or are generally curious about how to maximize student learning and engagement, CETLI invites you to register for the annual three-day Course Design Institute to focus on evidence-based teaching practices in course design. The 2026 Institute will take place May 19 – […]