Professional Development

The Delta Program engages graduate students and postdocs in professional development in teaching, mentoring, outreach and advising. Through my work towards a Delta Certificate in Teaching & Learning, I have explored the role of higher education in society, studied evidence-based pedagogical approaches, and implemented a Teaching as Research (TAR) project. This project focused specifically on the Philanthropy Lab course and allowed me to engage in the classroom as both an instructor and a researcher as I used mixed methods to assess the impact of student philanthropy on civic engagement. Through this program I have taken several courses on teaching practices, engaged with an active learning community dedicated to effective teaching, and worked with colleagues across schools and disciplines in these efforts. I credit the Delta Program with giving me the skills, perspective, and resources that I have needed to succeed in the classroom.

Teaching in Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (Delta Course, Spring 2016)

Teaching as Research & Internship Seminar (Delta Course, Fall 2017)

Diversity in the College Classroom (CIRTL Course, Spring 2018)

EPIC: A Learning Community for TAs (Delta Course, Fall 2018)

The UW–Madison Teaching Academy is composed of faculty, instructional staff, and graduate students who have been recognized by their peers for sustained, demonstrated teaching excellence. The Academy works to promote, recognize, and support teaching and learning excellence in the UW–Madison community.

Future Faculty Partners are graduate students who have been formally recognized by the Teaching Academy as having demonstrated a deep interest in and commitment to higher education, and a willingness to commit to one or more years of active involvement in the Teaching Academy. They have at least one-year residence status on the UW-Madison campus, and three semesters of teaching experience (or comparable) with demonstrated teaching excellence.

Future Faculty Partners are represented on the executive committee, and meet as a group to discuss issues relevant to their teaching. Activities include guest speakers, workshops, and discussions on a variety of topics such as Teaching Assistant training, writing teaching philosophies, developing syllabi, and interviewing for jobs in higher education.