Registration
Registration is now open for the 2026-7 cohort. You can register here.
What is the Teaching Practicum?
The Teaching Practicum is a CIRTL program that builds on key concepts and experiences from the CIRTL Associate level. The Teaching Practicum is a one-term mentorship program where the participant works with an experienced instructor in their discipline to enhance their understanding and experience of teaching a university course. During the internship, the interns will observe mentors in their teaching, teach guest lectures and receive feedback on their teaching, discuss approaches to teaching with their mentors, and engage in group discussions of teaching with other PDFs from their cohort. Throughout the internship, CIRTL also offers a number of teaching development workshops (typically one 2-hour workshop per month) to support the interns for different components of the Internship. This may include workshops on:
- December 1, 2026: Asynchronous course opens (overview of program, requirements, etc.)
- December 10, 2026: 10am – 12pm PST – Lesson Design Clinic
- January 14, 2027: 10am-12 pm PST – Teaching Portfolios Workshop
- February 11, 2027: 10am-12 pm PST – Introduction to Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Workshop
- March 11, 2027: 10am-12 pm PST – Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion in Teaching Workshop
- April 8, 2027: 10am-12 pm PST – Final Reflections & Expert Panel Discussion
This program is open to both graduate students and postdocs. The Teaching Practicum is the second part of the Postdoc Teaching Internship and completion of the program qualifies all participants for the CIRTL Practitioner level.
Requirements:
Participants must independently find a mentor who will be teaching during the same semester that participants wish to be part of the teaching practicum.
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