Beyond the Bench

Reflective & Effective Teaching, a certificate program, offers a unique cohort-based learning community for graduate students and postdocs from any discipline who aspire to improve student learning. Known as teacher-scholars, RET participants engage in a three-quarter sequence of seminars and special-topics workshops, developing authentic artifacts—such as teaching statements—that align with their stage of teaching and goals.

Throughout the program, teacher-scholars will read and discuss literature on learning and teaching, meet in small disciplinarily aligned project groups led by a Reflective Teaching Guide, meet with their chosen faculty mentor, attend workshops focused on specific aspects of learning and teaching, and participate in seminars to guide the development of their authentic artifacts, which demonstrate emerging understanding of approaches to learning and teaching. Teacher-scholars who complete 3 quarters of RET will have an option to develop a Course Design Project that allows them to utilize principles of course design or an ePortfolio that showcases their approaches and philosophies to learning and teaching.