Programs
The Teaching Center offers the following types of programming for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
The following programs are open to all graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at the University of Rochester:
- Introduction to College Teaching (offered each spring)
- Higher Education Teaching Citation Program (ongoing)
- Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Teaching Book Club
- Graduate teaching workshops:
- Summer 2026:
- Fall 2026:
The following program is open to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows whose primary appointment is in the School of Arts & Sciences or the Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences:
If you would like to suggest a specific workshop topic, have a book suggestion, or would like a repeat of a past workshop offering, please contact the Teaching Center.
Upcoming Programming
Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Teaching Book Club
Join the fall 2026 Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Teaching Book Club to learn more about and share your own experience with teaching subjects outside of your area of expertise and how to navigate those challenges. This group is open to all URochester graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
This club meets four times a semester, in person, on River Campus. We will read “Teaching What You Don’t Know” (Huston, 2009), available online through the library.
Fall 2026 meetings are on the following Tuesdays from 3 to 4 p.m. Discussions will be richer if you have read the material beforehand, but you are always welcome to attend.
- September 22: Introduction, Chapter 1, Chapter 2
- October 6: Chapters 3 and 4
- October 20: Chapters 5 and 6
- November 3: Chapters 7 and 8
Graduate Teaching Workshops
These one-hour Zoom Teaching Center workshop is open to any graduate student or postdoctoral fellow at the University of Rochester.
Summer 2026
Learning Assessment Techniques for GTAs: Strategies to Evaluate Student Learning and Teaching Effectiveness
Date: Friday, July 17, 2026
Time: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Join this interactive Zoom Teaching Center workshop to learn strategies for implementing learning assessment techniques (LATs) into your work as a GTA. These techniques can help both you and your students track learning, identify gaps, and make informed adjustments.
Register for Learning Assessment Workshop
Successfully Navigating Professional Relationships as a Graduate TA
Date: Thursday, August 6, 2026
Time: 11 a.m. – noon
Location: Zoom
Join this interactive Zoom Teaching Center workshop to discuss address how to navigate different power dynamics and relationships both in and out of the classroom, including establishing boundaries, navigating professional relationships, and balancing time commitments as a graduate teaching assistant.
Register for Professional Relationships Workshop
Fall 2026
Strategies for Engaging Students as a Graduate Teaching Assistant
Date: Friday, September 18, 2026
Time: 11 a.m.-12 noon
Location: Zoom
Join this interactive Zoom Teaching Center workshop to learn strategies that GTAs can use to encourage student participation and interaction in a variety of settings: recitations, labs, workshops, review sessions, office hours and more.
Register for Engaging Students Workshop
Giving Effective Feedback as a Graduate Teaching Assistant
Date: Friday, October 16, 2026
Time: 12 noon – 1 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Join this interactive Zoom Teaching Center workshop to learn strategies for providing constructive, specific, and actionable feedback to students.