CTI Graduate & Postdoc Programming Update
Fall 2022
Dear Colleagues,

As we approach mid-semester, consider taking advantage of the current programming we offer to explore teaching and learning at Cornell. Read below for details about the Teaching Portfolio Institute, a new Teaching Tip from our CTI Teaching Fellows and a recent book edited by former Cornell TAs.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or would like to have a consultation with a staff member.

We wish you a relaxing Fall Break!

Best wishes,
Derina

Derina S. Samuel, PhD
Associate Director, Graduate Student Development
CTI Fellows' Teaching Tip:
Encourage long-term understanding of course materials by writing assessments with engaging questions that go beyond memorized facts.

We recommend using Bloom’s Taxonomy to get ideas for levels of questions and prompts to use in your own assignments that go beyond memorizing facts.

Kim Hochstedler, Cheyenne Peltier, and Rink Tacoma-Fogal
Teaching Portfolio Institute
The Teaching Portfolio Institute is a series of four workshops that will provide participants with an introduction to best practices for reflecting and documenting their teaching experiences at Cornell. This institute may be attended separately or completed as a series, if you would like to obtain a letter of participation.

  1. Teaching Philosophy: Wednesday October 26, 2022
  2. Diversity Statement: Wednesday November 2, 2022
  3. Developing a Teaching Portfolio: Wednesday November 9, 2022
  4. Final session: Peer review: Wednesday November 16, 2022

Note: All workshops for this institute will take place from 12:00–1:15 p.m. on their respective dates via Zoom. Please click on the links above to register for the workshops.
Teaching Gradually: The Power of Peer-to-Peer Voices
Join us for an interactive webinar discussing Teaching Gradually, a volume edited by Cornell Graduate TAs.

For graduate students, entering the classroom as a first-time instructor can be daunting. While there is no shortage of teaching advice from seasoned educators, our peers can offer a different perspective—one rooted in the uncertainties, challenges, and victories of teaching for the first time in an increasingly diverse and dynamic educational landscape. These voices are immensely valuable, but they have largely been absent from the pedagogical literature…until now.

This webinar will provide insight into the process of compiling advice and anecdotes from graduate student instructors, highlight select chapters, and lead discussions on strategies that any new instructor could implement in their own teaching.
Teaching Portfolio Program

Have you begun working on your teaching portfolio? This program is for anyone who has gone through our GET SET Institutes and would like an opportunity to discuss their teaching practices and strategies for documenting their experiences. 

Register at any time to be part of the CTI Teaching Portfolio Program in order to gain access to resources, consultations, and support for your teaching.
Teaching Assistant Online Orientation

The TA Online Orientation, designed to prepare new graduate teaching assistants for success in their first few weeks of teaching, is a series of self-paced, asynchronous modules that introduce teaching essentials and resources available at Cornell.
Teaching at Cornell Guide

The purpose of the Teaching at Cornell guide is to introduce key aspects of teaching and learning at Cornell University through the lens of the five elements the CTI believes to be critical to instructor success. It is intended to begin, not complete, a dialogue on excellence in teaching and learning.
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