Events

Application Period for the Fall 2023 Microteaching Track

Any graduate student is welcome to apply. However, students who have completed the Lesson Planning Track will be given priority. About the Program The Microteaching Track is a sequence of 2 microteaching workshops. In a microteaching workshop, a small group of students each present a brief teaching demo and receive feedback from peers and TLL […]

Finding the Why: Integrating Purpose in STEM as a Path to Student Engagement

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Virtual Talk Join us for our next talk in TLL’s 2023-24 Speaker Series Many students across different demographic groups highly value opportunities to advance their knowledge and skills (agentic goals) and fulfill a larger purpose that contributes to the world and solves social problems (communal goals). However, STEM fields are often stereotyped as careers that […]

Book Launch with Justin Reich

MIT Bartos Theater MIT Bldg. E15-070 | 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Iterate: The Secret to Innovation in Schools Justin Reich, Associate Professor, Comparative Media Studies/Writing and director of MIT Teaching Systems Lab, will hold a talk on his newest book, Iterate: The Secret to Innovation in Schools. This event will be held on Tuesday, October 3 at MIT Bartos Theatre (E15-070), 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA […]

Application Period for the Spring 2023 Inclusive Teaching Track

In this track of workshops, we will discuss the relevant scholarly literature as we identify concrete strategies to cultivate equitable and welcoming classrooms where students from all backgrounds can thrive.

Speaking up in STEM: Investigating the self-advocacy and classroom experiences of undergraduates with ADHD and specific learning disorders

Dr. Julie Dangremond Stanton, Associate Professor of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia Artwork by danjazzia on Envato Elements When students with disabilities transition to college, they become solely responsible for accessing and using their accommodations for the first time, which requires self-advocacy. Although self-advocacy is considered an essential skill for the success of students with […]

Application Period for the Spring 2024 Kaufman Teaching Certificate Program

About the Program The Kaufman Teaching Certificate Program (KTCP) is an interactive workshop series intended for late-program graduate students and postdocs interested in academic careers or developing skills to support their teaching at MIT. To learn more, review the program schedule, and find answers to frequently asked questions, please see our dedicated KTCP page. How […]

IAP 2024 Flipping Failure Storytelling Workshop

Everyone has faced challenges. Everyone has a story. Flipping Failure want to hear yours! Join us for Flipping Failure's IAP 2024 Storytelling Workshop Series! The workshop series will be a guided process of reflection and discovery to craft and record your unique story in a small cohort of MIT undergraduate and graduate students. You do […]

Balancing High Expectations and Flexibility: Supporting Student and Faculty Mental Health with Compassionate Challenge

Dr. Sarah Rose Cavanagh, Senior Associate Director for Teaching and Learning in the Center for Faculty Excellence, Simmons University Co sponsored by DoingWell at MIT Join us for the final talk of the semester, with the option to attend a viewing in the Wellbeing Lab located in the newly renovated Student Center. When you ask people […]

Registration for IAP 2024 Teaching Days NOW OPEN.

IAP 2024 Teaching Days: Monday, January 29, through Friday, February 2. Before the start of each semester, TLL offers a series of workshops for TAs and teacher trainees to help them prepare for the roles and responsibilities of the position of teaching at MIT. Topics include giving feedback, presenting a class session, and facilitating office […]

Climate Across the Curriculum: An Octopus’s Journey

What do we need to infuse climate into our courses? Join Sandra Goldmark (Barnard College and Columbia Climate School) for a discussion about climate-responsive teaching in almost any discipline. Goldmark will share her experiences incorporating climate concepts into her theatre courses; expanding climate teaching at Barnard College; and piloting a Climate Ready curriculum at the Columbia Climate School. Participants will be invited to share their own interdisciplinary climate teaching experiences and provide feedback on the Climate Ready framework.