There are exciting opportunities this fall for new and returning graduate teaching assistants (TAs) to develop their teaching knowledge and skills through a TA workshop series and a new course, GC 591: Intro to College-Level Teaching for Grad TAs.
A sampling of resources and tools that may be of use to instructors preparing for and engaging in teaching, and providing support for students during challenging times.
Whether a first time TA or returning after a few semesters, this course will empower graduate students to teach with confidence, skill, and success at UIC.
Determine the ways in which you are effective in your teaching, how to interpret student evaluations, and how to communicate your teaching effectiveness to others, with CATE's many resources.
Join instructors at the 2024 TEACHx Conference at Northwestern University on May 15-16, 2024 to learn about innovative approaches to teaching and learning.
CATE offers a variety of short and long-term engagement opportunities for graduate student teaching assistants (TAs) and instructors, and postdoctoral scholars to develop as a teacher and further their professional development.
Are you concerned about sustainability and wish you could integrate it into your teaching, but just don’t know where to start? The Teaching Sustainability Initiative provides funding and resources to redesign an existing course or design a new one.
Join CATE for this special Teaching Tidbits Workshop exploring how the tenets of improv theatre can increase belonging and participation in classrooms of all disciplines and the research-backed reasons why!
Online programming and events with a focus on helping graduate students and postdoctoral scholars develop teaching skills and prepare for the academic job market.
Events outside the classroom can impact students and instructors. While each student has unique learning needs, instructors can employ a number of strategies to support students and promote student success during times of crisis or challenge.
In this year-long cohort-based program, scholars will learn and explore variety of approaches to investigate how instructional strategies and curricular design impact the learning experiences of UIC students in their discipline and course context.
Check out the Teaching Tidbits Workshops! This Fall CATE and our campus partner the Instructional Design and Media Production Studio offer workshops where you can explore many teaching strategies including generative AI in your classroom.
Check out the CATE Seminar Series, featuring research projects conducted by UIC instructors who are enhancing their teaching with research. Learn about classroom-based research and new teaching strategies and innovations.
The TRP is UIC's self-nominated, faculty-administered teaching award program. These instructors have a documented history of teaching excellence and have shown a long-term commitment to teaching at UIC.
A collaboration between UIC United Faculty (UICUF), the Center for Advancement of Teaching Excellence (CATE), the Disability Resource Center (DRC), and the Disability Cultural Center (DCC)
It was great to see so many new and familiar faces join us during the CATE Open House event on August 16. We are excited to continue growing and building a community for teaching and learning at UIC and welcome you back to another great semester!
Inclusive Education Scholars Certificate Program is an exciting new professional learning program on inclusive teaching co-developed by CATE and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Engagement and funded by the National Science Foundation.
Learn more about the inaugural cohort of Inclusive Education Scholars who have demonstrated a commitment to student success and equity, diversity, and inclusion at UIC.
Take a 2-minute survey on what you would like to see next to advance your teaching. You can also learn more about CATE's needs assessment results and how we are using that data to inform our resources and programming.
Critical Race Theory has become a legislative scapegoat for the discussion of what versions of America we will teach and what versions we will resist. As educators, we must stay informed and assure students of an inclusive educational experience.
The CATE team has developed an online asynchronous course, Designing & Teaching an Online Course, to share best practices, resources, templates, and technologies to create a quality online course.
Erin Stapleton-Corcoran|Posted on February 28, 2023
Educators are divided on whether they want to prohibit, reduce, or embrace AI generative tool usage in their classrooms. CATE offers some guidelines and tips to approach ChatGPT usage in your current classroom.
Want to expand your digital teaching toolkit while building your Blackboard skills? Register now for the Blackboard Digital Teaching and Learning Series
Meet the scholars from the very first cohort of the Janet Riddle Action Research Scholars program: Martina Bode and Shavila Devi, and learn more about their project.
Dr. Tessa Andrews (University of Georgia) discusses how expert instructors think about, prepare and implement active learning in their generative classrooms versus how novices think about, prepare and implement active learning.
Learn more about CATE's priorities and the work we have done to support instructors in the past year. CATE endeavors to use a data-driven approach to inform the work that we do, and we strive to foster and model a culture of assessment at the center
Get inspired by recipients of the 2021-2022 Teaching Recognition Program Award! Watch video spotlights of the award winners to learn about their teaching philosophies and how they engage with their students at UIC.
Attend a free online workshop this fall designed to help graduate students and postdoctoral scholars develop a teaching statement for the academic job market.
Congratulations to our first cohort of UIC instructors who have been accepted into CATE's Action Research Scholars program: Yeow Siow, Lieke van Heumen, Charitianne Williams, Trischa Duke, Claudia Fernández, and Sajna Razi!
The first deadline is today for the 2022-2023 Teaching Recognition Program (TRP) Award, which recognizes instructors who show a long-term commitment to teaching excellence at UIC.
Are you a UIC Teaching Assistant (TA)? Join us for an upcoming online or in-person workshop designed to help you develop practical skills you can use as a TA.
This four-webinar series offered by University of Northern Colorado’s Center for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning highlights equity-minded grading practices that support academic achievement and motivation for all students.
