Graduate Students

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As a graduate student, you are navigating the unique space between student and educator, building your teaching skills while pursuing your own academic journey. Whether you are preparing to teaching your first class or have been in the classroom for several semesters, this collection of resources is designed to support you as you develop your teaching identity. Our resources and programming will help you gain confidence in the classroom, develop your authentic teaching voice, and build foundational skills that will serve you throughout your academic career.


Getting Started

Deepening Practice

Teaching Your Own Class


CIRTL

The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) seeks to transform higher education through implementing innovative, culturally responsive pedagogy that benefits all learners. CIRTL was founded in 2003 as a National Science Foundation Center for Learning and Teaching in higher education. CIRTL uses graduate education as the leverage point to develop future faculty committed to implementing and advancing evidence-based teaching practices to enrich undergraduate education that is accessible to all learners. (About CIRTL, 7/21/25)

CIRTL Resources


Graduate Student Programs

ATL Programming Calendar