Summer Teaching Development Opportunities from the CIRTL Network
~ May 6, 2026 ~
Cornell University is an institutional member of the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) Network. CIRTL provides a variety of online programming designed to help aspiring faculty learn how to teach effectively and inclusively, and how to prepare for and navigate the academic job market.
This summer, CIRTL is offering 8 workshops, two courses, and two teaching institutes for graduate students and postdocs interested in teaching-emphasizing careers in higher education, in addition to year-round self-paced courses. Summer programming is topically focused around teaching as research, difficult dialogues and classroom ethics, and use of AI in higher education. Registration opens soon with dates varying based on when programming starts. New, you can now request a registration reminder here!
Anyone can register to attend programming, but participants from CIRTL member institutions and alumni will receive priority when registering for programming with limited seats; capped programming typically reaches capacity within a week of registration opening. Please indicate your Cornell affiliation at registration. Learn more about our institutional membership in CIRTL
All programming includes synchronous online sessions that take place in Zoom, unless otherwise mentioned. (Excerpted from the April 24 CIRTL Network newsletter)
Teaching Institutes
Johns Hopkins University Teaching Institutes
Learn common themes and challenges of teaching in higher education at the Johns Hopkins University Teaching Institutes, happening in-person in Baltimore, MD and online in Zoom. Through faculty presentations and group work, participants will learn about effective teaching practices, with a focus on active learning, backward design, assessment, and applying inclusive, evidence-based practices to developing your own lesson plan. Limited seats are reserved for CIRTL participants: 15 at the in-person institute, and 50 at the online institute.
In-person institute: May 27 – May 29 at the Homewood Campus in Baltimore, MD – In-Person Registration
Online institute: June 8 – June 12 at 8-11:30am Central Time – Online Registration
Jumpstart your plans for a Teaching-as-Research (TAR) project in this 6-week flipped course designed to guide participants through developing a research question, identifying project methods and outcomes, and more.
Cap: 25 Registration opens: Monday, May 11 at 10am Central Time Online sessions: Tuesdays, June 16 – July 21 at 10-11:30am Central Time
The UDL + AI Design Studio is a 6-week redesign studio where instructors improve one real teaching challenge using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) – a widely recognized, research-grounded framework for designing learning experiences – and incorporating AI as a design partner.
Cap: 15 Registration opens: Monday, June 8 at 10am Central Time Online sessions: Fridays, June 26 – July 31 at 10-11:00am Central Time
This one-part workshop focuses on practical strategies for designing effective questions that deepen engagement, critical thinking, and meaningful learning in AI-supported classrooms. Cap: none Registration opens: Monday, May 18 at 10am Central Time Online session: Wednesday, June 10 at 11am-12pm Central Time
In this one-part workshop for educators with some teaching experience, participants will reflect on what care looks like in their classrooms, what gets in the way of practicing it, and how their disciplines shape (or neglect) its meaning.
Cap: 25 Registration opens: Monday, May 25 at 10am Central Time Online session: Tuesday, June 9 at 10am – 12pm Central Time
In this one-part workshop, examine the ethical, cognitive, and interdisciplinary implications of AI and learn how to encourage purposeful use that promotes creativity, critical reflection, and human-centered innovation. Cap: none Registration opens: Monday, June 1 at 10am Central Time Online session: Wednesday, June 24 at 11am-12pm Central Time
This one-part workshop walks faculty/future faculty developers through how to apply the FITS Guidebook to support the development of inclusive, reflective instructors in their professional development programs. The workshop and guidebook are rooted in research from the Inclusive STEM Teaching Project, a 6-week online course created with funding from the National Science Foundation. Cap: none Registration opens: Monday, June 1 at 10am Central Time Online session: Thursday, June 25 at 12 – 3pm Central Time
In this two-part workshop, graduate students and postdocs explore research on inclusive teaching in STEM disciplines and consider how to apply that research to their own growth and development as current and future instructors. Cap: none Registration opens: Monday, June 8 at 10am Central Time Online sessions: Tuesday, June 30 & Wednesday, July 1 at 12 – 1:30pm CT
This two-part workshop explores critical AI literacy across various disciplines, with particular focus on AI prompt literacy, critical evaluation of AI outputs, and ethical disclosure practices. Cap: 60 Registration opens: Monday, June 29 at 10am Central Time Online sessions: Monday, July 13 and July 20 at 12 – 1:30pm Central Time
In this two-part workshop, instructors and future instructors in higher education are invited to participate in a classroom ethics “bootcamp” that will prepare them for exploring the inherent tensions that arise in the classroom, from issues of fair student assessment to facing controversial topics in discussion. Cap: 45 Registration opens: TBD Online sessions: TBD
Join us in this one-part workshop for a discussion about planning complex dialogues and handling difficult moments in the classroom, drawing from scholarly frameworks such as Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) and reflective teaching. Cap: none Registration opens: TBD Online session: TBD
Participants will gain a deeper understanding of their responsibilities as TAs and are empowered to contribute meaningfully to student success and the overall academic environment. This 7-part, self-paced online short course designed to support teaching assistants in developing essential skills across key areas of teaching and learning covers pedagogical principles, course design, effective teaching practices, assessment and feedback strategies, classroom management, time management, and professional communication.
Learn techniques for teaching transferable skills and work-integrated learning through re-imagining the nature of human competency, how people best learn complex skills, and how to re-design teaching activities accordingly. This 4-part, self-paced online short course will help learners practice how to articulate and then teach key skills relevant to your courses that are embedded in disciplinary content and cultural contexts.
The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) Network is a network of more than 40 universities in the US, Canada and worldwide committed to advancing inclusive, evidence-based disciplinary education. CIRTL has been generously supported by the National Science Foundation, the Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Wisconsin Center for Education Research of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For more information about the CIRTL Network, visit online at www.cirtl.net or contact at info@cirtl.net.
