Teaching Development Program – Advanced Track (2025)
Centre for Teaching and Learning at Columbia University
The goal of the TDP is the cultivation of effective and innovative teaching practices through a rigorous curriculum that includes the completion of the following requirements:
- An annotated first day plan and policy sheet
- Essentials of teaching and learning workshops’Essentials of teaching and learning workshops
- Six additional pedagogy workshops
- One mid-course review
- One teaching observation
- One observation of faculty instructor
- One observation of peer instructor
- A teaching portfolio
- An exit interview
As part of this program, I have attended the following workshops:
- Inclusive Learning
- Designing Learning Objectives
- Active Learning
- Assessment & Feedback
- What is Student Engagement?
- Syllabus Design from Scratch
- Intercultural Pedagogy
- Authentic Materials for Language and Content Instruction
- Engaging Student Participation
- Designing and Assessing Creative Assignments
- A 5-week intensive seminar on Innovative Course Design during which I developed a graduate seminar titled: “Indigenous and Decolonial Approaches to Art History in Abiayala and Turtle Island.”
I have also gone above and beyond the minimum requirements and have requested:
- Two mid-course reviews
- Two peer observations
Discipline Specific Pedagogical Training
Principles of Literary Study (2023-2024)
This year-long pedagogy seminar for first-time Literature Humanities instructors, focusing on classroom management strategies, student wellbeing, assessment design, and best practices to engage students. The seminar is 2 hours long and held once a week, in addition to a weekly expert lecture on best pedagogical approaches to each text.
Didactics of Spanish Learning and Culture (2019)
This Spanish language pedagogy seminar met for three hours on a weekly basis for one semester. The seminar consisted introduced first-time language instructors to pedagogical principles, methodological strategies, and practical activities that are crucial for successful Second Language pedagogy. In addition to the weekly meetings, the seminar required one being observed by a Senior Lecturer in Spanish and observing and reflecting on two language class sessions by more experienced instructors.
Graduate Seminar in University Teaching – Fine Arts (2017)
This seminar prepares graduate students for an academic teaching career. It included 32 hours of instruction, 20 hours for individual reading and assignments, developing and annotating a syllabus, as well as microteaching sessions with feedback from peers and the instructor.
Other Workshops Attended
- Best Practices for Grading and Giving Feedback to Students (Concordia University, 2 hours)
- Teaching Assistant Orientation (Concordia University, 2.5 hours)
Practical Application
For an Overview of how I apply this training in my teaching, please see my Teaching Statement. For evidence of successful teaching, please see “Impact on Student Learning.”