GSAS Teaching and Learning Program
The GSAS Teaching and Learning Program is a teaching
preparation and development program for graduate students in the Graduate
School of Arts and Science (GSAS). Fostering the idea of the university as a
learning community, the Teaching and Learning Program reflects the belief that
teaching, and learning how to teach well, is an integral part of the academic
and educational experience of graduate students. Good teaching reflects upon
good practice. With rigorous analysis, teachers think about complex processes
of teaching and learning, the hopes and ambitions of the students in their
laboratories and classrooms, and the best ways of assessing the effectiveness
of their efforts. As a result, the Teaching and Learning Program encourages
critical reflection on the work of being a teacher. Central to the program is
collaboration with faculty mentors and individual graduate departments, who
assist in this task of developing good teaching among graduate students for
careers in both the academy and in other professions.
The GSAS Teaching and Learning Program consists of three component activities:
The GSAS Teaching and Learning Program consists of three component activities:
- GSAS Teaching Conference – an orientation and introduction to teaching at NYU for GSAS first-time graduate student teachers
- GSAS Teaching and Learning Certificate
Program – a non credit certificate program for GSAS students who wish to
develop their skills as teachers in higher education
- GSAS Co-sponsored Special Programs - programs aimed at particular needs within the GSAS teaching population