WSU Teaching Academy
Elevating excellence in teaching and learning throughout Washington State University.
Find out more about the WSU Teaching Academy and how we advance the priority of teaching and learning in the mission and goals of WSU.
Our goals are to:
- Promote a university culture that values, supports, and rewards excellence in teaching and the scholarship of teaching.
- Drive implementation of academic goals that elevate the quality of educational program processes and outcomes and student achievement.
- Support models of teaching and learning that foster deep and lasting understanding by learners.
- Facilitate the creation of mindsets and practices of students and faculty that drive self-motivated life-long learning.
The WSU Teaching Academy maintains a membership directory of faculty who have wide-ranging expertise in teaching-related areas. We offer regular grants and awards to WSU faculty. We collaborate with other campus efforts to support and improve teaching and learning.
Save the Date: TEACHxWSU 2026
Mark your calendars for TEACHxWSU 2026 to be held on Friday, September 25, 2026.
Book Club for 2025-26
This year’s book is Creating Culturally Affirming and Meaningful Assignments: A Practical Resource for Higher Education Faculty” and was chosen by WSU Teaching Academy members.
Teaching Excellence in the News
WSU Teaching Academy Presents Large-Class, Outstanding Publication, and Book Club Awards
Nine Washington State University faculty have received 2026 awards from the WSU Teaching Academy for their noteworthy accomplishments in teaching scholarship and practice. “The WSU Teaching Academy is honored to recognize the excellence of these educators with our awards. Their achievements truly elevate teaching and learning at the university and help advance an institutional culture where instructors are driven to lead students into deep and lasting understanding,” said Kate Watts, academy chair.
Applications open for Conference Registration Awards
Thanks to generous support from the WSU Teaching Academy, WSU faculty and instructors can apply for funding to support teaching conference expenses over the upcoming year. These awards cover the cost of registration fees to attend a conference, meeting, or workshop that will directly enhance the applicant’s classroom teaching and/or scholarship of teaching. All applications will be reviewed by a committee and competitively rated based on how attendance enhances the teaching of the applicant.
WSU Teaching Academy Presents Large-class and Outstanding Publication Awards
Three Washington State University faculty have received 2025 awards from the WSU Teaching Academy for their noteworthy accomplishments: Ananth Jillepalli, Molly Schotzko, and Brenna Miller. “The efforts of these educators is truly noteworthy, and the organization is honored to recognize their excellence with our awards,” said Kate Watts, academy chair. She also complimented Nicholas Cerruti, grants and awards chair, and his team for evaluating nominations.