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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.

Register Now: TEACHxWSU 2024

The third annual TEACHxWSU conference will be October 25, 2024 and is themed “Becoming a Student Ready College.” A keynote address and workshop, lunch, afternoon “choose your own adventure” workshops, and campus-specific discussion groups are planned for the day.

Conference Agenda & Registration Form

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.

Teaching Excellence in the News

Registration Open for TEACHxWSU 2024 Set for Oct. 25

Washington State faculty, staff, and graduate students systemwide can register now for the Oct. 25 TEACHxWSU 2024 that is focused on becoming leaders and champions for a student-ready college, said Ashley Boyd, chair of the hosting WSU Teaching Academy. Programming runs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Free Copies for Fall 2024 Teaching Academy Book Club Beginning Sept. 1

The first 50 registrants signing up to participate in this fall’s WSU Teaching Academy One-Read Book Club will receive a free, printed copy of Becoming a Student-Ready College: A New Culture of Leadership for Student Success. “The asynchronous, online club will kick off on Sept. 1, so we encourage interested faculty, staff, and graduate students to register as soon as possible,” said academy chair Ashley Boyd.

WSU Teaching Academy Recognizes Nine Faculty with Four types of Awards

The Washington State University Teaching Academy has presented awards to faculty members systemwide who have demonstrated excellence in teaching and scholarship this year. “We value the accomplishments of this year’s awardees as educators, scholars, and role models for others,” said Kara Whitman, academy chair. “They have gone above and beyond, and it is an honor for the academy to recognize their efforts.”

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