{"id":2,"date":"2020-02-07T00:19:07","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T00:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.teachingacademy.wsu.edu\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-10-17T16:10:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T00:10:16","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"WSU Teaching Academy Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left wsu-hero--size-small wsu-spacing-after--xxxmedium \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2370_full-resolution_a3e-l7m-e6d-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2370_full-resolution_a3e-l7m-e6d-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2370_full-resolution_a3e-l7m-e6d-scaled.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2370_full-resolution_a3e-l7m-e6d-scaled.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2370_full-resolution_a3e-l7m-e6d-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2370_full-resolution_a3e-l7m-e6d-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2370_full-resolution_a3e-l7m-e6d-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2370_full-resolution_a3e-l7m-e6d-scaled.jpg 198w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\n\t\talt=\"Faculty that became new members of the WSU Teaching Academy at the 2025 membership induction ceremony. Inductees that attended both in-person and virtually pose with WSU Provost and Executive Vice President T. Chris Riley-Tillman.\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 42% 52%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wsu-overlay wsu-pattern-after wsu-overlay--dark-left wsu-pattern--none\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 id=\"title-id-69f2faa651b45\" class=\"wsu-title wsu-hero__title\"><span>WSU Teaching Academy<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption wsu-hero__copy\">\n\t\t\t\tElevating excellence in teaching and learning throughout Washington State University.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p class=\"emphasized-introduction wsu-font-size--large\"><em>Find out more <a href=\"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/governance\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"116\">about the WSU Teaching Academy<\/a> and how we advance the <strong>priority of teaching and learning<\/strong> in the mission and goals of WSU.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--small\">Our goals are to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Promote a university culture<\/strong> that values, supports, and rewards excellence in teaching and the scholarship of teaching.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Drive implementation<\/strong> of academic goals that elevate the quality of educational program processes and outcomes and student achievement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Support models of teaching and learning<\/strong> that foster deep and lasting understanding by learners.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Facilitate the creation of mindsets and practices<\/strong> of students and faculty that drive self-motivated life-long learning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--xmedium\">The WSU Teaching Academy maintains a <a href=\"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/directory\/\">membership directory<\/a> of faculty who have wide-ranging expertise&nbsp;in teaching-related areas. We offer regular <a href=\"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/grants-and-awards\/\">grants and awards<\/a> to WSU faculty. We <a href=\"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/resources\/\">collaborate with other campus efforts<\/a> to support and improve teaching and learning.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-position--relative wsu-spacing-after--xmedium wsu-breakpoint-hide-below--stacked-columns\" >\r\n    \n\n<div style=\"height:192px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-block-gray\" style=\"top:calc(50% - 6rem);left:calc(50% - 6rem);height:8rem;width:8rem\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-lines-crimson\" style=\"top:calc(50% - 2rem);left:calc(50% - 2rem);height:8rem;width:8rem\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-block-gray\" style=\"top:calc(50% - 2px);left:0;height:2px;width:calc(50% - 8rem)\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-block-gray\" style=\"top:calc(50% - 2px);right:0;height:2px;width:calc(50% - 8rem)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column  wsu-animate wsu-animate--action-fade-right wsu-animate--delay-0 wsu-animate--timing-early\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--white wsu-border-top--color-crimson\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-font-size--xxmedium wsu-spacing-negative-margin-left--medium wsu-spacing-negative-margin-right--medium wsu-spacing-negative-margin-top--small wsu-spacing-padding-bottom--xsmall wsu-spacing-padding-left--medium wsu-spacing-padding-right--medium wsu-spacing-padding-top--xsmall\">TEACHxWSU 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-font-size--medium wsu-spacing-after--small\"><strong>TEACHxWSU 2025<\/strong>\u00a0was October 3 and featured a morning keynote and workshop, afternoon workshops with Zoom options, and end-of-day campus share-outs. This year&#8217;s theme was \u201cDeveloping Meaning Assignments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta wsu-spacing-after--none\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/teachxwsu-2025\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button wsu-spacing-padding-left--medium wsu-spacing-padding-right--medium\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tLearn more about TEACHxWSU 2025\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--white wsu-border-top--color-crimson\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-font-size--xxmedium wsu-spacing-negative-margin-left--medium wsu-spacing-negative-margin-right--medium wsu-spacing-negative-margin-top--small wsu-spacing-padding-bottom--xsmall wsu-spacing-padding-left--medium wsu-spacing-padding-right--medium wsu-spacing-padding-top--xsmall\">Book Club for 2025-26<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-font-size--medium wsu-spacing-after--small\">This year&#8217;s book is\u00a0<em>Creating Culturally Affirming and Meaningful Assignments: A Practical Resource for Higher Education Faculty\u201d<\/em> and was chosen by WSU Teaching Academy members.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/book-club\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tBook Club Details\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-position--relative\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-lines-gray\" style=\"top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0\"><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wsu-max-width--sxxsmall wsu-spacing-after--none wsu-align--center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/07\/book-cover_creating-culturally-affirming-and-meaningful-assignments_9781032581538.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"350\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/07\/book-cover_creating-culturally-affirming-and-meaningful-assignments_9781032581538.jpg\" alt=\"Book cover for Creating Culturally Affirming and Meaningful Assignments: A Practical Resource for Higher Education Faculty. Edited by Christine Harrington and published by Routledge.\" class=\"wp-image-1946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/07\/book-cover_creating-culturally-affirming-and-meaningful-assignments_9781032581538.jpg 350w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/07\/book-cover_creating-culturally-affirming-and-meaningful-assignments_9781032581538-131x198.jpg 131w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section  wsu-width--full wsu-color-background--gray-5\"  >\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-section__inner wsu-width--content\">    \n<div class=\"wsu-row pad-ends wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teaching Excellence in the News<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-card-wrapper--news wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-3\">\r\n        <article class=\"wsu-card wsu-card--news wsu-card--id-2071 \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fixed-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/2025\/10\/14\/applications-open-for-conference-registration-awards\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/02\/generic-system-logo-gray-song-lyrics-792x523.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/02\/generic-system-logo-gray-song-lyrics-792x523.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/02\/generic-system-logo-gray-song-lyrics-396x261.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/02\/generic-system-logo-gray-song-lyrics-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/02\/generic-system-logo-gray-song-lyrics-198x131.jpg 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/02\/generic-system-logo-gray-song-lyrics.jpg 1212w\"\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\"\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Washington State University with Cougar spirit mark where the letters W, S, and U form a cougar head. The WSU fight song is repeated faintly across the background.\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/2025\/10\/14\/applications-open-for-conference-registration-awards\/\">\t\t\tApplications open for Conference Registration Awards\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t        \t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t<time>October 14, 2025<\/time>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\n\t\t\tThanks to generous support from the\u00a0WSU Teaching Academy, WSU\u00a0faculty and instructors can\u00a0apply for funding to support teaching conference expenses\u00a0over the upcoming year. These awards cover the cost of registration fees to attend a conference, meeting, or workshop that will directly enhance the applicant\u2019s 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.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-card--news wsu-card--id-1910 \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fixed-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/2025\/04\/28\/wsu-teaching-academy-presents-large-class-and-outstanding-publication-awards\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/02\/generic-system-logo-crimson-song-lyrics-792x523.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/02\/generic-system-logo-crimson-song-lyrics-792x523.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/02\/generic-system-logo-crimson-song-lyrics-396x261.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/02\/generic-system-logo-crimson-song-lyrics-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/02\/generic-system-logo-crimson-song-lyrics-198x131.jpg 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/02\/generic-system-logo-crimson-song-lyrics.jpg 1212w\"\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\"\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Washington State University with Cougar spirit mark where the letters W, S, and U form a cougar head. The WSU fight song is repeated faintly across the background.\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/2025\/04\/28\/wsu-teaching-academy-presents-large-class-and-outstanding-publication-awards\/\">\t\t\tWSU Teaching Academy Presents Large-class and Outstanding Publication Awards\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t        \t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t<time>April 28, 2025<\/time>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\n\t\t\tThree Washington State University faculty have received 2025 awards from the WSU Teaching Academy for their noteworthy accomplishments: Ananth Jillepalli, Molly Schotzko, and Brenna Miller. \u201cThe efforts of these educators is truly noteworthy, and the organization is honored to recognize their excellence with our awards,\u201d said Kate Watts, academy chair. She also complimented Nicholas Cerruti, grants and awards chair, and his team for evaluating nominations.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-card--news wsu-card--id-1880 \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fixed-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/2025\/04\/17\/wsu-teaching-academy-inducts-21-new-members\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2370_a3e-l7m-e6d.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2370_a3e-l7m-e6d.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2370_a3e-l7m-e6d-396x202.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2370_a3e-l7m-e6d-198x101.jpg 198w\"\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Faculty that became new members of the WSU Teaching Academy at the 2025 membership induction ceremony. Inductees that attended both in-person and virtually pose with WSU Provost and Executive Vice President T. Chris Riley-Tillman.\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/2025\/04\/17\/wsu-teaching-academy-inducts-21-new-members\/\">\t\t\tWSU Teaching Academy Inducts 21 New Members\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t        \t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t<time>April 17, 2025<\/time>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\n\t\t\tThe Washington State University Teaching Academy welcomed 21 faculty from four campuses to its membership roster at an April 15 induction ceremony. \u201cWe are pleased with the exceptional teaching accomplishments of our newest members, and the breadth of their disciplines will add greatly to the scope of our organization,\u201d said Kate Watts, academy chair.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/news\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tView all news headlines\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":384,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/384"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":72,"href":"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2074,"href":"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/2074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=2"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}