Pedagogy Preparation for Teaching as Instructor-of-Record & the
Summer Graduate Teaching Scholar program

Overall support as you prepare to teach as Instructor-of-Record at UC San Diego and beyond

The Teaching & Learning Commons is here to support you in honing your teaching skills, designing your course, and documenting your pedagogy development along the way. This includes:

• Pedagogy preparation:
  Build skills now that will serve you in teaching at UC San Diego, in talking about your teaching in job interviews, and teaching in your future career! There are two levels of preparation: 

  • Step 1) Foundational Training: At any point in your teaching journey, we invite you to engage with the Foundations of Teaching workshops OR Introduction to College Teaching (ICT) course to gain day-to-day teaching skills and core concepts that will support you both as an Instructional Assistant and as you prepare to teach as course instructor. See diagram below.

  • Step 2) Course preparation: Once you have a specific course to prepare, join in Advanced College Teaching (ACT) for guided support to design a student-centered course and syllabus. 

    • Note: ACT has some foundational training prerequisites to complete prior to joining. You can fulfill these via ICT, the Foundations of Teaching Workshops (both synchronous and asynchronous options available), or prior pedagogical training that has met some or all of the prerequisite learning outcomes (please contact Engaged Teaching at engagedteaching@ucsd.edu if this applies to you or with questions).

• Recognize and document your training for the job market:
  By opting to prepare your course in Advanced College Teaching, you will earn a certificate of recognition at the Specialist level of Student-Centered College Teaching to share in job applications and you are ready to teach as Associate-In!

You can go a step further during your teaching experience to become an Engaged Teaching Scholar by intentionally implementing evidence-based teaching practices while teaching your course and then assessing those practices to advance shared knowledge of effective pedagogy. For those in the SGTS program, your post-SGTS teaching reflection will fulfill the post-teaching reflection required for the Scholar level. 

• Summer Peer-to-Peer Learning Communities:
  Connect with others teaching in summer as you prepare and teach your course through a Peer Review of Teaching program, chat platform, and weekly Summer Teacher's Lounge.

What is the Summer Graduate Teaching Scholar program?

This program gives advanced graduate students who have advanced to doctoral candidacy by the end of winter 2025 an opportunity to teach a course as the Instructor of Record in a supported environment during summer session 2025. Students who participate will receive $500 for completing the professional development workshops and receive salary as an Associate Instructor for teaching a course in Summer 2025. It’s an excellent professional development opportunity for graduate students with an interest in teaching, while also expanding summer session course offerings for undergraduates.

Teach your own course in a mentored and supportive community + earn an extra stipend:  

Apply to the Summer Graduate Teaching Scholar program by Nov 21st, 2024!

Here’s how:

1. Check your eligibility.

2. Contact your department to apply. 

Departments are responsible for submitting the student Associate Instructor applications. Students who are interested in the program should reach out to the graduate coordinator in their department or program (you can find your program’s graduate coordinator here - must be connected to vpn to access) to discuss the SGTS program, and application requirements.    

3. Register for pedagogy training (in the blue boxes) to complete your path of choice to achieve the Specialist level shown below:

• If you are taking the path on the left: Register for Introduction to College Teaching and Advanced College Teaching here. 

• If you are taking the path on the right: Register for synchronous or asynchronous options of the Foundations of Teaching Workshops here and then also Advanced College Teaching here. 

  • • Note: If you have prior pedagogy training that you feel meets the prerequisite learning outcomes for Advanced College Teaching, please contact Erilynn at engagedteaching@ucsd.edu to share more about that and discuss the best option for you.