Teaching Academy

The Teaching Academy is a series of virtual and in-person teaching workshops that are spread over August and September to ensure maximum accessibility. All UMass grad students and postdocs are invited to participate, regardless of teaching assignment or experience! 

Our mission is to create a supportive environment that fosters pedagogies that are inclusive, research-based, and focused on student learning. We believe that teaching is an essential function of a public research university and an important part of academic training. At the Teaching Academy, we aim to promote collegiality and facilitate mentoring and expertise sharing among postdocs and graduate students from all nine schools and colleges at UMass. 

We look forward to welcoming you to the Teaching Academy!

2025 Program

Please see our 2025 Program for more information on all sessions, the complete calendar of all workshops, and our suggested "Tracks" to help you choose workshops! See also the full list of presenters here. 

Looking for more teaching support? 

• Join an OPD workshop all throughout the year!
• Learn about the many offices that offer teaching support at UMass!
• Find support for your students at these UMass offices!
• Read more great teaching tips from our favorite websites and books!