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Teaching Academy 2025 Complete Calendar

Here is a complete list - in calendar order - of our workshops, virtual and in-person for this year's Teaching Academy! 

Friday, August 15th - 1:00-2:30pm (online)What’s It Like to Be a Teaching Assistant at UMass? 
Repeated on August 25 and September 5!
Monday, August 18th - 12:00-1:15pm (online)Student Belonging from the First Day and Beyond
Repeated on September 5!
Tuesday, August 19th - 3:00-4:15pm (online)Teaching “Boring” Required Courses Without Giving Up
Repeated in September!
Thursday, August 21st - 12:00-1:30pm (online)Teaching Controversial Topics in Contentious Times
Repeated on September 11!
Thursday, August 21st - 3:00-4:15pm (online)Disability in the Classroom: Flexibility, Inclusivity, and Accessibility
Repeated on September 9!
Friday, August 22nd - 1:30-2:30pm (online)“So, Any Thoughts?”: Translating the Awkward Silence in Class Discussions
Repeated on September 26!
Monday, August 25th - 11:30am-1:00pm (online)What’s It Like to Be a Teaching Assistant at UMass? 
Repeated on September 5!
Monday, August 25th - 1:30-2:45pm (online)Engage Students with Active Learning
Repeated in September!
Thursday, August 28th - 1:15-3:00pm (S231 ILC)Navigating Teaching as an International TA
Friday, September 5th - 12:15-1:45pm (in-person)What’s It Like to Be a Teaching Assistant at UMass? 
Registration coming soon!
Friday, September 5th - 2:00-3:15pm (in-person)Student Belonging from the First Day and Beyond
Registration coming soon!
Tuesday, September 9th - 11:30am-12:45pm (in-person)Disability in the Classroom: Flexibility, Inclusivity, and Accessibility
Registration coming soon!
Thursday, September 11th - 1:00-2:30pm (in-person)Teaching Controversial Topics in Contentious Times
Registration coming soon!
Friday, September 26th - 2:00-3:15pm (in-person) “So, Any Thoughts?”: Translating the Awkward Silence in Class Discussions
Registration coming soon!
TBA in SeptemberTeaching “Boring” Required Courses Without Giving Up
Registration coming soon!
TBA in SeptemberEngage Students with Active Learning
Registration coming soon!

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Johanna Yunker

Johanna Frances Yunker

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Email: jyunker [at] grad [dot] umass [dot] edu
Phone: (413) 545-5347

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