Which Certificate is Best for You?
Certificate in Foundations of Teaching
Who? Graduate students who have limited
teaching experience at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Why? Provides an opportunity to explore teaching and prepare for academic responsibilities.
What? Requires workshop participation, observations, reading, and a teaching philosophy statement.
Graduate Teacher Certificate
Who? Teaching assistants who teach at least
2 semesters at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Why? Provides an opportunity to develop teaching skills and reflective practice.
What? Requires pre-semester training, observation, use of student feedback, and workshop participation.
Teacher Scholar Certificate
Who? Teachers (faculty, APs, and TAs) who teach at least 3 semesters at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Why? Provides a structured process for exploring pedagogy from a discipline-based perspective.
What? Requires Graduate Teacher Certificate or equivalent, assessment of original work, exploration of pedagogy, discipline-based service, and a teaching philosophy statement.
Certificate in Technology-Enhanced Teaching
Who? Teachers (faculty, APs, and TAs) who have opportunities to teach using educational technologies.
Why? Provides an opportunity to explore educational technologies and to practice and assess technology-enhanced teaching.
What? Requires teaching with a course management system, assessment of original work, exploration of pedagogy, observation, and workshop participation.
Citizen Scholar Certificate
Who? Teachers (faculty, APs, and TAs) who have opportunities to teach a service-learning course.
Why? Provides an opportunity to explore and participate in the scholarship of engagement.
What? Requires teaching that incorporates service-learning, assessment of original work, exploration of pedagogy, engaged service or outreach research, and participation in a community of practice.
Center for Teaching Excellence
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
www. cte.uiuc.edu