Graduate and Postdoc Teaching
CTL offers support for graduate students and postdocs at every stage of your teaching careers, from getting started to designing your own course.
Whether serving as a Teaching Assistant, Course Assistant, Instructor, or in another teaching role, we offer services to help you reflect on and refine your practice, according to research-based and inclusive methods. We also work with faculty, departments, and schools to design, support, and assess TA training programs and resources.
TA Orientation
Quarterly orientations provide new TAs with the tools they need to get started in the classroom or lab. You’ll engage with evidence-based and inclusive teaching methods, and you’ll hear advice from experienced TAs.
TA Orientation Any Time
TA Orientation Any Time (TAO Any Time) is a self-paced online course introducing the fundamentals of effective pedagogy for teaching assistants
Grad CDI
The Course Design Institute for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars (GradCDI) is a week-long intensive for graduate students and postdocs, in which you'll build or revise a course plan draft using evidence-based frameworks.
Feedback on Teaching
Through services such as video consultations, microteaching, and small group feedback sessions, our trained consultants help you analyze data on your teaching and map out a plan to implement changes.
Graduate Teaching Consultants
Consultants are PhD students who receive training from CTL in evidence-based and inclusive practices and in turn support fellow graduate students across campus in their teaching. Click through to learn how to become a Consultant.
Certificate Program
CTL offers a certificate program for graduate students, postdocs, and other interested instructors, supported by our participation in the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) national network.
Centennial TA Award
The annual Centennial Teaching Assistant (CTA) Awards recognize outstanding teaching assistants (TAs) for their tremendous service and dedication in providing excellent classroom instruction for Stanford students.
Teaching Philosophy Statements
Meet individually with a trained consultant to discuss your draft teaching philosophy statement.
Workshops and Courses
Reflect on your practice and deepen your skill set by taking one of the many workshops and courses offered by CTL. From engineering course design to essay grading, we’ve got you covered.
Graduate Teaching Opportunities
Looking for a teaching, tutoring, or mentoring position? View a list of current opportunities, on and off campus.
Academic Technology
CTL helps instructors, TAs, and departments with the integration of academic technology to improve teaching and learning.
Questions?
Contact the Center for Teaching and Learning at ctl-stanford@stanford.edu.