Grad Grow Learning Opportunities

The Mentors in Teaching (MinT) program supports the work of TA Mentors, who provide peer support to other TAs and act as general resources in their departments. Those interested in becoming a Teaching Mentor or a MinT Fellow should contact their departments and check the Center in Teaching and Learning website for application instructions and training dates. 

These simple, clear online surveys can provide you with valuable feedback on your teaching at any point in the quarter. Offered by Learning Technologies and Spaces (LTS) within Student Affairs, this guide to instructor-designed online evaluations provides a great way to enhance and grow your teaching practice as a TA or instructor. Use the templates provided to create and submit your evaluation at least a week before your desired evaluation date. Open to all instructors and TAs.

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs offers numerous postdoc programs and events throughout the year. Covering everything from social activities and English classes, to pedagogy and mentoring, there are a wide range of events to help postdocs (and interested graduate students, when space permits) make the most out of their time at Stanford and grow personally and professionally. Check out the OPA calendar throughout the year to keep up with what's going on. 

Students come to Stanford from a wide array of backgrounds. As an instructor or TA, you are likely to find yourself working with students from highly diverse cultural, racial, socio-economic, gender, and linguistic backgrounds. To ensure that all students feel welcome and have access to equitable learning opportunities, it is important to actively and consciously integrate strategies to promote inclusion in your classroom.

Offered by the Center for Teaching and Learning, a small group feedback session (SGFS) is an excellent way to gather specific, useful mid-quarter feedback on your course. In the last twenty or so minutes of class, trained evaluator will visit your class and divide your students into groups that must each reach consensus about which aspects of the course are contributing to their learning and which need to be improved. The evaluator will then synthesize the results and share them with you in a private consultation.

Stanford Splash is a twice annual opportunity for you to practice your teaching skills and share your passions (research related or not) with eager students. As a Splash teacher, you have a chance to develop your pedagogical practice by creating your own curriculum, determining the size and duration of your class, and more. All students interested in outreach, education, and sharing what you are excited about are invited to look at past course catalogs and apply to teach anything you desire! Check out this page for more information and learn how to apply.