Most BU doctoral students will teach at some point during their education—many will even go on to be educators. Developing skills as an instructor is a crucial component of a doctoral education. Below are offices and programs that provide resources and training for doctoral students looking to prepare themselves for the classroom.
Jumpstart to Teaching Skills
Jumpstart to Teaching Skills (J2TS) is designed to provide graduate students and postdocs – especially those with limited or no opportunities to be teaching assistants, teaching fellows, or postdocs with teaching responsibilities – with foundational knowledge and skills related to teaching and teaching-intensive faculty roles in the future. It is designed for those interested in a wide variety of future career paths:
- Those who plan on becoming faculty with a research lab, wanting to know how to lecture well and apply teaching and learning principles in your teaching and mentoring
- Those who plan to teach for a significant portion of their faculty career, and want to develop essential skills now to prepare for the future
- Anyone interested in industry, government, and non-profit careers where training and teaching others may be part of what you may do, including training others or creating environments where employees can learn or develop new knowledge and skills
Institute for Excellence in Teaching & Learning
The Institute for Excellence in Teaching & Learning provides a comprehensive collection of resources and strategies to support engaging, effective, and innovative learning experiences.