This program provides IUPUI graduate students with the opportunity to develop and document their college teaching skills in preparation for a future faculty position. This three-semester long program which includes face-to-face cohort meetings, feedback on teaching, and creation of materials that you can use in your teaching.
Upon program completion, you will have constructed the foundational components of your teaching portfolio, which can be used when applying for faculty positions and teaching awards. These components include:
- sample course materials
- teaching observation reports, and
- a preliminary teaching philosophy statement
New cohorts begin each spring and applications are accepted starting in late fall. This program is not credit bearing and does not include a fee to participate.
Note: The ESCIP is not a K-12 teacher licensing program. As a result, it will not appear on your transcripts. It can and should be listed on your CV.
Program Outcomes
During the program, you will:
- Develop and practice disciplinary inclusive and evidence-based teaching strategies that foster your students' learning.
- Critically and continuously, reflect on your teaching skills and its impact on your students' learning.
- Construct a teaching philosophy statement that demonstrates awareness and understanding of:
- purposeful integration of technology
- inclusive teaching
- evidence-based teaching practice
- Create the foundational components of your teaching portfolio in preparation for an academic job search.