Mission Statement:

The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) is the campus’ central partner for improving undergraduate education. CTE responds to the needs of all colleges, schools, and programs to ensure that the University of Maryland remains an international model of excellence in teaching and learning. CTE facilitates and supports new innovations in teaching, helps faculty teach more efficiently and effectively, works to ensure that all graduate teaching assistants develop as excellent teachers, and oversees faculty learning communities as they address current and future educational needs of the University. CTE works with campus units to recognize excellence in teaching through workshops, ceremonies, and awards. CTE administers more than 20 programs for faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate teaching assistants and is a portal for vetted resources for teaching and learning.

Programs:

The Center for Teaching Excellence provides:

• A range of campus-wide Workshops and Conversations related to teaching and learning issues;

• Assistance to departments and colleges in organizing and implementing faculty teaching workshops, TA training activities, and evaluation/support strategies related to improving teaching;

• Consultation with individuals on particular areas of concern in teaching and learning, research into teaching practice, and implementation of innovative teaching-learning strategies;

• A regular newsletter, CTE's Teaching and Learning News, which covers events and developments related to teaching across campus;

• An electronic listserv for the exchange of ideas about teaching using the University electronic mail system; and a library of video and print resources on teaching and learning.

CTE also facilitates a professional development program for graduate teaching assistants University Teaching and Learning Program, as well as the Undergraduate Teaching Assistants program, the Lilly-CTE Fellows program, and the Instructional Improvement Grants program which supports innovations in teaching.

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Click here to see the gallery of CTE activities.