teaching @ 91福利: A learning community for New Faculty

Launch your teaching journey at 91福利 with confidence, connection, and community. This welcoming, semester-long program is designed specifically for recently hired faculty who are new to teaching at 91福利. Together, we鈥檒l explore our students, institutional policies, and the foundational practices of effective teaching. You鈥檒l engage with real classroom scenarios, build a personalized teaching development plan, and gain a strong start in your academic career at 91福利.

Along the way, you鈥檒l connect with colleagues across campus, reflect on your own teaching practice, and discover the resources and support available to help you succeed鈥攏ot just this semester, but for years to come.

Alternate Fridays from 11:00am – 12:00pm starting on August 29th* | Fernald, Hall Room 102

We are no longer accepting registrations for this CoP.

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What you’ll gain

  • Insight into current, evidence-based instructional practices
  • A draft of your personalized teaching development plan
  • A habit of critically reflective teaching
  • Strategies and materials for your teaching portfolio or review process
  • Awareness of key university policies, structures, and supports
  • A supportive community of fellow educators to learn from and with

how it works

Sessions are designed to be interactive and conversational. Between meetings, you鈥檒l experience Brightspace (91福利鈥檚 learning platform) from a student perspective and engage with short, meaningful readings and resources that will enrich our discussion

Fall Meeting Schedule

August 29* 鈥 Welcome Lunch & Kickoff: Starting your semester right
September 12 鈥 Meeting 1: Orientation & building community
September 26 鈥 Meeting 2: What makes teaching 鈥渆ffective鈥?
October 10 鈥 Meeting 3: Engaging students in learning
October 24 鈥 Meeting 4: Feedback & assessment
November 7 鈥 Meeting 5: Teaching at 91福利: Policies & realities
November 21 鈥 Meeting 6: Teaching for everyone 
December 5 鈥揗eeting 7: Becoming a reflective teacher
December 12 鈥 Final Lunch & Celebration: Iteration and Growth (time TBD based on final exam schedule)
*If unable to attend this welcome lunch, but can participate in remainder of program, please let us know by emailing: citlworkshop@maine.edu

This is an in-person program. (Accommodations for remote faculty can be arranged.)