Center for Education, Innovation, and Learning in the Sciences

UCLA Summer Institute On Evidence-Based Teaching
2026-06-13 - 2026-06-16
Co-facilitated by the TLC and the Center for Education Innovation and Learning in the Sciences (CEILS), the Summer Institute offers training on effective evidence-based teaching strategies and active learning. This four-day learning opportunity includes facilitated workshop sessions where instructors will practice innovative instructional approaches to increase student engagement and learning in your classroom. Instructors will work together in small groups to design a “teachable tidbit,” a brief course module with engaging activities and assessments to meet a course’s learning objectives.
Eligible instructors selected to participate will receive $500, payable to a research or professional development fund, and all participants will earn a certificate of completion. A record of participation can be included in instructors’ dossiers as evidence of efforts to improve teaching, as well as an activity that promotes inclusive excellence in education. Efforts in this area are recognized as a component of the promotion and tenure process at UCLA (see APM 210-1).
The Summer Institute is UCLA’s iteration of the National Academies Summer Institute, started at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2004. Since coming to campus in 2016, the program has expanded beyond STEM disciplines to include social sciences and humanities instructors, creating an interdisciplinary setting for advancing teaching excellence.
Go to the TLC Page to learn more: UCLA Summer Institute for Impactful Teaching – Center for Education, Innovation, and Learning in the Sciences

CEILS Annual Faculty Workshop
2026-08-25 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Hershey Hall 158
Hershey Hall 158
This year, our annual workshop will focus on supporting you in creatively responding to the changing institutional environment while maintaining your well-being. Our goal is to provide you with resources, concrete strategies, and practices to maximize or maintain student learning.
We invite you to join us and engage in any or all of the experiences described below:

Hear from experts on AI about maintaining academic integrity in the age of AI
Learn about strategies for designing an inclusive syllabus and creating community on the first day of class, helping your students learn how-to learn, and reimagining your course with reduced TA support.
Get to know folks from the UCLA Disabilities and Computing Program and learn about making your course materials more accessible.
Engage with invited faculty, who will present lightning talks followed by roundtable discussions, each led by one of the invited faculty.

All are welcome to join this community of caring instructors who are excited to talk about teaching! We especially encourage instructors who either are relatively new to college teaching or who have instructional responsibilities in large enrollment gateway courses for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) majors.
RSVP: Coming Soon!
