= Credit towards Signature Program Phase II
Quick Links
Overview
The Johns Hopkins Teaching Academy’s Teaching Institute is a multi-day, immersive professional development experience designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who are preparing for university-level teaching roles. The institute equips participants with practical skills, tools, and strategies to enhance their effectiveness in the classroom.
Through interactive sessions, collaborative learning, guidance from experienced Johns Hopkins faculty, and access to a wealth of resources, participants will explore essential topics such as course design, inclusive teaching, active learning, and effective assessment. Equally important, the institute fosters a supportive learning community—bringing together future faculty members from across disciplines to connect, share ideas, and build lasting professional relationships as they prepare for future careers.
2026 Schedules
In-person Homewood Schedule
May 27th, 9 AM – 4:30 PM EST*
May 28th, 9 AM – 3:30 PM EST
May 29st, 9 AM – 3:30 PM EST
* An optional reception will be held on the first day from 3:30-4:30 PM.
Online Schedule
Monday, June 8th through Friday, June 12th*
9 AM – 12:30 PM
Topics covered include:
- Backward Design
- Summative Assessment and Evaluation
- Active Learning
- Universal Design for Learning
- Inclusive Classrooms
- Teaching and Learning with Assessments
- Course Planning and The First Day
- The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Format
- Interactive Sessions
The interactive sessions are designed to explore innovations and research about undergraduate education. Faculty leaders will present a series of lectures and engaging activities about each topic. - Individual Presentations and Peer Review
The majority of time on the last day is devoted to presentations. Each person will have 15 minutes to facilitate a micro-teaching activity. Each presentation is followed by a 5-minute question-and-answer period and peer review.
2026 Faculty
- anushka aqil, Lecturer, Summer and Intersession Programs, School of Arts & Sciences
- Anne-Elizabeth Brodsky, Associate Teaching Professor and Associate Director for Curriculum, University Writing Program, School of Arts & Sciences
- Richard Brown, Teaching Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Mathematics, School of Arts & Sciences
- Belinda Chen, Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine, School of Medicine
- Emily Fisher, Associate Teaching Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Biology Department, School of Arts and Sciences
- Valerie Hartman, Senior Instructional Designer, Peabody Institute
- Keilah Jacques, Instructor, School of Nursing
- Krystal Lee, Research Associate, Health, Behavior and Society, School of Public Health
- Graham Mooney, Associate Professor, History of Medicine, School of Medicine
- Alison Papadakis,Teaching Professor; Director of Clinical Psychological Studies, Psychological & Brain Sciences, School of Arts & Sciences
- Rebecca Pearlman, Senior Lecturer, Biology, School of Arts & Sciences
- Christov Roberson, Senior Lecturer, Biology Department, School of Arts and Sciences
- Michael Reese, Associate Teaching Professor, Sociology, and Associate Dean & Director, Center for Teaching Excellence and Innovation, School of Arts & Sciences
- Sunita Thyagarajan, Associate Teaching Professor, Chemistry, School of Arts & Sciences
- Kathryn Tifft Oshinnaiye, Associate Teaching Professor, Biology Department, School of Arts and Sciences
- Rebecca Wilbanks, Senior Lecturer and Associate Director for Writing in the Majors, University Writing Program, School of Arts & Sciences
- Rebecca Wright, Assistant Professor, Nursing Faculty, School of Nursing