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Center for Teaching and Learning

Programs

New Military Faculty Teaching Workshop: June 17-18, 2026, July 22 - 23, 2026, 0845-1220, Mahan 220

The Center for Teaching and Learning is hosting teaching workshops for new military faculty members. This will be an opportunity for our new military faculty to learn the policies and procedures of USNA's Academic Instruction and learn valuable resources that will help inform their teaching in the years to come. The workshops will be offered twice during the summer.

First Offering:  June 17 & 18 (Wed & Thurs mornings only)
Second Offering: July 22 & 23 (Wed & Thurs mornings only)

New Faculty Orientation, July 28-July 31, 2026, Rickover 102

The New Faculty Orientation will take place from Tuesday, July 28th to Friday, July 31st (Location: Rickover-102). New civilian faculty and PMPs are expected to attend all four days of the orientation. Incoming non-PMP military officers are expected to attend three days of the orientation (Wednesday to Friday).

New Faculty Teaching Workshop, Tuesday - Thursday, August 4-6, 2026, 1000-1200, Mahan 220

Morning sessions have similar content to workshops earlier in the summer, afternoon sessions will be topics of broad interest to all faculty; both civilian and military faculty are welcome

Back-to-School celebration: Teaching Award Recipients and Nominees panel, Thursday 13 AUG, 1200-1315, Michelson 110 

Enjoy hearing from colleagues recognized for excellence in teaching as we head into the fall semester.

No sign-up needed but recommend adding a save-the-date in your calendar now!
Cake will be served after the event (while supplies last)

Stockdale Center Summer Workshop Poster Session, Wednesday 26 AUG, 1150-1330, Nimitz Library Fantail

Learn about the projects of the USNA faculty who attended Stockdale Center workshops this summer in Ethics Across the Curriculum & Yard, Ethics & Leadership in the Age of Generative AI, and Agentic AI.
No sign-up needed

FACT consultant training, Monday 31 AUG 1145-1230 & Wednesday 2 SEP 1540-1620, Mahan 220

CTL's most popular offering, the Formative Analysis of Classroom Teaching (FACT) program welcomes anyone who would like to train as a consultant, a colleague who facilitates a FACT mid-semester between the faculty requestor and their students. Being a consultant is an enriching experience that both supports peers and informs one's own teaching. Attend one of the two sessions listed above as a first step in the training process or as a refresher if you are a returning FACT consultant.

Foundations of Teaching: Small Teaching (Part I: Knowledge), Wednesday 2, 9, 16 SEP 1145-1230, Mahan 220

A perennial CTL favorite that is powerful for both early-career faculty and more seasoned practitioners, James Lang's Small Teaching (Part I: Knowledge) is "an approach that seeks to spark positive change in higher education through small but powerful modifications to our course design and teaching practices." In Part I, Lang discusses the benefits of incorporating opportunities for students to predict, retrieve, and interleave the knowledge and skills they are developing in your classes. Opportunities to incorporate these concepts into teaching in real time will be provided.

A limited number of copies of the book will be available to participants.
This workshop meets a portion of the requirements for the Master Instructor program.

How We Develop Naval Minds:  A Brief History of USNA, Thursday 3, 10, 17 SEP 1145-1230, Mahan 220

In these sessions with CAPT BJ Armstrong, we will learn about the history of USNA and its role in educating Navy and Marine Corps officers. He will also lead discussions about historic essays on the intellectual elements of being an officer. Copies of the book Developing the Naval Mind will be provided to attendees. Enrollment is limited to 20 participants; those accepted into the program should complete assigned work and attend all 3 sessions.

Formative Analysis of Classroom Teaching (FACT) ~~ SEP 21 to OCT 30, 2026 & FEB 16 to APR 2, 2027, Dr. Shirley Lin

The most popular program offered! 
  • Formative Analysis of Classroom Teaching (FACT) 
  • To assist faculty members with their own reflective teaching by providing them with anonymous mid-semester feedback from their students. Request mid-semester feedback on one of your classes—strictly confidential: no records kept or reports made. Watch your email for more details and a call for requests. Due to high demand, we can only offer 1 FACT per instructor.

Foundations of Teaching: Small Teaching (Part II: Understanding), Wednesday 7, 14, 21 OCT 1145-123, Mahan 220

Effective as a follow-up to Part I of the book or as a standalone, Small Teaching (Part II: Understanding) guides teachers through research-based methods of encouraging students to connect, practice and explain. Opportunities to incorporate these concepts into teaching in real time will be provided.

A limited number of copies of the book will be available to participants.
This workshop meets a portion of the requirements for the Master Instructor program.

A Deep Dive into the Submarine Community, Thursday 8, 15, 22 OCT 1145-1230, Mahan 220

This session is an opportunity to hear directly from those at USNA who are members of "The Silent Service" about the unique features of this warfighting community and how the development of future submarine officers is supported by faculty, staff & others across the Yard.

 November is Pop-Up Month!

CTL Pop-Ups are single-session, standalone meetings for faculty to explore together topics that are relevant to the improvement of teaching and learning. Feel free to reply to this email with requests for themes of interest...or offers to organize a Pop-Up!

Master Instructor Program ~~ CDR Angel Rodriguez

  • MASTER INSTRUCTOR: An officer with a relevant Master's degree and four or more semesters of superior classroom performance at the Naval Academy who has completed USNA’s Center for Teaching and Learning’s Master Instructor Program. Consideration for awarding this academic rank will be based on the recommendation of the respective department.

  • Completing this program grants officers the title of Master Instructor. For details about the program see: ACADEMIC DEAN AND PROVOST INSTRUCTION 1520.2C Academic Titles for Military Faculty.

  • Sign up HERE to receive an invitation to the Google Classroom for the program.

MID FOR A DAY  ~~ CDR Angel Rodriguez

  • Faculty members spend a day shadowing a MIDN in order to gain a better understanding of what
    the day-to-day life looks like for a Midshipmen. We will pair you up with a 3/C or 2/C who you
    will shadow throughout their entire day. Date is by arrangement. 

Educational Technology Support ~~ Dr. Julie Zhu

By Appointment Only. Contact Dr. Julie Zhu (zhu@usna.edu) to schedule one-on-one help with technology for your classes.

  • Meet Dr. Zhu to get help with using a variety of Educational Technology topics including but not limited to Blackboard, Google Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, the Panopto Lecture Capture System, Respondus LockDown Browser, etc.  

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