Save the date! Teaching Day will return on Friday, October 2, 2026. This fall, we will once again dedicate a full day to celebrating teaching through dynamic sessions from GW educators, a lunch and keynote, and other opportunities to connect with colleagues.

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New this year, we invite all GW educators to contribute to the Teaching Day program as we re-envision the event to be by the community, for the community. There are three session types to choose from: interactive session, panel discussion, and quick talk. 

Some questions to inspire your proposal:

After almost 8 years with the CTE, Caitlin Savoldelli has left GW for a new position at the AARP Foundation. A valued colleague, she played key roles as an Instructional Designer, Educational Developer, and Accessibility Specialist. She helped countless faculty to develop online courses and accessible course materials; offered workshops on accessibility, AI, and other topics; and created invaluable web resources on making your course more accessible. Caitlin also transformed the CTE newsletter into what it is today! We are incredibly grateful for her contributions and wish her all the best in her new role.

Faculty who participated in the CTE’s Community of Practice: Designing for Student Learning in the Age of AI shared creative assignments they’ve developed to be responsive to emerging AI technologies. The assignments range across disciplines and levels and focus on AI literacy, teaching research and writing skills, and using AI in the discipline (note that you must be signed into your GW email account to access the assignment repository). We hope that these assignments spark new ideas and serve as inspiration for others as we navigate our changing educational landscape!

CTE’s Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning Excellence, Karen Singer-Freeman, co-authored the recent article Applying collaborative learning principles to teaching with GenAI: A pre-calculus assignment example. This model is from a math course, but relevant across disciplines. It provides ideas for integrating GenAI into assignments in ways aligned with best practices for collaborative learning. 

In “Teaching Inflection Points”, John Warner helps us to unpack the question “But what am I supposed to teach [in the age of AI]?” He argues we should teach toward inflection points, or the points where students experience a change in their thinking and metacognitive awareness. We encourage you to read this quick thought piece and consider: What do you see as inflection points in your discipline? How can you highlight them to students?

The last day of class presents an opportunity for students and instructors to reflect on what they have learned, synthesize key takeaways, celebrate collective accomplishment, and think forward to future courses and careers. 

The CTE partnered with Academic Commons to ask undergraduate student employees about what makes a great last day of class. Here’s what they had to say:

Also, be sure to remind students about Academic Commons and the tutoring, review sessions, and academic skills resources they offer to help through finals!