Teaching Squares

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Registration for the Fall 2026 Teaching Squares Program is closed. Check back to participate in Spring 2027!

Program Overview

The Teaching Squares Program offers a unique opportunity to see how peers teach, reflect on your own practice, and cultivate community—all in a supportive, non-evaluative space. It’s an easy, high-impact, low-lift way for teaching staff and faculty at any career stage to gain new perspectives and invigorate their teaching. Following a kickoff session, in which participants from across disciplines are paired in small groups of 3 or 4, you will spend the remainder of the semester observing one another’s classes. And before gathering for a final, closing session, you will have the opportunity to engage in guided self-reflection and begin considering if or how you might adapt the strategies you’ve observed into your own courses. All participants who complete the program will also receive a certificate that can be included on their professional portfolio. 

Program Objectives

Through a process of reciprocal peer observation, self-reflection, and group discussion, the teaching squares program is designed to support you in: 

  • Observing, analyzing, and reflecting on teaching
  • Building community with colleagues from across disciplines
  • Increasing your exposure to a variety of teaching styles and approaches
  • Developing a plan for trying out new teaching approaches