The Teaching Citation program is designed to help Washington University Ph.D. students develop teaching experience and expertise in preparation for future faculty positions. The Citation is not a teaching award. Instead, it is a professional-development program that provides interested Ph.D. students with opportunities to develop teaching knowledge and expertise. The Teaching Citation program is co-administered by The Teaching Center and the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.
The requirements of the Citation program include
1. Participating in training on teaching
2. Gaining varied teaching experiences (with observation and feedback)
3. Reflecting on teaching by writing a teaching philosophy statement.
Three semester-long teaching experiences are required. All 3 must be approved by The Teaching Center. Qualifying teaching experiences include leading a weekly discussion or recitation subsection; leading regular review- or help -sessions, plus 1-2 course lectures; teaching a course independently; and mentoring an undergraduate in an extended research project (additional criteria apply). It is highly recommended that all teaching experiences, including research mentorships, be pre-approved by The Teaching Center, to ensure that the experience meets the Citation criteria. In addition, during each of the three semesters, the graduate student's teaching must be observed and reviewed, in writing, by a faculty member or by Teaching Center staff. The graduate student must also collect student evaluations of their teaching in each of the three semesters.
For additional details about all Teaching Citation requirements, please click on the links below and use this contact form to schedule a Teaching Center consultation.
The Teaching Center welcomes requests for Citation consultations at any time. However, it is highly recommended that the initial consultation occur in the 1st or 2nd year of the student's Ph.D. program. An initial consultation is essential to discuss all details related to the Citation requirements, to determine whether the program is a good fit for the graduate student's teaching opportunities and career goals, and to discuss an approximate timeline for completing the requirements. Subsequent Teaching Center consultations will be necessary to track the student's progress toward completion and to discuss the student's teaching philosophy statement.
The Teaching Citation: Overview and Requirements (pdf)
Registration Checklist (pdf)
Frequently Asked Questions
Teaching Observation and Feedback Form (MS-Word)
Sample Student Evaluation for a TA-Led Recitation Section (MS-Word)
Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement
Note: A revised Registration Checklist for The Teaching Citation was uploaded to this page on 08/18/11. If you have started to document your progress toward completing the Citation on an earlier version of the Checklist, you may continue to do so; in other words, the former version is still valid.
To schedule a consultation on the Teaching Center, please contact Dr. Beth Fisher, Associate Director. To schedule a video-recording and feedback session (evaluation) of your teaching, please complete and submit our online request form.