SMARTEACHING
Workshops
The Success Made for All: Revitalizing Teaching (SMART) series is designed to connect you to available campus resources, introduce you to the latest research on teaching, learning, and neurodevelopment, prepare you for challenges you may confront in the classroom, and introduce you to innovative ways that you can help prepare all of your students for success.
The SMARTeaching workshops are the perfect way to ensure that faculty at Rutgers-Newark and graduate students preparing for a career in academia are working SMARTer toward our collective student success goals!
Eligibility: The SMARTeaching workshops are open to all RU-N faculty, lecturers, and Ph.D. students.
Fall 2026 Schedule
Coming Soon
Spring 2026 Schedule
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Teaching Portfolios for Future Faculty
Thursday, February 5, 2:30 - 3:50 PM (1 hour 20 minutes)
Presenters: Chris Drue, OTEAR
This session was offered remotely via Zoom.
This workshop looked at how to effectively document your teaching and mentorship experiences in a teaching philosophy and a teaching portfolio. We covered how to present one's teaching experience, explored the structure of various types of teaching documentation, and discussed what evidence to include in each.
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Documenting Your Teaching Story: Evidence, Impact, and Philosophy
Wednesday, February 18, 2:30 - 3:50 PM (1 hour 20 minutes)
Presenters: Chris Drue, OTEAR, Christina Bifulco
This session was offered remotely via Zoom.
How do you make a compelling case that your teaching is effective? This session examines the kinds of evidence that most persuasively support promotion, reappointment, advancement, or applications for new positions. We take a broad view of what effective teaching encompasses and consider how to select evidence that reflects its many dimensions. We also look at how to write a teaching philosophy that strategically provides evidence to substantiate claims of effectiveness. Throughout the session, we emphasize that strong documentation requires not only presenting evidence but interpreting it for readers, guiding them toward clear and accurate conclusions about your impact.
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Teaching Excellence Roundtable
Monday, March 30, 11:30 AM-12:50 PM (1 hour 20 minutes)
Presenter: Catherine Clepper
This session was offered remotely via Zoom.
This roundtable event discussed teaching challenges, solutions, and joys, and featured the following award-winning teachers.
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Ned Drew (Arts, Media, and Culture; Graphic Design), winner of the 2025 Undergraduate Teaching Award from SAS-N
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Ruth Feldstein (History, American Studies, Women & Gender Studies, Africana Studies), winner of the 2025 Graduate Teaching Award from SAS-N
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Stephanie Rodriguez (Spanish & Portuguese; Lives in Translation), winner of the 2025 Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching
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Joshua Rutberg (Physics), winner of the 2025 Teaching Innovation Award from SAS-N
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Supporting Students' Mental Health and Wellness
Monday, March 2, 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM (1 hour 20 minutes)
Presenter: Theresa Tantay-Wilson, Director of Health Promotion Division
Location: Dana Library, Classroom 320/321.
Looking to support students compassionately, while holding them accountable? Familiar with some RU-N resources, but would like to learn more? Join this interactive workshop to hear directly from students and practice skills in:
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Recognizing early signs of students in distress
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Knowing when and how to refer students to appropriate support resources
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Cultivating mindfulness within the classroom
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Reflecting on the impact of your well-being on students
This session has been rescheduled. A new date will be shared soon.
Resources
If you would like to partner with the P3 for future workshops, please visit our contact us page or email p3colab@newark.rutgers.edu.
If you'd like to see videos of previous SMARTeaching workshops, please visit the SMARTeaching Archive (via Canvas).