Reinert Center Events

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First Through Fifth Friday Coffee Break

10 to 11 a.m. in room 204 of Wuller Hall (GO)

On the first Friday of the month, we invite all faculty who are in their first five years of teaching at SLU to come talk about teaching. Join your colleagues who are also in their first five years for coffee and conversation about teaching at SLU. Drop by for the whole time, arrive late or leave early; bring a friend or make a friend while you are here.

Spring dates: Feb. 6, March 6, April 10 and May 1.

No registration necessary.

Certificate Ceremony

3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 1, in room 222 of Wuller Hall

We will formally recognize all Reinert Center certificate recipients for the 2025-2026 academic year at our annual Certificate Ceremony. SLU provost, Michael Lewis, will offer his “Reflections on Teaching” during the ceremony. A small reception will immediately follow the awards ceremony. All members of the SLU community are welcome.

Please complete the response form if you will be joining us

Course Design Institute

9 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 1-5, in room 213 of Des Peres Hall (LF)

The Course Design Institute (CDI) is an intensive, one week, hands-on workshop that provides instructors the opportunity to experience the iterative, dynamic, and scholarly process of learning-focused course design. Participants must commit to attending all sessions during the CDI, and to completing "homework" each evening. 

This is a particularly good opportunity for instructors who are creating a new course for the University Core or as part of a curriculum redesign. It is also a helpful opportunity for those who don’t have a course release but need time and space to design a new course or re-imagine an existing one. 

Registration is required

Courses in Online Teaching

The Reinert Center supports instructors for the full continuum of teaching online including: preparing to teach online for the first time, designing online courses, assessing one's own online courses, as well as implementing strategies and techniques for effective online teaching. Below is our current list of full, online course offerings. These courses can be used for credit in our Online University Teaching Skills Certificate or they may be taken by individuals not enrolled in the certificate. For a full list and additional descriptions of all our online courses, please visit the program page.

Registration is required

Culturally Responsive Teaching Institute

9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., July 27-31, in room 213 of Des Peres Hall (MA)

Connecting with differences, which go far beyond our countries of origin, and supporting instructors to more effectively support learning by embracing varied experiences, perspectives, and assumptions about teaching and learning is the goal of the Reinert Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning’s annual Culturally Responsive Teaching Institute (CRTI). 

The program is a five-day summer institute (July 27 – July 31) structured to provide the time and space for instructors to better prepare for culturally diverse classrooms.  The institute continues throughout the academic year with optional Community of Practice meetings during which participants apply principles of culturally responsive teaching in collaboration with one another and Reinert Center staff.

SLU faculty leave this institute better aware of their own cultural influences on teaching, the cultural nuances of their academic disciplines, and the diverse cultures of their students.

Registration is required

Faculty Book Discussion: An Educator’s Guide to ADHD

Noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, via Zoom

The Reinert Center invites all SLU instructors to participate in a book discussion via Zoom on Karen Costa’s latest book, "An educator’s guide to ADHD: Designing and teaching for student success." 

Costa offers a practical approach to help instructors better support students with ADHD. Rather than framing ADHD as a deficit, Costa positions ADHD as a neurotype that includes both challenges and strengths in the classroom. The book adopts a strengths-based framework to teaching students with ADHD that emphasizes high structure, clear learner supports, and inclusive course design strategies.

This discussion will be relevant for any instructor teaching at the university level. The first ten (10) people to register will receive a complimentary copy of the book. 

Registration is required

Events Key

Certificate Program

• "F" earns Effective Teaching Credit for Foundations Certificate
• "P" earns Effective Teaching Credit for Principles Certificate
• "O" earns Effective Teaching Credit for Online Certificate

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Teaching Effectiveness Framework

• "LF" designates Learning-Focused teaching
• "MA" designates Mission-Aligned teaching
• "GO" designates Growth-Oriented teaching

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