Cornell University Center for Teaching Innovation

If it's April, it must be time to ! Cornell University students, have your professors made a different in your life or learning this semester? Let them know what it meant to you!

Thank a Professor runs through May 8!

https://teaching.cornell.edu/thank-a-professor

The Art of Teaching series returns this Wednesday. with "The Art of the Lab!" Join us at 2 p.m. as Cornell University faculty share their approaches for creating dynamic learning experiences for students in their lab courses!

Learn more & register: https://teaching.cornell.edu/art-teaching-series

Searching for ideas to improve your students' learning experiences in Canvas? In Fall 2025, we surveyed students for our Canvas Course Spotlight program. Explore the three courses that students praised across 5+ distinct categories, earning a special spotlight for the sheer scope of their positive impact.

https://blogs.cornell.edu/teaching/2026/01/08/the-canvas-course-spotlight-program-standout-canvas-courses-according-to-students/

On Jan. 28, join CTI & the Johnson Museum of Art for "Teaching About Climate Change: Art, Action & Reflection"!

At this faculty panel, workshop, and exhibit tour, find ideas and inspiration for moving beyond discourse and despair in your teaching. Faculty panelists include Anna Margaret Davidson of College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University and Caroline Levine and Kelly Presutti of Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences.

We look forward to seeing you next week!

Faculty event to highlight how teaching about climate change can move beyond discourse and despair | Cornell Chronicle On Jan. 28, the Center for Teaching Innovation and Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art will co-host “Teaching About Climate Change: Art, Action and Reflection,” a faculty panel, teaching workshop and exhibit tour exploring how instructors can engage the humanities, climate change and community in t...

Welcome back, Cornellians! We hope everyone had a restful break, and we're looking forward to the fresh start a new semester can bring.

Stay warm out there!