The CCTL provides graduate students classroom observations & student feedback sessions through Graduate Teaching Consultations, and advice and guidance through one-on-one advising appointments.
Graduate Teaching Consultations
Graduate Teaching Consultations (GTCs) are a confidential, individualized way to get feedback on your teaching. CCTL Teaching Consultants are trained graduate students who have been trained as peer mentors in evidence-informed methods. The GTC consists of a pre-observation meeting, a classroom observation, a student feedback session, a post-observation consultation, and a written report. The process is designed to give graduate instructors formative feedback in a confidential and low-pressure setting. The GTC is a requirement of the College Teaching Certificate, and the resulting report can form part of a teaching portfolio.
GTCs must be requested in the first two weeks of the quarter, and must take place between weeks three and seven. For questions, please contact the CCTL at teaching@uchicago.edu.
Autumn Quarter 2024
Request a Graduate Teaching Consultation
All requests for Autumn Quarter GTCs must be submitted by Friday, October 11 (end of Week 2). You can expect a response to your request by the end of Week 3. GTCs should take place between October 21 - November 15 (Weeks 4-7). Please note that due to staffing constraints, we may not be able to fulfill all requests for GTCs.