International Teachers and Scholars

Effective communication skills enable you to connect with your students, help your students engage with course materials, and help you feel more confident in the classroom. As a teacher, how can you engage with your students in confident and compelling...

Public Speaking for International Teachers and Scholars is a 6-session seminar that explores important elements of structure and delivery and provides a forum for practice and feedback. This seminar is designed for those who speak English as an additional...

Speak Up! Pronunciation for International TFs is a 6-session seminar that focuses on building awareness of English pronunciation features and provides hands-on activities to improve clarity and comprehensibility when speaking or presenting in English...

How do our cultures inform how we communicate, how we learn, and how we teach? New international PhD students navigate communication at Harvard on multiple levels: as students, as scholars, and as future teachers. In this interactive workshop series, we...

Led by Flavia Peréa, Director of the Mindich Program in Engaged Scholarship and Lecturer in Sociology, and Caitlin Schmid, Assistant Director of Engaged Scholarship, Harvard College, Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship. How can teaching and...

Led by Bok Staff How can you help your students learn? What should you learn about teaching as a PhD student? In this seminar, we will read David Gooblar’s The Missing Course: Everything they Never Taught You about College Teaching, an introduction to the...

Led by Rebecca Miller Brown How can you lead an exciting discussion and keep participants engaged from beginning to end? Which strategies can you use to help you and your students achieve your discussion goals? This seminar offers a hands-on approach to...

Led by Chloe Chapin Are you interested in integrating more “active learning” in your teaching? Do you want to get students out of the traditional classroom and in front of the “raw material” that scholars use in your field? Harvard has a wealth of...