UW-­‐TEaCH  is  an  initiative  of  the  UW-­‐Madison  Teaching  Academy.  UW-­‐TEaCH  stands  for   Teaching,  Exploration,  and  Collaboration  Habitat.       UW-­‐TEaCH  is  a  habitat  to  create  collaborative  environments  across  disciplines,  develop  and   share  in  the  art  and  science  of  teaching,  and  to  form  communities  of  practice  around  teaching   and  learning.    

    Programs  housed  under  the  UW-­‐TEaCH  community  of  practice  include:   I-­‐LEaP(Instructor  Learning  Environment  and  Pedagogics)  A  core  teaching  pedagogy  program  for  all   instructors  led  by  Teaching  Academy  Fellows.  Explore  the  art  and  science  of  teaching  across  disciplines.      TA-­‐LEaP(Teaching  Assistant  Learning  Environment  and  Pedagogics)  A  core  teaching  pedagogy  program   for  teaching  assistants  and  all  interested  graduate  students  led  by  Teaching  Academy  Fellows  and  Future   Faculty  Partners.      PFoT(Peer  Feedback  on  Teaching)  A  network  of  Teaching  Academy  Fellows  trained  to  provide  peer   feedback  and  mentorship  on  instructional  approaches  and  a  catalyst  for  peer  exchange  of  ideas  on  how   to  improve  student  learning.      U-­‐CLaSS(Undergraduate  Chat,  Learn,  and  Share  Space)  A  shared  space  for  students  and  instructors  to   engage  in  discussions  about,  and  facilitate  undergraduate  research  in,  teaching  and  learning.         Background:   The  idea  for  the  UW-­‐TEaCH  program  originated  with  Jamie  Henke,  a  Distinguished  Faculty  Associate  and   Teaching  Academy  member.  Through  her  collaborations  within  OPID  (The  UW-­‐System  Office  of   Professional  and  Instructional  Development),  Dr.  Henke  became  aware  of  different  teaching  and   learning  interactions  across  the  UW-­‐System    as  well  as  the  teaching  development  program  created  at   Lund  University  in  Sweden.  The  idea  of  a  center  didn’t  fit  the  environment  here  on  the  UW-­‐Madison   campus,  so  Jamie  proposed  a  ‘habitat’  to  the  Teaching  Academy  Executive  Committee.  She  generated   the  ideas  for  three  of  the  programs  in  this  habitat:  teacher  development  (I-­‐LEaP  and  TA-­‐LEaP),  along   with  student  and  teacher  interaction  (U-­‐CLaSS.)  The  Teaching  Academy  was  already  in  the  process  of   exploring  peer  feedback  under  the  leadership  of  Janet  Batzli,  Erica  Halverson,  Chris  Dakes  and  Beth   Martin.  Jamie  invited  Associate  Professor  Beth  Martin,  a  fellow  member  of  the  Teaching  Academy   Executive  Committee  to  create  PFoT,  the  peer  feedback  on  teaching  program  of  UW-­‐TEaCH.  Together   Henke  and  Martin  were  awarded  an  OPID  grant  to  fund  the  UW-­‐TEaCH  pilot  project.  Teams  of  Teaching   Academy  members  were  formed  to  create  the  content  for  each  program.  The  Teaching  Academy  will   complete  the  pilots  for  all  of  these  programs  in  2015-­‐2016  and  plans  to  launch  the  official  programs  in   Fall  of  2016.         The  UW-­‐TEaCH    Steering  Committee:  Jamie  Henke,  Beth  Martin,  and  Adrian  Treves.       PI  overseeing  the  entire  project:    Jamie  Henke       Team  members  (team  leader/contact  person  in  bold):   I-­‐LEaP,  Chris  Dakes,  Jamie  Henke,  Trina  McMahon,  Sarah  Miller,  Tim  Paustian,  Sue  Wenker   TA-­‐LEaP,  Jamie  Henke,  John  Martin,  Tim  Paustian,  Katie  Robiadek   U-­‐CLaSS,  David  Baum,  Tom  Dubois,  Jamie  Henke,  John  Zumbrunnen,  Adrian  Treves   PFoT,  Janet  Batzli,  Beth  Martin,  Sue  Wenker,  Megan  Schmid