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CIRTL is a national network of universities that prioritize the formation of future faculty. The core values throughout each level are rooted in: Learner-Centered Education, Equity and Inclusion, Diversity and Representation, Collaboration, Intellectual Generosity, Inclusive Excellence and Innovation, and Reflective Decision-Making.

Learning Objectives, Engagement Expectations, and Deliverables for CIRTL Endorsements

This following learning objectives, activities, and evaluative submissions align to ÑÇÖÞÇéɫ’s endorsement of CIRTL achievement statuses for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. Each CIRTL achievement status builds on the last. You’ll move from understanding how people learn, to trying out teaching strategies, to investigating your own classroom and sharing what you discover. Whether you teach one class or make a career of it, these achievement statuses will help you grow into the kind of educator today’s students need.

Upon achieving these statuses, we recommend our scholars update their CVs, resumes, and professional social media profiles (e.g., LinkedIn) to reflect their professional development. 

• Associate Level

  Foundational Awareness & Reflection

  Learn what great teaching looks like—and why it matters. You’ll explore the core ideas of how people learn, what makes teaching inclusive and effective, and how classroom choices impact student success. This level helps you reflect on your own teaching identity and get grounded in the research behind good pedagogy.

  Learning Outcomes: 

  • Articulate foundational concepts of effective, inclusive, and equitable teaching
  • Define core elements of lesson planning or instructional activities
  • Differentiate assessment types and feedback strategies
  • Explore current research and innovations in teaching and learning

  • Reflect on your teaching identity and engage with a learning community

  Engagement & Deliverables

  • Deliverable: Sample lesson plan or instructional activity draft 
  • Deliverable: Draft of teaching philosophy statement
  • Engagement: Online introductory module
• Practitioner Level

  Application & Integration

  Start applying evidence-based strategies in real settings. This level is all about practice and reflection. You’ll design a lesson or activity, implement it, and gather feedback. Along the way, you’ll start thinking like a teaching researcher: What’s one challenge your students face? What small change could make a difference?

  At the Practitioner level, every day teaching challenges become an opportunity to solve a problem through your Teaching-As-Research (TAR) project. This is where you stop just using good teaching strategies and start asking why they work, how they work, and how you can make them better—not just for you, but for others.

  Learning Outcomes:

  • Apply core principles of learning science and inclusive pedagogy
  • Design effective lessons and assessments aligned with learning outcomes

  • Differentiate and implement feedback strategies to support learning

  • Reflect on teaching practice and revise strategies using feedback

  • Engage in scholarly teaching through community and inquiry
  • Design and complete a Teaching-as-Research (TAR) project

  Engagement & Deliverables

  • Deliverable: Lesson plan (for guest lecture, workshop, etc.) and associated assessment/evaluation results
    • Engagement: Present the plan and evaluation/assessment
  • Deliverable: Peer Feedback Contribution 
  • Deliverable: Teaching observation and feedback 
  • Deliverable: Revised Teaching Philosophy statement 
  • Deliverable: TAR Project (Learn more about the TAR project)
    • Lesson plan and associated assessment/evaluation results
    •  Recorded sample teaching video
    • Set of evaluation forms (self, supervisor, students)
  • Engagement: Explore local learning communities and provide a short summary of how you communicated or interacted with peers or others regarding learning
• Scholar Level

  Synthesis, Leadership, and Dissemination

  Take what you’ve learned, test it, and contribute to a community of educators.
  This is where your Teaching-as-Research (TAR) project comes in. You'll also demonstrate instructional expertise, leadership, and reflective practice through an e-portfolio.

  Learning Outcomes:

  • Demonstrate leadership in a learning community
  • Synthesize your growth in a professional teaching portfolio

  Engagement & Deliverables

  • Deliverable: Finalized teaching philosophy and goals
  • Deliverable: TAR  project dissemination 
    • Disseminate your scholarly teaching work. Share findings from your project through scholarly or creative formats, such as conferences, workshops, digital media, or peer-reviewed outlets. (Estimated 45 minute presentation or an equivalent digital distribution approach.)
  • Engagement: Sustained engagement or leadership role in learning community 
  • Deliverable: Eportfolio that synthesizes professional growth

NOTE: 

If you have begun the process of pursuing the Badge of Completion in College Teaching, and would like to continue this process instead of the CIRTL achievement levels, please email Erica Sausner (esausner@binghamton.edu) at the Graduate School.