Welcome to the Centre for Teaching Excellence
The University of Waterloo's Centre for Teaching Excellence collaborates with individuals, academic departments, and academic support units to foster capacity and community around teaching and to promote an institutional culture that values effective teaching and meaningful learning.
"CTE is an outstanding centre that models excellence in educational development."— 2017 External Review
Upcoming Workshops & Events
Teaching Dossiers for Graduate Students and Postdocs
Writing a statement of teaching philosophy and teaching dossier are excellent ways to reflect on who you are as an instructor and consider your growth and development with regards to teaching.
Mode: Online (self-paced course)
New Faculty Teaching Days Winter 2024
Please join us for the Winter 2024 New Faculty Teaching Days workshop series. Workshops will run during the months of February and March 2024. Note that you must register for each individual workshop as outlined below.
Social Anxiety in the Classroom [Inclusive Instruction Series] (CTE1264)
CTE News
Registration now open for University of Waterloo Teaching & Learning Conference 2024
Registration is open for our 15th annual University of Waterloo Teaching and Learning Conference taking place on May 2, 2024, with a day of online workshops taking place on May 1, 2024.
Teaching Tips: Refreshed and Rejuvenated
CTE has been diligently upgrading, updating, and overhauling our 150+ Teaching Tips. Here are four newly refreshed ones!
Sign up for CTE's monthly newsletter, In the Loop
CTE's monthly digital newsletter shares news from our teaching centre -- such as upcoming workshops and award deadlines -- as well as opportunities and information more broadly of interest to teaching and learning at Waterloo. If you don't yet receive the newsletter -- called In the Loop -- you can sign up for it. We won't use your email address for anything else!