ACUE EFFECTIVE TEACHING PRACTICES

About Effective Teaching Practices

Rutgers University-Newark has partnered with the A ssociation of College and University Educators (ACUE), through the support of the Office of the Chancellor, to offer a select group of instructors the opportunity to earn ACUE’s Certification in Effective Teaching Practices in the Summer and Fall of 2026.

Effective Teaching Practices (ETP) transforms your teaching through evidence-based, expertly facilitated modules that foster intellectual curiosity and persistence. The course’s four curriculum areas provide you with new strategies and confidence in facilitating engaging learning experiences that improve student achievement and readiness for the future. Each area of the ETP curriculum translates into one of the following units:

Designing Learner-Centered Courses (5/26/26 - 7/5/26): Design cohesive, student-centered courses where learning outcomes, assessments, and activities align seamlessly, and your syllabus and grading policies empower students to achieve success.
Creating a Productive Learning Environment (7/6/26-8/16/26): Transform your classroom into a dynamic learning community and drive lasting academic success with proven strategies focused on engagement, motivation, and meaningful feedback.
Promoting Active Learning (9/7/26-10/18/26): Master teaching methods that deliver engaging lectures, effective note-taking, collaborative group work, and dynamic discussions to transform students into active participants and critical thinkers.
Inspiring Inquiry and Preparing Lifelong Learners (10/26/26-12/13/26): Transform your teaching practice with strategies that inspire deeper learning, increase transparency, and empower students to take ownership of their learning.

APPLY HERE!

Applications are due on May 1.

If you have any questions or want more information, please reach out to p3colab@newark.rutgers.edu.

Expectations

Incentives: ACUE ETP participants will receive a $2,500 stipend, paid in two installments: $1,250 in June 2026 and $1,250 in December 2026.

Eligibility: All currently enrolled graduate students, staff, and faculty members at Rutgers University-Newark are eligible to participate in the 2026 ETP program.

Participants are expected to:

Successfully earn their Effective Teaching Practices certification from ACUE by completing 24 modules of course content across two (2) semesters: Summer and Fall 2026 (May - December 2026).
- Note: The ETP certification course moves at roughly 1 module per week, with 1-2 hours of content and activities per module. There are four (4) break weeks (read: weeks with nothing due, no new content) built into the Summer-Fall 2026 ETP schedule.
Attend and participate in at least six (6) of the eight (8) rounds of cohort discussions affiliated with this ETP course.
- Note: Each of the eight (8) discussion periods offers participants a choice of days and times to attend. Participants are not asked to attend two (2) discussions in the same week - Choose the time/date that works for your schedule that week. Planned discussion weeks include:
  - Week 1: 6/1 or 6/3, free periods. (Designing Learner-Centered Courses)
  - Week 2: 6/29 or 7/2, free periods. (Designing Learner-Centered Courses)
  - Week 3: 7/20 or 7/22, free periods. (Creating a Productive Learning Environment)
  - Week 4: 8/10 or 8/12, free periods. (Creating a Productive Learning Environment)
  - Week 5: 9/14 or 9/16, free periods. (Promoting Active Learning)
  - Week 6: 10/5 or 10/7, free periods (Promoting Active Learning)
  - Week 7: 11/2 or 11/4, free periods (Inspiring Inquiry and Preparing Lifelong Learners)
  - Week 8: 11/30 or 12/2, free periods (Inspiring Inquiry and Preparing Lifelong Learners)

As part of the ACUE ETP, you also have available to you ACUE Commons. Commons is a vibrant teaching community with expert-led workshops, and 1-hour Quick Study courses on timely topics curated resources to keep you ahead of emerging trends. Immediately available to Deliberative Dialogue series participants.