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The Center for the Advancement of Teaching aims to advance passionate, reflective, and evidence-informed teaching. We contribute to Wake Forest’s distinctive mission by encouraging the development of teacher-student relationships that prepare all students to live examined, purposeful lives.
Upcoming Events
Teacher-Scholar Forum featuring James Lang
April 28 – 30, 2025 | ZSR, Farrell Hall, & Sutton Center
Mark your calendars for the first of many WFU Teacher-Scholar Forums, made possible through a partnership of the Office of the Provost, the Center for the Advancement of Teaching (CAT), and the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP)…
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March 4, 2025 | 2:00pm
Z. Smith Reynolds LibraryAlarming statistics in recent years indicate that mental health problems have been skyrocketing among youth. Psychologist and professor Sarah Rose Cavanagh interviews experts who work with young people to help them actualize their goals, and highlights voices of college students from a range of diverse backgrounds. The result of these … -
March 5, 2025 | 3:30pm
Z. Smith Reynolds LibraryOne of the most urgent and long-standing issues in the US education system is its obsession with grades. In Failing Our Future, Joshua R. Eyler shines a spotlight on how grades inhibit learning, cause problems between parents and children, amplify inequities, and contribute to the youth mental health crisis. Equal …
Teaching @WFU: A CAT Blog
- Making Sense of Neutrality
CAT Executive Director Betsy Barre recently appeared on the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast to discuss recent debates about political neutrality in the classroom. You can listen to the episode in the embedded player below or via your favorite podcast player. - Why Don’t Students Read?
CAT Executive Director Betsy Barre recently appeared on the Tea for Teaching podcast to discuss both longstanding and recent concerns about the amount of time college students spend reading outside of class […] - Holding Class While Holding Our Breath
Like many, I have vivid memories of my first presidential election. It was the year 2000, and I was voting in the crucial battleground state of Ohio. I was a conscientious student, but I was so distracted by the race that week, I put off starting a paper that was […]