The Academy of Educators’ workshops cover a range of topics from promotion, remediation, social media and additional professional development topics to enhance educators at WashU Medicine.
Events are for WashU employees only.
- How to Write an Education Scholarship Grant: 1/26/26 from 4:00p-5:00p
- Presenter: Janice Hanson, PhD, EdS, MH
- At the end of this session, participants will be prepared to:
- Discuss the criteria that define education scholarship
- Recognize common pitfalls in education scholarship proposals
- Outline a proposal for a small grant in the area of education scholarship
- Note: Tailored to the Faculty Small Grants Program of the Academy of Educators and Medical Education Research & Evaluation (MERE)
- How to Write a Budget for an Education Scholarship Grant: 2/4/26 from 4:00p-5:00p
- Presenter: Janice Hanson, PhD, EdS, MH
- At the end of this session, participants will be prepared to:
- Identify the budget line items needed to cost-effectively support an education scholarship project
- Write a justification for the line items in a budget for an education scholarship grant
- Note: Tailored to the Faculty Small Grants Program of the Academy of Educators and Medical Education Research & Evaluation (MERE)
- Developing & Delivering a Regional/ National Workshop: 3/11/26 from 2:30p-4:00p
- Presenter: Abby Spencer, MD, MS, FACP
- Educators are expected to build a national reputation to advance their careers and achieve academic promotion. Fortunately, scholarly work now includes not only traditional peer-reviewed publications but also creating curriculum materials, assessment tools, and presenting educational workshops at regional or national meetings. Although most educators attend workshops at national conferences, fewer develop and deliver them.
- This workshop offers practical tips on how to prepare and present a successful workshop. Leading workshops gives educators the opportunity to share clinical, educational, scientific, and faculty development expertise with a wide audience; supports the development of a professional academic reputation towards promotion; provides a chance to showcase and hone teaching skills; serves as a springboard for additional scholarly work; and fosters collaboration and networking with colleagues both within and between institutions.
- Strategies to Get Your Education Work Accepted: 4/30/26 from 3:00p-4:30p
- Presenters: Deborah Engle, EdD, MS & Rachel Moquin, EdD
- Details coming soon
- Reviewing for a MedEd Journal: 5/18/26 from 1:00p-2:00p
- Presenters: Eve Colson, MD, MHPE; Doug Larsen, MD; David Vermette, MD, MBA
- Details coming soon
- Exploring the Art of Improv: 3/30/26 from 3p-4:30p
- Presenters: Denise Leonard, PhD & Elina Salminen, PhD
- Improv is a powerful theatrical tool that can enhance public speaking and enrich teaching practice. This interactive workshop will introduce foundational improv techniques that help instructors stay present, flexible, and responsive. Participants will consider how these approaches can support student collaboration and risk-taking, and will engage in simple, low-stakes activities to experience how improv can be applied in the classroom—no acting experience required!
- Mindful Approach to Teaching with Joy: 4/13/26 from 3p-4:30p
- Presenter: Lorien Carter, MSW
- In this interactive session, Lorien Carter (Brown School) will provide a set of mindfulness techniques designed to reduce stress and enhance emotional resilience and joy. We’ll also explore barriers to and opportunities for integrating mindfulness into our teaching, with the goal of leaving with concrete ideas for creating mindful learning experiences for ourselves and our learners.
- Science of Happiness: Joyful Teaching & Learning (Coming Soon)
- Presenter: Timothy Bono, PhD
- Details coming soon
- Crafting Critical Thought: Hands-On Creativity for Classroom Engagement (Coming Soon)
- Presenters: Matthew Sullivan, PhD & Elina Salminen, PhD
- Details coming soon
- Building Congruence in Learner-Educator Mindsets: 8/26/26 from 2:30p-4p
- Presenters: Rachel Moquin, EdD; John Schneider, MD, MA; Steve Taff, PhD, OTR/L
- In this workshop, we discuss how a coaching approach in teaching can build and sustain learning environments where students feel psychologically safe and that their contributions are valued. A coaching approach enhances effective teaching and learning by creating a culture of clear communication, adaptive listening, growth-focused feedback, and learner empowerment. A coaching mindset not only supports learners through establishing a culture of trust and psychological safety but challenges them to grow in a learning environment where their ideas truly matter. Participants will engage in case study discussions to determine when and how a coaching stance might enhance the learning climate, and will add select coaching moves to their teaching toolkits!
- Building Engaging Lectures: 9/14/26 from 1:30p-3:00p
- Presenter: Rick Moore, PhD
- Do you love the traditional lecture format but want to try something new? Would you like to experiment with interactive elements in class without redesigning your whole course? In this workshop, you will learn ways to make lectures more engaging by using short activities designed to be inserted within existing classes. You will then work together in groups to transform one of your existing lectures into an engaging interactive session with a small number of new activities. This workshop is aimed at instructors teaching courses that are built around traditional didactic lectures. Participants should bring a laptop to the workshop with slides or lecture notes from a lecture that they would like to work on.