Graduate Educator Advancement & Teaching (GREAT)

The Office for Graduate Educator Advancement and Teaching (GREAT) empowers graduate/professional students and postdocs as postsecondary instructors. 

Resources and training provided by GREAT will help students to:

  • Successfully teach as a TA or instructor while they attend MSU.
  • Teach as a tenure-system, fixed-term or adjunct faculty member after leaving MSU.
  • Translate their teaching skills into a corporate, non-profit, or policy-sector career. 

Graduate Teaching Assistant Program

This program provides graduate teaching assistants with professional development opportunities and resources throughout their time as a teaching assistant.

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Certification in College Teaching (CCT)

This initiative helps graduate students organize, develop, and document their teaching experiences. 

Participants build an e-portfolio that will prepare them for job interviews and plan their professional development.

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Teaching Communities & Fellowships

GREAT runs the Graduate Teaching Assistant Teaching & Learning Community (GTATLC) and partners with academic units to offer several year-long fellowship programs for students interested in participating in communities of practice with other graduate students.

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Teaching Resources

View a collection of resources offered both through and outside the university that will enhance teaching and professional skills. 

These resources fall into categories like tips and tricks, MSU teaching policies, professional development opportunities, and planning for a teaching career.

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Get In Touch

Office for Graduate Educator Advancement and Teaching 
466 W. Circle Dr. 1st floor
East Lansing, Michigan 48824

517-353-3220
GradTeaching@grd.msu.edu

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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