Best Practices and Emerging Challenges in STEM Teaching

About this event

This session brings together TMU faculty to share best practices, address common challenges, and strengthen community across STEM disciplines. Together, we will explore how evidence-based pedagogical and assessment strategies can be employed in STEM classrooms in ways that advance equity and enhance student learning. The discussion will also consider emerging challenges—including GenAI, growing class sizes, and the need to prepare students for interdisciplinary, socially responsive problem-solving—and how we might adapt our teaching in response. By the end of the session, participants will leave with practical strategies to enrich their teaching and a stronger cross-disciplinary network for collaboration and support.

This workshop is part of the Engaging STEM Learners Workshop Series, which is dedicated to supporting faculty in STEM disciplines. The series creates space for instructors to explore evidence-based strategies, share practical approaches to common challenges in STEM teaching, and connect with colleagues across departments. Each session highlights STEM-specific insights into course design, assessment, and classroom practices, while fostering a community of educators committed to supporting student engagement and success.

Facilitated by

Jacky Deng, Educational Developer

Sadia Rahmani, Educational Developer

Sally Goldberg Powell, Instructional Technologist

Host

This event is presented by the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching.