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July 26, 2017Register for CTE's New Faculty Teaching Days
On August 9 & 10, our annual New Faculty Teaching Days will feature our core new faculty offerings: Who Are Our Learners, Classroom Dynamics and Engagement, Assessment for Learning, and Course Design Fundamentals. This event is intended for all new faculty. Registration closes August 2.

Find out how to register by visiting New Faculty Teaching Days.
July 24, 2017CTE's Crystal Tse to facilitate workshop on implicit bias at Women in Physics Conference
The sixth annual Women in Physics Canada Conference is being held this week at Waterloo and will bring together early career scientists and leaders in physics. In her workshop on implicit bias, Crystal Tse, CTE's Instructional Developer, Research and Consulting, will introduce participants to what social psychology research has to say about prejudice and the impact implicit bias has on achievement, retention, and hiring in STEM. The Conference runs July 26-28.
July 19, 2017CTE wins Waterloo's first-ever "Green Office Gold Certification"
At the Eco-Summit held on Wednesday, July 12, the Centre for Teaching Excellence was the first unit on campus to receive the Green Office Gold Certification.