Preparing Your Teaching Demo for a Job Interview
As part of the interview process for a faculty position, you may be asked to lead a teaching demonstration. In this interactive workshop, we’ll discuss ways to go into your teaching demo with preparedness, confidence, and adaptability.
Event Details
Date
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Time
12-1:30 p.m.
Location
Description
Participants will explore considerations related to their audience, factors affecting content, logistics (including technology), and teaching/learning interactions. Participants will also strategize ways to cope with unexpected challenges that could emerge during a teaching demo. This workshop is designed first and foremost for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in STEM/SBE disciplines, but generally relevant to anyone interested in an introduction to teaching demonstrations.
Cost
Free
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email zmzuleger@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Thursday, October 15, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.