Click here to read the most recent Physics and Astronomy Faculty Teaching Institute: Public Evaluation Report published in winter 2024 based on the June and November 2023 cohort data.

Some survey respondents provided glowing praise:

• “I really enjoyed spending so much time with so many other early-career faculty, and at similar institutions. It was *especially* useful to hear their perspectives, learn that my concerns and difficulties were more common than I thought, and brainstorm some strategies for addressing them.” - June 2023 Workshop Participant
• “The workshop was vibrant and energetic. The FTI team was welcoming and did a great job at structuring the sessions and providing meaningful content.” - November 2023 Workshop Participant
• “[T]he workshop was extremely helpful! The presenters addressed changes that could be made to courses depending on the audience (introductory vs. upper-level courses, for example), while explaining that these active-learning techniques work for all levels.” - June 2023 Workshop Participant

Read more about the FTI’s impact:

• Insights from the Physics and Astronomy New Faculty Workshop: How do new physics faculty teach?

• Promoting Instructional Change in New Faculty: An Evaluation of the Physics and Astronomy New Faculty Workshop

• Use of research-based instructional strategies in introductory physics: Where do faculty leave the innovation-decision process?

Publications

• Kable, E.A., (2025) Characterizing physics and astronomy instructors' emotions when reflecting on prior teaching experiences. https://summit.aps.org/events/APR-J15  
• Machost, H., Kable, E.A., Mitchell-Jones, J.K., Yik, B.J., and Stains, M. (2024) Characterization of physics and astronomy assistant professors’ reflections on their teaching: can they promote engagement in instructional change? https://diser.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s43031-024-00105-9
• Machost, H. and Stains, M.* (2023) Reflective practices in education: A primer for practitioners. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 22(2) https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.22-07-0148
• Chasteen, S.V. and Chattergoon, R. (2020) Insights from the Physics and Astronomy New Faculty Workshop: How do new physics faculty teach?, 16(2) https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.16.020164
• Chasteen, S.V. and Chattergoon, R. (2019) A comparison study of pre/post-test and retrospective pre-test for measuring faculty attitude change https://doi.org/10.1119/perc.2019.pr.Chasteen
• Walter, E.M., Henderson, C.R., Beach, A.L., & Williams, C.T. (2016) Introducing the Postsecondary Instructional Practices Survey (PIPS): A Concise, Interdisciplinary, and Easy-to-Score Survey of Postsecondary Instructional Practices, 15(4) https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.15-09-0193
• Chasteen, S.V., Chattergoon, R., Prather, E.E., & Hilborn, R. (2016) Evaluation Methodology and Results for the New Faculty Workshops  https://doi.org/10.1119/perc.2016.pr.013
• Rundquist, A., Corbo, J.C., Chasteen, S.V., Martinuk, M., Henderson, C.R., & Dancy, M.H. (2015) Faculty online learning communities to support physics teaching https://doi.org/10.1119/perc.2015.pr.065

Presentations

• Chasteen, S.V., Scherr, R., Prather, E.E., "The New Faculty Workshop Reimagined: Introducing the Faculty Teaching Institute (FTI),  AAPT 2023 Summer Meeting, Sacramento, CA, July 18, 2023.

Presenters & Facilitators

Leadership Team

The FTI Leadership team is proud to provide training on effective teaching practices to the physics and astronomy communities. More about us can be found on our Leadership page.

Have questions about workshop registration details? Email us at programs at aapt dot org.

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