Registration for the June 2026 FTI in College Park, MD, will open in Spring 2026.
The FTI: Physics and Astronomy Faculty Teaching Institute is our flagship workshop program and is dedicated to developing faculty members' teaching practice. The June 2026 FTI will be held in beautiful College Park, MD, from June 24-27, 2026. Sessions will be hosted at the American Center for Physics-College Park office.
This 4-day immersive workshop will dig deep into the how and why of helping students learn physics and astronomy to help faculty build the type of teaching practice they want. In the workshop, we will cover things such as:
- Managing your role as a new faculty member
- Principles of effective teaching and learning
- How to help students learn through presentation, small group work, whole class discussion, reading, simulations, demonstrations, think-pair-share, and more.
- How to assess students compassionately, to support their learning
- Managing challenging teaching situations
- Creating a teaching action plan
Click here for more reasons to attend future FTI workshops.
Registration & Financial Support
The cost of registration is TBD. Hotel room costs and several meals will be paid directly by our National Science Foundation grant.
Workshop Schedule
The workshop schedule is TBD.
Post-Workshop Engagement
During the workshop, we will help you create Action Teams who will work and meet together on their own terms after the workshop. These groups will help you build connections and offer continued opportunities for help and feedback from workshop facilitators. See the Stay Involved page to read more about additional opportunities to remain engaged with a vibrant community of faculty interested in teaching and learning after the workshop.
