What is the CIRTL Network
The CIRTL Network is the product of a national effort to improve undergraduate education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). UCLA is among the 43 research universities that are CIRTL members, and together we produce 1/3 of all STEM doctoral degrees in the US. CIRTL supports the professional and career development of graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and current faculty in STEM fields who are engaged in teaching now, or who are considering academic careers. The goals are to inspire a commitment to use effective teaching practices for diverse college students, and to provide current and future faculty the knowledge and tools to do so.
CIRTL is a research experiment in itself, testing whether a mission-driven university network can advance the education and impact of tomorrow’s STEM higher education faculty. The project is operated within the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the highly-ranked UW–Madison School of Education and supported by the National Science Foundation, Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation and Affiliates, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
What is CIRTL@UCLA?
As a new CIRTL member, UCLA will develop its own programs built on the CIRTL core ideas: Teaching-as-research, learning communities and learning-through-diversity. This new local learning community will offer its own robust schedule of courses, programs, events, internships and resources. In addition, it will collaborate on cross-network projects with CIRTL partners and participate in national offerings.
Impact of Joining CIRTL
CIRTL Communities
