Develop Your Teaching Skills & Improve Student Outcomes

 

The Institute for Teaching and Learning is designed as a 4-day onsite program for dental educators to help participants achieve better student outcomes by refining their teaching skills and enhancing the quality of their interactions with students in the classroom and the clinic.

 

August 26-29, 2024    Chicago, IL

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The Institute for Teaching and Learning (ITL)

To promote deep and lasting student learning, dental educators will need to be equipped with innovative teaching skills and techniques to assure exceptional student outcomes.

The Institute for Teaching and Learning, or ITL, is designed as a 4-day onsite program for dental educators to help participants achieve better student outcomes by refining their teaching skills and enhancing the quality of their interactions with students in the classroom and the clinic.

 

ITL provides hours of intensive, immediately applicable learning to dental, dental hygiene, and dental assisting professionals of all levels, including early career faculty, private practitioners transitioning into education, and experienced faculty looking to sharpen their teaching skills. You will also receive complimentary access to the Fundamentals of Clinical Education (FCE), an online, asynchronous program to equip new dental educators with the right tools to succeed and provides 8.0 ADA-CERP CE credits.

Cost, Dates, Location

Dates
August 26-29, 2024

Location
Chicago

Cost

Tuition: $3,500

Registration closes: August 16, 2024

 

Scholarship Options

Visit our Scholarship Information page for more information.

 

CE Credits

Academy for Advancing Leadership (AAL) partners with CE providers to help professionals in academia and those transitioning to academic careers achieve their goals as leaders, educators, and agents of change for their organizations. AAL is working with a number of associations in different professions to secure CE credits. Please contact us to request CEs for your profession or for additional details.

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2024 ITL Agenda Outline

Hotel reservation – AAL does not arrange hotel accommodations. There are a variety of accommodation options in the Chicago magnificent mile area. Select the appropriate location best for you. ADA has a Chicago Hotel Program. ITL attendees may access ADA negotiated preferred rates at select hotels based upon availability. You may contact the hotels directly and mention that you are an ADA conference attendee to secure your reservation and preferred rates.

Contact Info

Felicia Tucker-Lively, Ph.D.
Vice President

404-350-2098
f.tucker-lively@aalgroup.org

The Journey from General Practice to the Academy

Dr. Gary Pape talks about his journey from general practice to Associate Professor at California North State College of Dental Medicine. He also discusses the importance of the Institute for Teaching and Learning (https://aalgroup.org/itl/) in the transition.
Music provided by www.fiftysounds.com.

Dr. Kelton Stewart Discusses the Call of Mentorship and Teaching

Dr. Kelton Stewart, an Associate Professor and Orthodontics Graduate Program Director at Indiana University School of Dentistry, discusses his call to teach and the importance of inclusion in the classroom. Dr. Stewart will be leading two sessions at the Institute for Teaching and Learning this August in Chicago for AAL.
Music provided by www.fiftysounds.com.

Dr. Colin Haley talks about Assessment and Active Learning

Doctor Haley is a Clinical Associate Professor and the Associate Director of group facilitation at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry. In this episode of Leadcast, he discusses his two sessions for this year’s Institute for Teaching and Learning in Chicago.
Music provided by www.fiftysounds.com.

Dr. Tawana Ware discusses social determinants of health and curriculum scaffolding

Doctor Tawana Ware is a Board Certified Pediatric Dentist and an Adjunct Professor of Pediatric Dentistry at Indiana University in Indianapolis. At this August’s Institute for Teaching and Learning in Chicago, she’ll lead two sessions:

  1. Building from Knowledge to Integration: Social Determinants of Health and Curriculum Scaffolding
  2. Integrating Clinical Case-based Scenarios in Course Curriculum

Music provided by www.fiftysounds.com.

Why Should I Attend?

The ITL program is perfect for new and mid-career dental educators who are
interested in refining their skills to achieve better student outcomes and
reigniting their love for teaching. During ITL, you will learn:

  • Framework for shaping teaching philosophy and teaching with intention
  • Effective clinical teaching strategies
  • Interactive online instruction
  • Problem-solving and collaborative learning
  • Skill-based assessment and instructional course design
  • Developing a framework for student research
  • Remediating students/residents
  • Cultivating health professionals in a healthy environment
  • Resilience and well-being

You will also receive complimentary access to the Fundamentals of Clinical Education (FCE), an online, asynchronous program to equip new dental educators with the right tools to succeed and provide 8.0 ADA-CERP CE credits.

 

What Our Alumni Say

  • "The AAL ITL program was an excellent opportunity to learn and develop multiple teaching concepts and skills. This program allowed me to connect and network with colleagues at the same point in their careers. I highly recommend it to those entering in a career in academia."


    Nina Ray, Texas A&M College of Dentistry

  • "I was truly impressed with the ITL course. As a newcomer to teaching, with many years of clinical practice, I wasn't sure how much I would enjoy sitting in a weeklong course about different teaching philosophies. Whatever my expectations were, they were blown out of the water. The speakers were dynamic, and I came away excited to put these new tools and philosophies into practice immediately. I really, really recommend this course for anyone new to teaching, or looking to revamp their teaching style!"


    Matt Phillips, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences

Program Faculty & Speakers

Below are our 2023 ITL experts. We will update the website soon with our 2024 faculty.

Felicia Tucker-Lively, PhD, MPH

Felicia Tucker-Lively, PhD, MPH

AAL Vice President

Colin M. Haley, DDS MEd

Colin M. Haley, DDS MEd

Clinical Associate Professor Associate Director, Group Facilitation, Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry

Takashi Komabayashi DDS, MDS, PhD

Takashi Komabayashi DDS, MDS, PhD

Olmsted Family Distinguished Professor, Graduate Endodontic Program Director, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry

Gary Pape MA, DDS, MA Ed

Gary Pape MA, DDS, MA Ed

Associate Professor, California Northstate University College of Dental Medicine

Danielle Rulli, DHSc, MS, RDH

Danielle Rulli, DHSc, MS, RDH

Director, Graduate Dental Hygiene Program, Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine Division of Dental Hygiene, University of Michigan School of Dentistry

Kelton T. Stewart, DDS, MS

Kelton T. Stewart, DDS, MS

Assistant Dean for Faculty Development, Department of Faculty Affairs, Indiana University School of Dentistry

Tawana Ware DDS, MSD

Tawana Ware DDS, MSD

Adjunct Assistant Professor Indiana University Dr. J. Pediatric Dentistry Indianapolis, Indiana