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.
July 29-August 1, 2026 Atlanta, GA
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.
Our 2025 ITL Participants!
Cost, Dates, Location
Dates
July 29-August 1, 2026
Location
Atlanta, GA
Cost
Tuition: $3,500
Registration closes: TBD
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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2026 ITL Agenda Outline to be posted soon
Hotel reservation – AAL does not arrange hotel accommodations. The ITL will be held at the American Management Association Executive Conference Center (1170 Peachtree Street N.E., 3rd Floor) in the heart of midtown Atlanta, a short walk from premier restaurants and hotels ranging from international brands such as Marriott Suites and Hampton Inn to the boutique AC Hotel and Moxy.
Contact Info
Felicia Tucker-Lively, Ph.D.
Vice President
404-350-2098
f.tucker-lively@aalgroup.org
Dr. Kelton Stewart Discusses the Call of Mentorship and Teaching
Dr. Kelton Stewart, James J. Baldwin Endowed Professor, Assistant Dean for Faculty Development, and Chair, Department of Orthodontics at Indiana University School of Dentistry 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.
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
Program Faculty & Speakers
Below are our 2025 ITL experts:
Felicia Tucker-Lively, PhD, MPH
AAL Vice President
Lindsey M. Hamil, PhD
Assistant Dean of Student Success and Associate Professor, Medical University of South Carolina James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine
Jayne S. Reuben, PhD, FAAPE, FASPET
Instructional Associate Professor, Biomedical Sciences, School of Dentistry, Instructional Associate Professor, Medical Education, Texas A&M University
Patricia Sexton, MS, DHEd, FNAOME
Associate Dean of Medical Education, Professor, Department of Family Medicine, A.T. Still University - Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kelton T. Stewart, DDS, MS
James J. Baldwin Endowed Professor, Assistant Dean for Faculty Development, Chair of Department of Orthodontics Indiana University School of Dentistry
