Teaching Effectiveness Fellows
Teaching Effectiveness Fellows are CSU faculty who completed all seven TEI domains—over 175 hours of professional development—demonstrating deep, sustained commitment to reflective, evidence-based teaching across the Teaching Effectiveness Framework.
2025 TILT Teaching Effectiveness Fellows
Dr. Alyssia Miller De Rutté
Assistant Professor
Languages, Literatures and Cultures
College of Liberal Arts
Day Halsey
Master Instructor
Human Development and Family Studies
College of Health and Human Sciences
Dr. Kimberly Jeckel
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
2024 TILT Teaching Effectiveness Fellows
Dr. Jennifer Reinke
Associate Professor
Human Development and Family Studies
College of Health and Human Sciences
Dr. Julie Taylor-Massey
Master Instructor
Human Development and Family Studies
College of Health and Human Sciences
Why Participate in TEI?
Instructors can earn a Certificate of Achievement for each domain of the CSU Teaching Effectiveness Framework (TEF) by implementing and reflecting on teaching practices learned at the professional development experience. Additionally, the TEI may prepare you to write your annual review documentation or CV SECTION 3: EVIDENCE OF TEACHING AND ADVISING EFFECTIVENESS of the Promotion and Tenure Application template.
Teaching Effectiveness Framework Achievement Certificates
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
CURRICULUM
CURRICULAR
ALIGNMENT
CLASSROOM
CLIMATE
FEEDBACK &
ASSESSMENT
STUDENT MOTIVATION
PEDAGOGICAL
CONTENT
KNOWLEDGE
INCLUSIVE
PEDAGOGY
Contact Info

Tonya Buchan
Senior Faculty Developer & Teaching Effectiveness Initiative Program Manager
Instructional Innovation and Engagement