TDP Support Offerings

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CTL offers many live and on-demand resources geared to helping you move through the TDP and complete a track before graduating. Here’s a roundup.

On this page

• Co-working sessions
• TDP Sprint
• On-demand resources
• Individual consultations

TDP Co-Working Sessions

TDP co-working sessions are opportunities to focus on completing requirements in a relaxed and supportive community of TDP participants. Note that while co-working sessions facilitate the completion of TDP requirements, they do not count as Pedagogy Workshops. For upcoming offerings that do, see the TDP Event Finder.

Spring 2025

Preparing to Teaching Materials Prep Bootcamp | Register
Wednesday, May 14 10:10 am – 12:00 pm, 212 Butler Library

In order to successfully complete the TDP, participants need to generate and annotate two important documents: a policy sheet and first day plan. The TDP Preparing to Teach: Material Prep Bootcamp is designed to help participants create these documents for the Preparing to Teach assignment, which is required for the completion of the TDP Foundational Track. Though this session will be particularly useful for folks accepted to the 2025 TDP Sprint, any participant in the TDP is welcome to register and join.

TDP Sprint

TDP Sprints provide  a full set of programming needed to complete the Foundational Track in four action-packed days.

Summer 2025

2025 TDP Sprint 
May 27, 28, 29, and 30 | 9:30 am – 4:00 pm each day | 203 Butler Library
Call for applications will go out in early May

The TDP Sprint offers access to the full range of Essentials Workshops, Pedagogy Workshops, and Practice Teaching (Microteaching) sessions necessary to complete the Foundational Track, as well as time to post reflections along the way. Participants move through these requirements together with table-mates, experiencing a concentrated and collective TDP experience. Refreshments and lunches are provided. At the culmination of the Sprint, participants decide whether to exit with Foundational Track credit or switch onto the Advanced Track. While the Sprint schedule is subject to change, you can browse the 2024 Sprint schedule to get a sense of this program.

Due to space and resource limitations, the TDP Sprint is accessed by application. Priority will be given to applicants who can commit to full in-person participation across the four days. We encourage applications from current doctoral and MFA students who are are new to the TDP or have not been otherwise able to complete many requirements during the academic year. The Sprint is also well-suited for students preparing for teaching assignments and/or CTL Fellowships. Please send inquiries about the upcoming TDP Sprint to ctlgrads@columbia.edu.

On-demand TDP Completion Support

For everyone unable to attend live, in-person events, CTL makes a number of asynchronous resources available anytime that help with TDP track completion.

Planning your progress through the TDP

• TDP program map
  Track completion requirements laid out in one easy-to-scan map
• TDP requirements checklist
  A worksheet to help plan progress towards track completion
• Sample pathways and timelines through the TDP
  Lays out common scenarios for moving through the TDP
• TDP FAQs
  A comprehensive collection of questions and answers about TDP requirements

Extra support for required components of the TDP

• Guidelines for TDP reflections
  Samples and rubrics to help you generate reflections efficiently
• Teaching Orientation for Graduate Students
  Module 3 provides specific guidance for completing the TDP Preparing to Teach requirement
• Modules that accompany Essentials of Teaching and Learning workshops
  Useful for generating reflections about Essentials sessions, as well as a reference for those pursuing the alternative to attending Essentials sessions.

Individual consultations

If you would like to get specific assistance or get targeted advice for TDP completion, CTL invites you to drop by our CTLgrads Office Hours, running during the academic year every Friday from 2:00 – 4:00 PM. You are welcome to drop by 212 Butler Library without pre-arranging an appointment. Or, if you prefer to talk to us via Zoom, email CTLgrads@columbia.edu to get the Zoom link.

If other commitments prevent you from attending Office Hours, we invite you to request an individual consultation at another time.