{"id":26227,"date":"2026-11-02T10:39:53","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T15:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/?p=26227"},"modified":"2026-11-02T10:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T15:40:49","slug":"tsla-leadership-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/blog\/2026\/11\/02\/tsla-leadership-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"CFC Launches Teacher-Scholar Leadership Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.9&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;689.4px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-54px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;1px||2px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.9&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;45.8px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.9&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.9&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coulter Faculty Commons is pleased to announce the inaugural Teacher-Scholar Leadership Academy!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.9&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The Teacher-Scholar Leadership Academy is designed to cultivate teacher-scholar leaders who actively explore, refine, and share evidence-informed scholarly teaching practices. Participants will select <em>either<\/em> one scholarly teaching practice they already use and want to develop further <em>or<\/em> one they would like to try. Through a cohort-based academy that meets over the course of six months, participants will examine literature, discuss implementation, serve as thought partners, gather feedback, launch their practice in class, and reflect on the process.<\/p>\n<p>The first cohort will meet from December 2026-June 2027. All full-time (early-, mid-, and late-career), adjuncts, and instructional staff who want to grow their impact as a teacher-scholar are encouraged to apply! Applicants should:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have a scholarly teaching practice they would like to explore more deeply, implement, or refine.<\/li>\n<li>Be interested in connecting teaching decisions to educational literature and evidence.<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy learning with colleagues through dialogue and reflection.<\/li>\n<li>Be willing to open their classroom for non-evaluative observation to showcase their selected scholarly teaching practice.<\/li>\n<li>Want to contribute to WCU\u2019s culture of scholarly teaching and peer learning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.9&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;251.6px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-19px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;1px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.9&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/11\/geralt-teaching-10171007_1280.jpg&#8221; 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