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The Teaching Academy, in collaboration with the Teaching, Learning and Professional Development Center, is seeking applications for individuals to serve as fellows for the Fall 2026 semester of the Teacher Mentoring through Peer Observation (TeMPO) Program. The purpose of the TeMPO Program is to facilitate interdisciplinary mentoring relationships among faculty, to discuss teaching, and create a culture that will help foster the participation of all departments in more consistent and high-quality peer observation and review. We would like you to consider applying to be a TeMPO Fellow. Tenure-track faculty may find this experience to be particularly helpful as they consider their teaching and gain feedback during the program.

For more information, please follow this link:The TeMPO Program 


A diverse group of fellows will be solicited from the entire faculty population at TTU and applications will be reviewed by the TeMPO committee. Each Faculty Fellow will be partnered with other Fellows in the program in small groups. Fellow responsibilities include:

  • Open their classroom (either a face-to-face or online class) so TeMPO partners may observe their teaching twice during the Fall semester.
  • Listen openly to peer observation feedback and implement strategies to improve teaching effectiveness.
  • Observe their TeMPO partners’ teaching at least three times during the Fall semester, ensuring each partner’s classroom is visited at least once.
  • Meet with TeMPO partners to discuss observations from each other's classrooms.
  • Attend all four TeMPO cohort meetings:
    • Friday, September 11 (3:30–5:00 PM)
    • Friday, September 25 (3:30–5:00 PM)
    • Friday, October 16 (3:30–5:00 PM)
    • Thursday, December 3 (11:30 AM–1:00 PM)
  • Attend at least three TLPDC events during the training semester, including a required session focused on the observation feedback process.
  • Work with TeMPO partners to establish goals that will be assessed during peer observation visits.
  • Use the Chronus platform to engage with TeMPO partners, schedule meetings and classroom observations, and access materials through the shared resources portal. 

For successful completion of the program, you will receive a $500 stipend and a certificate. To qualify, participants may miss no more than one of the four required program meetings and must attend three TLPDC workshops during Fall 2026.

If you have any questions about this program, please contact Dr. Shane Blum (shane.blum@ttu.edu) and Mitzi Ziegner (mitzi.ziegner@ttu.edu). 

Please have your Chair/Director/Area Coordinator review no later than Wednesday, September 2nd by 5:00 p.m.