Research suggests that, as instructors gain teaching experience, they tend to spend less time planning in advance, instead developing a sophisticated ability to improvise in-the-moment responses to the unique flow of learning in their classroom (Borko & Livingston, 1989; Sawyer, 2011; Yinger, 1987). Relatedly, a growing line of scholarship has explored what university instructors might learn from dramatic improvisers — artists who collaborate to spontaneously create unscripted theater together — to become more responsive, equitable, and effective teachers. In this workshop, facilitated by members of the instructional team from Vanderbilt's innovative "Teaching and Improvisation" course, participants will engage in foundational improvisational activities — immediately applicable to teaching — to practice generating creative ideas, deep listening, building on one another's contributions, and learning together through closely-attuned collaboration. Comfortable clothes and shoes are recommended for this highly interactive experience, through which participants will both experience a first-hand taste of improvisation ("improv") while sharing personal reflections, concerns, questions, and possibilities for transformations in their teaching practice. No previous theatrical or improvisational experience is required or expected. All Vanderbilt faculty, postdocs, graduate students, instructors, and staff are warmly welcome.