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Resources for TAs and TFs
Resources for Teaching Assistants and Teaching Fellows in the College of Arts & Sciences
Graduate Teaching Handbook and Resources Online
TAs and TFs should become familiar with the Graduate Teaching Handbook, an online resource created by students, for students and maintained by the Graduate Center. This handbook contains helpful information to prepare grad students to step into the classroom as an instructor for the first time, or for the hundredth time. It offers practical advice about teaching relevant for TAs and TFs.
Training for TAs and TFs
Before serving as a teaching assistant (TA) or teaching fellow (TF) for the first time, all A&S graduate students are required to participate in TA/TF training offered by their graduate program. These training sessions cover the policies found in the Graduate Student Handbook that impact graduate students working directly with undergraduates in a classroom or lab setting, including the consensual amorous relationship policy, FERPA, Title IX reporting obligations, filing Care Reports, and fielding honor code violations. These sessions also help prepare students to be successful teachers and mentors in the classroom with discipline-specific advice about classroom management and pedagogy.
Teaching Workshops
Graduate students are welcome to attend any of the workshops offered on campus for faculty. Watch for announcements about upcoming workshops in the weekly Graduate A&S Newsletter (emailed Mondays) from our partners on campus, including:
- The Studio for Teaching & Learning Innovation (STLI) welcomes graduate students to all workshops
- STLI also archives their workshops online for you to view at any time.
- University Teaching & Learning Project (UTLP) Faculty Workshops.
Participate in Graduate Center Programs that Support Teaching
The Graduate Center offers Teach From Scratch, a one-week "boot camp" held in the summer through a partnership with the Studio for Teaching and Learning Innovation. Each fall the Grad Center offers the Graduate Teaching Project, a non-credit, 10-week course for graduate students. If you are interested in participating, contact [[w|sgglos,Sarah Glosson]], Director of the Graduate Center.