Teaching Assistants' Training Program

Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation, 130 St. George Street, Robarts Library, 4th floor

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Teaching as Performance: Strategies for Self-Confidence and Self-care

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Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Alli Diskin, Program Assistant, CTSI/TATP Mariana Jardim, Faculty Liaison, Teaching, Learning and Technology As teachers, we are like performers held to the highest standards, and often asked to execute the most dangerous and thrilling feats. We memorize, we improvise, we speak for long hours (often without break), and […]

Navigating the TA-Course Instructor Relationship: Considerations and Strategies

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Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Joel Rodgers, TATP Humanities Trainer Michael Dick, TATP Social Sciences Trainer As a Teaching Assistant, you may play a variety of roles in a course, and so it is important that you and the Course Instructor maintain clear lines of communication regarding course and student issues. Establishing […]

Phases of Learning: The 5 E’s Model of Lesson Design

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Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Robin Sutherland-Harris, TATP Humanities Coordinator Darius Rackus, TATP Sciences Trainer Lesson plan templates can be helpful, but can also feel restrictive. Winging it can be exhilarating, but can also backfire! Is it possible to strike a balance between an ordered approach to lesson planning and encouraging students to […]