Teaching Assistants' Training Program

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

UTSC Job Training Day

The following TA job training sessions have been scheduled at the UTSC campus. Students must register in advance for their required training sessions at the CTL TA events page (https://ctl.utsc.utoronto.ca/booking/tatp/) or by using the links below. Space is limited. Only students who register in advance will be guaranteed a space. Registration lists will be sent […]

UTSC: Microteaching II

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Please note: Follow up meetings will be held on Friday, June 30th from 9am - 2pm. You will sign up for a follow up meeting at the end of the Microteaching II session

UTSC Job Training Day

The following TA job training sessions have been scheduled at the UTSC campus. Students must register in advance for their required training sessions at the CTL TA events page (https://ctl.utsc.utoronto.ca/booking/tatp/). Space is limited. Only students who register in advance will be guaranteed a space. Registration lists will be sent to departments to check; CTL will […]

UTSC: Classroom Management Strategies

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UTSC - IC318 - CORE Malama Tsimenis, Senior Lecturer, Centre for French and Linguistics, UTSC Teaching assistants are often faced with problematic situations which, if not promptly addressed, can destabilize the classroom environment and ruin both the students’ learning experience and the TAs’ teaching experience.  In this interactive workshop, TAs will work together to come up […]

UTSC Job Training Day

The following TA job training sessions have been scheduled at the UTSC campus. Students must register in advance for their required training sessions at the CTL TA events page (https://ctl.utsc.utoronto.ca/booking/tatp/). Space is limited. Only students who register in advance will be guaranteed a space. Registration lists will be sent to departments to check; CTL will […]

UTSC: Enhancing Students’ Research Skills

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UTSC - AC286A, UTSC Library Instruction Lab- CORE Sarah Fedko, Liaison Librarian for the Centre for Teaching and Learning, UTSC Library This workshop mixes brief presentations with activities that enable participants to (1) identify common undergraduate problems with research, (2) learn current best practices and resources to address such problems, and (3) formulate strategies they would […]

UTSC: Effective and Efficient Grading

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UTSC - IC318 - CORE Tingting Zhu, TATP UTSC Trainer Joel Rodgers, TATP Humanities Trainer Have upcoming grading to do?  This workshop is designed to assist Teaching Assistants to maximize their contribution to students’ success and their own efficiency and productivity during the grading process. Topics covered will include: effective feedback, language-related issues, academic integrity, time […]

UTSC: Creating Accessible Visual Aids: An Introduction

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UTSC - IC318 - CORE Sandy Carpenter TATP Humanities Coordinator Tingting Zhu, TATP Sciences Trainer  Whether it be powerpoint, demonstrations, or online resources, adding visual aids to your classroom can enhance student learning. But once you have your visual aid created, how can you make it accessible to all learners? In this workshop, we flip that question to […]

UTSC: Building Community in Your Classes and Tutorials

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UTSC - IC318 - CORE Kathy Liddle, Assistant Professor—Teaching Stream, Department of Sociology, UTSC This session explores strategies for building a sense of community among your students in order to enhance their learning. Topics will include creating a learning environment conducive to community building, using shared decision-making, modelling community-oriented behaviours, and facilitating interpersonal connections. Participants […]

UTSC Job Training Day

The following TA job training sessions have been scheduled at the UTSC campus. Students must register in advance for their required training sessions at the CTL TA events page (https://ctl.utsc.utoronto.ca/booking/tatp/) or by using the links below. Space is limited. Only students who register in advance will be guaranteed a space. Registration lists will be sent […]

UTSC Job Training Day

The following TA job training session has been scheduled at the UTSC campus. Students must register in advance for their required training sessions at the CTL TA events page (https://ctl.utsc.utoronto.ca/booking/tatp/) or by using the links below. Space is limited. Only students who register in advance will be guaranteed a space. Registration lists will be sent […]

UTSC: Developing Your Teaching Philosophy and Dossier: A Personal Teaching Journey

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University of Toronto Scarborough- IC318 - CORE Marie Vander Kloet, Assistant Director, TATP/CTSI The teaching dossier is a comprehensive record of teaching activities and accomplishments that is now required in applications for permanent positions at the University of Toronto and at an increasing number of institutions across North America. A statement of one’s teaching philosophy […]

UTSC: Inclusive Teaching Strategies for TAs

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UTSC - AA160 - CORE Tina Doyle, Director, AccessAbility, and Special Advisor to the Dean of Student Affairs on Campus-Wide Accessibility Issues Nancy Johnston, Associate Director, Centre for Teaching and Learning In this session, we will discuss instructional design for a broad range of students. In particular, this interactive session will focus on pedagogical strategies […]

UTSC: Problem Solving for Teaching and Learning

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University of Toronto Scarborough: BV575 - CORE Marie Vander Kloet, Assistant Director, TATP/CTSI David Chan, Educational Developer, CTL Teaching can bring us many unexpected questions and circumstances; this can be both exciting and worrying. To strengthen our problem solving skills for teaching and learning, this workshop invites participants to work collaboratively through a series of […]