Teaching Assistants' Training Program

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UTM: Presentation Skills for Instructors and Teaching Assistants

University of Toronto Mississauga: DH 2080

University of Toronto Mississauga - DH2080 - CORE Chester Scoville, Assistant Professor (Teaching Stream), Department of English and Drama, UTM  Academics in general, and teaching assistants especially, often experience anxiety and uncertainty when facing a new group of students. In this workshop, we will discuss how techniques of active learning can help you claim your place in front of the classroom with […]

Brown Bag Lunch: Setting Goals for Teaching

CTSI Boardroom, Room 4035 130 St. George St., Toronto

CTSI Boardroom, Room 4035, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Robin Sutherland-Harris, TATP Humanities Coordinator Majd Zouda, TATP Social Sciences Trainer At this brown-bag lunch, we’ll be focusing on planning that TAs can do to help their students and themselves, starting early in the semester. If your students seem unprepared to start tackling that final […]

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

AA160

University of Toronto Scarborough- AA160 - 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 is […]

The Multilingual Classroom: Cultivating a Multilingual Teaching Team and Learning Community

Blackburn Room

Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Kris Kim, TATP Sciences Trainer Majd Zouda, TATP Social Sciences Trainer With increasing internationalization, teaching and learning in a multilingual context has become common for both multilingual and native English speaking TAs. Have you ever wondered how to effectively engage multilingual students or how to better navigate […]

Below the Surface: Deep Learning in Science Laboratories and Practicals

Blackburn Room

Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Tingting Zhu, TATP Sciences Trainer Darius Rackus, TATP Sciences Trainer Undergraduate science labs and practical sessions provide opportunities for students to apply their knowledge, bridging theory and application. To make the most of the limited time in the lab, students are required to prepare in advance and […]

Teaching and Evaluating Oral Presentation Skills

Blackburn Room

Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Michael Dick, TATP Social Sciences Trainer Sanaz Ghasemi, TATP Sciences Trainer Oral presentations are a very good gauge of students’ understanding of course content as well as their ability to communicate ideas effectively. As TAs, we are responsible for grading and providing feedback on both of these aspects. […]

“Where did I lose marks?”: Troubleshooting Grading & Feedback Dilemmas

Blackburn Room

Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE David Chan, TATP Sciences coordinator Mike Kasprzak, TATP Curriculum Developer “Where did I lose marks?” “Why did you give me this grade?” “Can you explain this grading rubric?” “Can’t you just increase my grade by a few marks?” These are just some of the questions you often field […]