Teaching Assistants' Training Program

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

Brown Bag Lunch: Translating our Teaching Lows into Concrete Future Strategies

130 St. George St. Toronto ON Room 4035, 4th Floor Robarts Library

At this brown-bag lunch, we’ll discuss strategies for transforming our “teaching lows” into future strategies for teaching. What happens when you realize that your teaching plan has fallen flat? What […]

Course Instructor Training Camp

Blackburn Room

Blackbrun Room/CTSI Teaching Studio, Room 4034 Please note that these sessions are for Course Instructor Job training only and cannot be counted towards either the Teaching Fundamentals or Advanced University […]

Identify, Assist, Refer Plus Training (IAR+)

130 St. George St. Toronto ON Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library

As a helper in our community it is important to know how to support someone who is experiencing a mental health challenge.  In this workshop, we will discuss what it […]

UTM: First Contract Training: All Disciplines

University of Toronto Mississauga - MN 5128 This is a 4-hour session for first-contract TAs 4 hours of general pedagogical training: 9:00am - 1:00pm This session will include topics such […]

Discussion Based Tutorials

Blackburn Room

Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor In this training session, we will review strategies for leading effective discussion-based tutorials in both classroom and lab settings.  We will explore how to […]

Labs and Practicals

Blackburn Room

Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library Facilitating laboratory sessions is a complex task that even the most experienced teaching assistants are constantly aiming to refine. On the one hand, labs […]

Skills Based Tutorials: Problem Sets

Blackburn Room

Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor Learning how to effectively and efficiently solve problems is the key to success in many math, science and engineering disciplines. This training session will […]

Skills Based Tutorials: Supporting Student Writing

Blackburn Room

Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor This training session will focus on how to support students in the process of developing writing skills. Over the course of the session, we […]

First Contract Training: Sciences & Engineering

Blackburn Room

Blackburn Room, Robarts Library, 4th Floor This is a 3-hour training session for first-contract TAs. First Contract TAs should attend this session as well as the 1-hour tutorial training session […]

First Contract Training: Humanities & Social Sciences

Blackburn Room

Blackburn Room, Robarts Library, 4th Floor This is a 3-hour training session for first-contract TAs. First Contract TAs should attend this session as well as the 1-hour tutorial training session […]

UTSC: First Contract Training: All Disciplines

University of Toronto Scarborough - AA160 This is a 4-hour session for first-contract TAs 4 hours of general pedagogical training: 10:00am - 2:00pm This session will include topics such as […]

Effective Science Communication

130 St. George St. Toronto ON Blackburn Room, 4th Floor Robarts Library

As scientists, we need to be skilled not only in our own discipline, but also in communicating our findings with the larger global community. Many cite the disconnect between the […]

Developing Intercultural Competencies for Use in Culturally Diverse Classrooms

130 St. George St. Toronto ON Blackburn Room

Differences in expectations and styles of communicating can result in misunderstandings in classrooms, labs, and in other collaborative or supervisory spaces that you participate in. What are some practical approaches […]