Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation, 130 St. George Street, Robarts Library, 4th floor
CTSI Boardroom, Room 4035, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Abdullah Farooqi, TATP Humanities 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 a major paper or project, or unwilling to […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library, 4th Floor This is a 5-hour training day for first-contract and returning TAs 10:00am - 12:00pm: General Pedagogical Training 12:15pm - 1:15pm: Tutorial Training Discussion Based Tutorials; Skills Based Tutorials: Problem Sets; or Labs and Practicals 1:30pm - 2:30pm: Grading or Adapting Teaching Techniques All departments may allow TAs to use this three-hour […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library, 4th Floor This is a 4-hour training day for first-contract and returning TAs 10:00am - 12:00pm: General Pedagogical Training 12:15pm - 1:15pm: Tutorial Training Discussion Based Tutorials; Skills Based Tutorials: Supporting Student Writing; or Review and Q&A 1:30pm - 2:30pm: Grading or Adapting Teaching Techniques All departments may allow TAs to use this […]
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 […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Fady Shanouda, TATP Social Sciences Coordinator Joe Curnow, TATP Social Sciences Trainer In this workshop, participants will be introduced to basic equity terminology and principles. We will work through various scenarios around how these issues arise in our classrooms and collaboratively generate strategies that addressing inequity. By […]
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 […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Joel Rodgers, TATP Humanities Trainer Marie Vander Kloet, Assistant Director, TATP/CTSI After a few weeks into the term, how do we know if our class is going well? Assessing our teaching at the end of a course can be difficult enough, yet it’s equally important to hear […]
University of Toronto Mississauga - IB 320 - ELECTIVE Abdullah Farooqi, TATP Humanities Trainer Kangbin Zhou, TATP Sciences Trainer The number of international students and international TAs is at an all-time high and growing at the University of Toronto campuses. Multi-language learners (MLL) bring unique contributions to the classroom experience, but often face structural barriers that hinder their […]
CTSI Teaching Studio, Room 4034, 4th Floor Robarts Libary - ELECTIVE Sara Mazrouei, TATP Sciences Trainer Sandy Carpenter, TATP Humanities Coordinator Social media has become a permanent feature of many students’ lives outside of the classroom. As social media use continues to rise, teachers can engage students with social media and online technologies for innovative active […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Kangbin Zhou, TATP Sciences Trainer Cristina D'Amico, TATP Humanities Trainer The number of international students and international TAs is at an all-time high and growing at the University of Toronto. Multi-language learners bring unique contributions to the classroom experience, but often face structural barriers that hinder their […]
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 […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Kathleen Ogden, Learning Strategist, Academic Success Kris Kim, Learning Strategist, Academic Success Liam O'Leary, Learning Strategist, St. Michael's College This workshop will introduce TAs and course instructors to the work that Learning Strategists do around the UofT campus, including the kind of support offered in one-on-one appointments, […]
Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Fady Shanouda, TATP Social Sciences Coordinator Joe Curnow, TATP Social Sciences Trainer Are you doing work to address racialization, settler colonialism, transphobia, ableism, and/or gender bias in your classroom? If so, join us to reflect on your practices, learn from others, and build skills for refining your […]