Teaching Assistants' Training Program

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

UTSC: Leveraging Teaching and TA-ship as Professional Development Opportunities

Being a TA can be incredibly rewarding, whether it is engaging with students and supporting their growth as learners or strengthening your abilities as an educator. Whether you facilitate discussions during tutorials, supervise labs, or grade papers, TA-ships can also offer unique professional development opportunities to strengthen various transferrable skills as a graduate student. In […]

Teaching and Learning Transferable Skills: For Yourself and Your Students

“What relevant skills do you have for this position?” You or your students will probably hear this question, or something similar during a job interview. And you may feel  concerned about how you will answer it in a compelling way. What skills can you identify and discuss? Adaptability. Communication. Decision making. Flexibility. Initiative. Innovation. Leadership. […]

Universal Design for Learning: Engaging All Your Students

Are you interested in reducing barriers to learning and increasing student engagement? Do you want to respond to the needs of all your students? Do you want to create a genuinely inclusive environment in your classroom? Join us for a workshop on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) - a set of principles for curriculum development […]

Demystifying Library Research for Your Students

What do you do with students who are baffled by Library research?  In this session, U of T librarians will share their top picks of tools, services, and research guides, and work with you to strategize responses to typical undergraduate research and essay problems.  Help your students go beyond Google and Wikipedia, discover ways to […]

Preparing Your Teaching Dossier

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. In this session, we will review the elements of a successful teaching dossier and discuss how to use it […]

UTSC: How to Assess Students’ Learning and Performance: Effective Strategies for Compelling Assessments

How do you know if your students are learning what you intended them to learn? Effective assessment design is key to successful and meaningful student learning. Assessments often shape what students interpret to be the important learning objectives for a course. But assessments can also shape attitudes, motivate, inspire, question assumptions and so much more. […]

Brown Bag Lunch: Challenging ‘Challenging’ Situations in the Classroom

At this brown-bag lunch, we’ll discuss strategies for troubleshooting difficult teaching situations that arise unexpected in our tutorials. What do you do if you are challenged by a student on course content while in your tutorial? How do you help students navigate the fine line between constructive and destructive critiques of course content? How do […]

Creative Pedagogical Uses of Media

This interactive workshop will highlight how integrating images, audio and video can enhance the teaching and learning experience. Through discussions and group activities, this session will •  Share the evidence for multimodal teaching and learning, •  Offer practical tips related to accessibility and recommended sources for media • Demonstrate some constructive uses of media in […]

Statement of Teaching Philosophy Clinic

The statement of teaching philosophy (STP) is the foundation of any teaching dossier, is often requested as part of an academic job application, and is an important part of the tenure and promotion process. This short statement needs to effectively communicate your ideas, beliefs, and values about teaching in a condensed space. In writing your […]

Overcoming Impostor Phenomena: Learning Strategies for Success

Have you ever felt like you do not belong at university? Do you doubt your abilities and think that you are not smart enough? Do you feel like you are not qualified to teach? Do you ever feel like you don’t deserve to be here? These feelings are common among undergraduate and graduate students and […]

Learning to Write/Writing to Learn: Building Students’ Writing Capacities in Your Tutorials

Do you want to offer your students additional writing support, but feel constrained by the time limits of your tutorial? Do you teach in a discipline where students are expected to write, but where there is minimal time given to writing instruction? In this workshop, we’ll explore ways to build your students’ writing capacities - […]

Teaching a Community-Engaged Learning Course

Community-engaged learning courses integrate several key features, including community placements for students and reflection assignments, into academic for-credit courses in a variety of disciplines. As a teaching professional working in this field, you will face unique challenges and opportunities as you negotiate the needs of your students and the given community.  In this session we […]

UTSC: Developing Your Teaching Philosophy and Dossier

This workshop will help you with two interrelated tasks. First, you will be guided through the creation of your teaching philosophy statement, a short document that functions as a stand-alone essay describing your personal approach to, and rationale for teaching. Second, you will learn to navigate creating a thorough teaching dossier, a crucial first step […]

Fostering Equity and Inclusion in Teaching and Learning

This session includes teaching strategies and reflective activities focused on building our knowledge and capacity to create more equitable and inclusive classrooms. Working in both individual and group activities, participants will be tasked with thinking through their own discomfort with equity work and critically reflect on how their experiences might shape their practices as teaching […]

Mock Academic Interview

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

Landing a faculty position is the aspiration of many senior doctoral students, and the process of applying for and landing such positions is difficult and—in many ways—mysterious. While innovative research and a solid dissertation are vital to being competitive for academic positions, being able to represent yourself well in academic interviews is also an important […]