Teaching Assistants' Training Program

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

Demystifying Library Research for Your Students

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How do you help your students who are baffled by library research?  In this session, U of T librarians will share services and resources to assist undergraduate students, and work […]

Statement of Teaching Philosophy Clinic

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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 […]

Introduction to Active Learning – Theory & Strategy

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Active learning is when “students make information or concepts their own by connecting them to existing knowledge and experience… examine, question, and relate new ideas to old, thereby achieving the […]

Accessibility Services and the Accommodations Process

Wondering about the accommodation process, and accessibility services supports at U of T? In this webinar, we will provide an introduction to Accessibility Services and the accommodation process at the […]

Intercultural Communication in Teaching and Learning

With increasing diverse student populations in the classrooms, it is critical that we engage and reflect on our intercultural development journey to build a safe and inclusive learning environment. By […]

Grading Strategies for Teaching Assistants

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Across disciplines, grading can be a challenging practice for TAs that requires significant time and interpretation.  This workshop will position grading as a valuable teaching strategy and introduce techniques for […]

Identifying, Honing, and Teaching with Transferable Skills

As graduate students, we might understand the importance of transferrable skills to our own career development but what about in our teaching? TAs and course instructors can develop their transferrable […]

Mock Academic Interview

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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 […]

Roundtable with Teaching-Stream Faculty

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Over the lastcouple of decades, the pressure to improve the quality of teaching has beentransforming Higher Education in North America. One of the key initiatives hasbeen the emergence of individuals […]

Inclusive Teaching Strategies for Supporting EAL Students

Intercultural communication skills related to teaching and collaboration are often encouraged to directly address the needs of international students, a significant and growing population at the university. Yet many EAL […]

Course Instructor Training Camp December 2021

Online Please note that these sessions can be counted towards Course Instructor Job training, but not towards either the Teaching Fundamentals or Advanced University Teaching Preparation Certificates.  Nevertheless, anyone is welcome to participate […]

Drop-in Q&A Session for International TAs

Are you an international teaching assistant (TA) who is starting a teaching assignment this coming winter or a graduate student who wants to engage in a conversation about teaching at […]