Blackburn Room, Robarts Library, 4th Floor This is a 4-hour training session for first-contract and returning TAs 12:30pm - 4:30pm: General Pedagogical Training for the Sciences and Engineering All departments may allow TAs to use this three-hour session as their paid mandatory training (per the collective agreement between C.U.P.E. 3902 and the University of Toronto). […]
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Blackburn Room, Robarts Library, 4th Floor This is a 4-hour session for first-contract TAs 4 hours of general pedagogical training: 9:30am - 1:30pm This session will include topics such as University of Toronto Policies around teaching, classroom management, professionalism, grading and other important information for first contract TAs All departments may allow TAs to use […]
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A hands-on workshop and discussion of practical strategies that you can use to motivate and support your students to follow the University of Toronto’s Code of Academic Conduct. It will include strategies for grading, office hours, and in-class (lab, tutorial) sessions. |
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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 […] |
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“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. […] |
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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 […] |
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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 […] |
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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 […] |
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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. […] |
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