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The Prepared TA
Certificate Program
Art of the Assignments
This program will focus on unique ways to develop assignments that involve active learning.
Dealing with Difficult Students
Having trouble with a student?. This session will discuss ways of dealing with students who disrupt class, dominate discussions, and/or try to usurp the TAs authority.
Designing and Assessing Writing Assignments
This session offers tips for designing effective writing assignments, as well as tips for evaluating student writing.
Designing Course Goals and Learning Outcomes
Instructors need to be able to identify the learning goals and outcomes for the courses they teach. This session provides teachers with ways to think about designing courses in a fashion that will maximize student learning.
Dealing with Different Levels of Academic Preparation
How can a teacher challenge the most prepared students without leaving unprepared students behind? This session is designed to offer TAs some ways to manage classes that have students of diverse levels of knowledge and training.
Engaging Students in Large Classes
Large classes may leave students feeling disconnected and detached. This program will discuss ways to reduce student anonymity, develop a sense of connection and community among members of the class, and enhance student learning in a large class.
Group Projects: How to Make them Work
Group projects can give students the opportunity to learn in ways that traditional assignments do not, but they also create certain challenges. This workshop explores ways of assigning group projects to enhance student learning.
Introduction to Public Speaking
This session is designed to provide you with the basics of public speaking
Motivating Students
This workshop will provide students with practical advice on ways to generate enthusiasm for the subject matter and encourage students to become actively engaged in the course and put forth the effort to succeed.
Teaching a Class for the First Time
This session offers advice on designing a course, writing assignments and exams, interacting with students on the first day of class and as the semester progresses, and setting the right tone for successful student engagement in the class and the subject matter.
Teaching Non-majors
It can be difficult enough to keep the attention of students who have an active interest in your field, so how do you keep non-majors interested? Ways to do so will be discussed in this session.
Teaching a Summer Course
Summer classes present TAs with different challenges and opportunities. Because these courses have both a compressed time period and longer classes, instructors need to find different ways of presenting their material. This workshop will provide TAs with information on how to teach effectively during summer session.
Teaching Writing in Large Classes
Teachers often find it difficult in large classes to give out writing assignments, whether because they recognize the challenges associated with grading a large number of writing assignments or because they find it difficult to develop effective writing assignments for large classes. This workshop offers a number of techniques for integrating writing instruction into large classes.
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