The TA Professional Development Faculty Learning Community in the College of Arts & Sciences is offering a workshop series that can help enhance graduate students’ teaching skills and get them ready for their professional endeavors.
A certificate of attendance will be provided to students who attend three or more workshops.
Feel free to walk in; however, for some of the workshops space is limited. Please sign up online to guarantee your spot.
For more information, contact Dr. Muriel Gallego (Modern Languages) at gallego@ohio.edu. The Teaching Assistant workshops are facilitated by Gallego, Dr. Erik Boczko (Mathematics), Dr. Edna Lima (Linguistics, ELIP), and Dr. Lara Wallace (Linguistics, ELIP).
Read more about the new professional development teaching program for graduate students.
Upcoming Workshops
Becoming a More Effective & Less-Stressed TA: How to Manage your Time and Responsibilities
When: Monday, Jan. 28 – noon to 2 p.m.
Where: Gordy 113
Is grading taking over your life? Do you spend twice as long planning your lessons as you do giving them? Do students’ office hours visits seem to drag on and on? In this workshop, we work on using time more efficiently for grading, lesson planning, and meeting with students so that you can spend more time on your own studies and research.
Classroom Management
When: Thursday, Jan. 31 – 5 to 7 p.m.
Where: Gordy 113
Managing the classroom/lab environment, or interacting with students outside of the classroom can be one of the most challenging aspects of teaching. This workshop is designed to address classroom management issues and concerns, offering TAs a variety of resources to improve student engagement and build a positive climate for learning. It will include topics such as creating a welcoming environment, establishing guidelines and expectations, maintaining professionalism, and handling disruptive students.
Applying that app: Incorporating Technology in and out of the Classroom
When: Thursday, Feb. 7 – 9 to 11 a.m.
Where: Gordy 113
Do you want to show that particular video in class but it’s too long ? By using ThingLink and EDpuzzle you can easily make it more interactive by adding tags, audio comments, images or links to other videos. Do you want to survey the students or check immediate comprehension through multiple choice, true or false, or fill-in-the-blank activities, Quizlet or Kahoot will allow you to do this. The use of technology can improve student’s experience in and out of the classroom, and turn a traditional lesson into a motivating and interactive experience for the class. In this workshop, you will learn to use some applications, which are meant for teaching and evaluating contents, as well as for promoting classroom cooperation.
Creating a Winning Impression as a Teacher
When: Wednesday, Feb. 13– 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Gordy 113
When applying for a teaching position, you may be asked to provide evidence of your teaching skills through a demonstration either in that department or in a class you are already teaching. This workshop will help you to showcase your talents by video-recording you in an impromptu performance that you and your peers will critique. You will receive expert advice from teacher trainers on what you can do to increase your clarity and make a positive impact for future demonstrations. Tips for teaching clarity, overcoming nervousness, and displaying confidence will also be discussed. This workshop is capped at 20, so be sure to sign up early!
Micro-Teaching Scenarios: Analyzing Our Teaching Skills
When: Thursday, Feb. 21 – 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Gordy 110
Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall in your own classroom, to see what your students see? Talking about teaching is one thing, but putting it into practice is another. In this workshop, you will practice handling different situations that arise in the classroom. For those of you who have attended previous workshops in this series, this is your chance to put into practice what you have learned. If this is the first workshop you will attend, it will specifically target your teaching skills and provide you with immediate feedback. Your impromptu teaching demonstration will be video-recorded for analysis in the workshop. You will receive expert advice from teacher trainers on what you can do, and will discuss the experience with your peers. This workshop is capped at 15, so be sure to sign up early!
How to Prepare for the Job Market: Writing a Teaching Philosophy and a Research Statement
When: Tuesday, Feb. 26 – 5 to 7 p.m.
Where: Gordy 113
It’s a challenging and stressful time to be on the job market, and it is never too early to start planning and developing your materials. Whether you are interested in teaching, or plan to devote most of your time to research, any job application for an academic appointment will include a Teaching Philosophy and a Research Statement. This workshop will help you craft (or edit) those important documents. Feel free to bring your documents and your computer/tablet.
Teaching STEM Content
When: Tuesday, March 5 – 11 a.m.to 1 p.m.
Where: Gordy 113
Presenting quantitative content can be daunting for the seasoned professor, let alone a graduate teaching assistant. In this workshop we will explore and discuss the challenges involved. A lecture on the topic of diffusion is used as an example throughout to illustrate the basic obstacles. Participants will be asked to critically evaluate different strategies, presentation styles and presentation tools.
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