Strategies for Teaching Assistant and

Written for anyone who works with graduate students to support their teaching efforts in American research universities, this book draws on the extensive experience of professional educators who represent a variety of programs throughout the United States. They understand the common constraints of many TA development classes, workshops, and programs, as well as the need for motivating and sophisticated techniques that are, at the same time, practical and focused. Their contributions to this book have proven to be effective in developing the sophisticated communication skills required by TAs across the disciplines.

Catherine Ross is associate director of the Institute for Teaching and Learning and director of Teaching Assistant Programs at the University of Connecticut.

Jane Dunphy is director of English Language Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

About the Authors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Ta Development
Getting Started
Acknowledging Teaching Fears: The Three-Minute Free Response
An Approach to Successful Collaborative Learning
Blended Learning: Focusing on Effective Teaching Through Online Discussions and Concept Mapping
Diversity in the Classroom: Working Effectively with Undergraduate ESL Students
Engaging Students in Active Learning
Identity and Authority in the Classroom: An Exercise for New TAs
Planning and Facilitating Discussion
Problems
Responding to Student Writing
Stand and Deliver: Developing Impromptu Speaking Skills
A TA Orientation Plenary Session on University Policies and Resources for Teaching
Teaching in Computer Classrooms
Teaching in Lab Settings
Advanced Skills
Classroom Management Skills: Expanding Your Repertoire
Determining Appropriate Course Goals and Pacing: An Exercise for Advanced TAs
Developing Effective Consulting Skills
Interdisciplinary Soapbox
Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning: Using Asynchronous Discussions Effectively
Reaction and Response: Group Problem Solving and Effective Feedback
Teaching Practice: Emphasis on Active Learning
Professional Development
ASPECTS: Advancing Students' Professional Excellence with Certificates in Teaching Series
Mock Search Committee: Introduction to the Teaching Philosophy
Teaching Portfolio Overview: Peer and Whole Group Discussion
ITa development
Culture
Cultural Adjustments
Diversity Awareness for ITAs
High-Context Versus Low-Context Culture: Case Studies
The High School Visit
Interviews: Surveying College Undergraduates Who Attended High School in the United States
Pedagogy
American Teaching Performance
Movie-Based Activities for the ITA Course
Pedagogical Uses of Critical Incidents Videos for ITAs
Practice Identifying and Teaching to a Variety of Learning Styles
Preparing the ITA for Office Hours
Language
Departmental Introduction Speech
Developing Oral Communication Skills
Discovering and Teaching the Vocabulary of the Academic Communities
Editorial Jigsaw
Fielding Questions: The IgNobel Prizes
The Fine Art of Q&A
The Greek Alphabet: Speaking in Symbols
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