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TA Training Seminar Schedule, Materials, and Useful Links

TA Training Seminar

A TA training seminar is held each August and January. WPI policy is that this training is required for all new graduate Teaching Assistants.

• August 2008 TA Training Schedule
• Training Materials
• Knowing Your Students
• Aspects of Cross-Cultural Communication
• Working One-on-One with Students
• Office Hours Tip Sheet
• Preparing and Delivering Classroom Presentations
• Ethics, Legal Rights and Responsibilities
• Grading Tips
• Balancing Roles: TAs as Assistants, Teachers, and Scholars

Useful Links for TAs and TA Supervisors

• Developing Strong TA/Supervisor Relationships (University of Minnesota)
• Guiding, Training, and Supervising Teaching Assistants (U.C. Berkeley)
• Teaching Feedback and Evaluation Forms for TAs (University of Wisconsin - Madison)

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