Teaching Assistant Orientation
August 22, 2011, 8:00am-3:30pm
Location: COB 116 with COB 113 for the Information Fair
Agenda:
| 8-8:45am | Information Fair. Coffee, tea and pastries will be served during which a poster session from various campus support entities will be presented in COB 113. |
| 8:45am | Welcome and Introductions - Jack Vevea, Vice-Provost for Undergraduate Education |
| 9-10am | Preparing for the First Day of Class |
| 10-10:15am | Break |
| 10:15am | Ethics-related Teaching Policies: FERPA and Academic Conduct |
| 10:45am | Conducting Labs and Discussion Sections |
| 11:15am | Review of Classroom Safety, Handling Disruptions |
| 11:30am-12:15pm | Panel of Experienced TAs for Questions and Answers |
| 12:30-1:15pm | Lunch |
| 1:30-3:30pm | Workshop options, including CROPS and Library training, that are also open to the entire graduate student community. |
Please contact Karen Dunn-Haley, kdunn-haley@ucmerced.edu, (209) 228-4761, if you have any questions regarding TA Orientation. For more information about workshops and opportunities offered by the CRTE, see Center for Research on Teaching Excellence website.
