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2008 TA Conference on Teaching and Learning
Department Recommendations
This page identifies recommendations we have received from departments for workshops they would like their TAs to attend. If your department is not listed here, please contact the department directly to see if they have specific recommendations for you.
All TAs are encouraged to register for and attend:
- The Teaching and Learning Resource Fair (Session I), and help yourself to complimentary coffee, tea and pastries
- Opening Plenary: “Teaching at the UW: What You Can Look Forward To”
(Session II)
- Plenary II: “Teaching at the UW: Policies and Professionalism”
(Session VI)
Special Topic Workshops
This year, we have invited experienced TAs to develop and facilitate additional one time only workshops focused on topics or skills which they think are important, but which are not addressed in our core Workshops.
These workshops (descriptions, dates and times) can be found on the Special Topics Section of the Workshop Descriptions page.We hope you can find time in your schedule to attend one of these workshops if a topic interests you.
To register, go to the TA Conference Workshop Registration page.
Department Index
This page will be updated periodically as we receive information from departments. If your department is not listed here, please contact the department directly to see if they have specific recommendations for you.
Last Updated: August 13, 2008
Aeronautics and Astronautics
All new TAs must attend the TA conference; current TAs are encouraged to attend as well. TAs should plan to attend the plenary sessions on September 16th and 17th, as well as the Teaching and Learning Resource Fair. All TA's are encouraged to attend the Special Topics Workshops, as well as the following sessions, but should select those you feel will be of most value to you:
- Grading Homework, Exams, Lab Reports, or Problem Sets
- Teaching One-to-One in Office Hours & Study Centers
- Teaching Math, Science & Engineering Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond
- Teaching in Lab Settings: First Day and Beyond
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Dealing With Difficult Classroom Situations
- Balancing Graduate School Demands
Also recommended:
- Starting Your Teaching Portfolio
- Including All Students: Teaching in the Diverse Classroom
- Planning and Facilitating Discussions
- Establishing and Maintaining Positive TA/Instructor Relationships
New International TAs are required to attend the two Tuesday afternoon workshops:
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
Anthropology
Anthropology department Teaching Assistants are expected to attend both opening plenary sessions "Teaching at the UW: What You Can Look Forward To," "Teaching at the UW: Policies and Professionalism" and at least five (5) additional sessions of their choosing. Individuals are encouraged to attend additional sessions as they relate to their teaching goals or personal growth.
Some recommended session workshops include:
- Teaching Social Science and Humanities Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond
- Responding to Student Writing and Assigning Grades
- Grading Homework, Exams, Lab Reports, or Problem Sets
- Including All Students: Teaching in the Diverse Classroom
- Activities to Engage Your Students in Learning
- Planning and Facilitating Discussions
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Balancing Graduate School Demands
- Starting Your Teaching Portfolio
- Before You Build: Planning a Web Site
Teaching Assistants are encouraged to attend the Teaching and Learning Resource Fair, and consider whether any of the Special Topics Workshops would be of interest.
Attendees should register for one credit of GRDSCH 615: Teaching Assistant Preparation (section A: SLN 14167) to receive course credit.
New International TAs must attend the required workshops during the Tuesday afternoon sessions (Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs, and Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs) and should be aware that an Overview of the SPEAK test will take place on Wednesday. SPEAK tests will be offered on Thursday (you must register). For more details and optional workshops, please see:
Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences
The School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences expects that students who intend to teach or might teach during the 2008-2009 academic year to attend the CIDR TA training. The College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences has additional TA training focusing on grading, writing questions, and leading discussions on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons (September 17 and 18), so please do not plan to attend CIDR sessions at this time. We recommend the workshops listed below, but students are encouraged to attend any or all workshops of interest to them.
Please attend
- Dealing with Difficult Classroom Situations
Please attend one of the following sessions, whichever is most relevant:
- Teaching in Lab Settings: First Day and Beyond
- Teaching in Math, Science & Engineering Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond
- Responding to Student Writing and Assigning Grades
We recommend that you attend at least two of the following sessions:
- **Giving Your Course and Online Presence** - This session teaches the UW Catalyst tools available for creating course websites, online discussion boards and drop-boxes – highly recommended if you don’t already have these skills.
- Activities to Engage Your Students in Learning
- Including all Students: Teaching in the Diverse Classroom
- Motivating Students to Learn: Linking Principles of Learning to Teaching
- Understanding Who Your Students Are
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Teaching One on One in Office Hours and Study Centers
- Disability as Diversity in the Classroom
You are encouraged to attend the two Plenary Sessions, the Teaching and Learning Resource Fair, and consider whether any of the Special Topics Workshops are of interest to you.
New International TAs must attend the required workshops on Tuesday afternoon :
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
All attendees should register for one credit of GRDSCH 615: Teaching Assistant Preparation (SLN 14167) to receive course credit.
Art
The School of Art would like to require/recommend the following workshops for its incoming Master of Fine Arts candidates**:
Required:
- Assessing Student Work in the Fine Arts
- Dealing with Difficult Classroom Situations
- Presenting Information Effectively
Recommended:
- Including All Students: Teaching in the Diverse Classroom
- Starting Your Teaching Portfolio
- Teaching Your Own Class: First Day and Beyond
** please note that workshop recommendations for Art History MAs and PhDs are listed separately
Art History
Recommended:
- Responding to Student Writing and Assigning Grades
- Activities to Engage Your Students in Learning
- Planning and Facilitating Discussions
- Teaching Social Science & Humanities Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond
Useful:
- Motivating Students to Learn: Linking Principles of Learning to Teaching
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Dealing With Difficult Classroom Situations
- Establishing and Maintaining Positive TA/Instructor Relationships
- Balancing Graduate School Demands
- Starting Your Teaching Portfolio (for those who plan to teach)
International TAs should register for and attend the two ITA workshops offered on Tuesday, Sept. 16.
Asian Languages and Literature
This is the list of workshops we would like to recommend for our TAs. You may choose these or other workshops that interest you or meet your needs as an instructor.
- Dealing With Difficult Classroom Situations
- Including All Students: Teaching in the Diverse Classroom
- Motivating Students To Learn
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Understanding Who Your Students Are
- Balancing Graduate School Demands
- Gathering And Using Student Feedback
- Starting Your Teaching Portfolio
- Teaching Modern Languages: First Day and Beyond
International TAs must register for and attend the following workshops:
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
Atmospheric Sciences
Here are some recommended TA Conference sessions for Atmospheric Sciences students:
- Grading Homework, Exams, Lab Reports, or Problem Sets
- Motivating Students to Learn: Linking Principles of Learning to Teaching
- Planning and Facilitating Discussions
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Understanding Who Your Students Are
- Balancing Graduate School Demands
- Starting Your Teaching Portfolio
- Teaching Math, Science & Engineering Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond
- Teaching One-to-One in Office Hours & Study Centers
New International TAs are required to register for and attend the following workshops:
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
Astronomy
The Department of Astronomy encourages all graduate students to attend the TA conference on teaching and learning. We recommend the following workshops, but you are welcome to attend any of the workshops that are of interest to you.
Recommended:
- Grading Homework, Exams, Lab Reports, or Problem Sets
- Activities to Engage Your Students in Learning
- Including all Students: Teaching in the Diverse Classroom
- Teaching Math, Science and Engineering Quiz Sections
Bioengineering
The Department of Bioengineering recommends the following workshops for TAs:
- Grading Homework, Exams, Lab Reports, or Problem Sets
- Planning and Facilitating Discussions
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Balancing Graduate School Demands
- Starting Your Teaching Portfolio
- Teaching in Lab Settings: First Day and Beyond
- Teaching Math, Science & Engineering Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond
- Teaching One-to-One in Office Hours & Study Centers
International TAs are required to register for and attend:
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
TAs may choose to attend other sessions of interest to them.
Biology
Biology encourages all new, and any interested continuing graduate students, to attend the TA Conference. We recommend that new students attend the plenary sessions and at least 3 of the following workshops, although attending additional workshops of interest is encouraged.
Recommended:
- Grading Homework, Exams, Lab Reports, or Problem Sets
- Responding to Student Writing and Assigning Grades
- Activities to Engage Your Students in Learning
- Dealing with Difficult Classroom Situations
- Including All Students: Teaching in the Diverse Classroom
- Motivating Students to Learn: Linking Principles of Learning to Teaching
- Planning and Facilitating Discussions
- Balancing Graduate School Demands
- Teaching in Lab Settings: First Day and Beyond
- Teaching Math, Science, And Engineering Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond
- The Teaching and Learning Resources Fair
All new International TAs must also attend:
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
Chemical Engineering
All TAs must attend the following:
- The plenary sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday morning
- At least five of the optional (concurrent) sessions
All new International TAs are required to attend the following sessions on Tuesday afternoon:
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
The following optional sessions are most likely to be helpful. Each TA may choose a set of at least five based on previous experience, perceived needs, and special interests:
- Teaching Math, Science & Engineering Quiz Sections
- Teaching in Lab Settings: First Day and Beyond
- Teaching One-to-One in Office Hours and Study Centers
- Activities to Engage Your Students in Learning
- Dealing with Difficult Classroom Situations
- Responding to Student Writing
- Grading Homework, Exams, Lab Reports, or Problem Sets
- Planning and Facilitating Discussions
- Balancing Graduate School Demands
- Gathering and Using Student Feedback to Improve Your Teaching
- UW Computing Survival Skills
Chemistry
Departmental orientation activities are scheduled all week therefore you must attend only the session times and days listed below. More information about this will be coming to you from the department.
The following topics/workshop sessions are REQUIRED for Chemistry TAs (International TA Requirements below):
Tuesday:
- Presenting Information Effectively -- Tuesday 10:45
- Grading Homework, Exams, Lab Reports, or Problem Sets -- Tuesday 1:15
- Teaching One-to-One in Office Hours & Study Centers -- Tuesday 2:45
Wednesday:
- Plenary II: "Teaching at the UW: Policies and Professionalism" -- Wednesday, 9:00
- Motivating Students to Learn: Linking Principles of Learning to Teaching -- Wednesday 10:45
- Teaching Math, Science & Engineering Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond -- Wednesday 1:15
- Teaching in Lab Settings: First Day and Beyond -- Wednesday 2:45
All International Chemistry TAs must register for and attend the following workshops:
Tuesday:
- Presenting Information Effectively --Tuesday 10:45
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs -- Tuesday 1:15
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs -- Tuesday 2:45
Wednesday:
- Plenary II: "Teaching at the UW: Policies and Professionalism" -- Wednesday, 9:00
- Motivating Students to Learn: Linking Principles of Learning to Teaching -- Wednesday 10:45
- Teaching Math, Science & Engineering Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond -- Wednesday 1:15
- Teaching in Lab Settings: First Day and Beyond -- Wednesday 2:45
Civil and Environmental Engineering
All Civil and Environmental Engineering Teaching Assistants (new or first-time) are expected to attend the Plenary Session on Wednesday, September 17.
Required:
- Plenary Session (VI): "Teaching at the UW: Policies and Professionalism" (9:00 - 10:30)
Recommended:
Please select sessions to be held on Wednesday, Sept. 17 to avoid conflict with the CEE New Graduate Student Orientation which will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 16.
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Responding to Student Writing and Assigning Grades
- Teaching in Lab Settings: First Day and Beyond
- Teaching Math, Science, and Engineering Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond
- Teaching One-to-one in Office Hours and Study Centers
- Giving Your Course an Online Presence
You are encouraged to register and attend any other workshops on Wednesday, Sept. 17 that you feel would be beneficial.
Classics
Below are the current Departmental recommendations grouped according to their appropriateness for your experience and/or specific teaching assignment (these are merely our recommendations – you may find others useful as well).
All New TAs
- Plenary Session (II): Teaching at the UW: What You Can Look Forward To
- Plenary Session (VI): Teaching at the UW: Policies and Professionalism
- Activities to Engage Your Students in Learning
- Understanding Who Your Students Are
- Balancing Graduate School Demands
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Dealing with Difficult Classroom Situations
- Motivating Students to Learn: Applying Principles of Learning to Teaching
- Special Topics: Setting up a Classroom Climate: Ice Breakers and Introductory Activities
- Special Topics: Establishing and Maintaining Positive TA/Instructor Relationships
TAs Beyond the First Year
- Plenary Session (VI): Teachings at the UW: Policies and Professionalism
- Including All Students: Teaching in the Diverse Classroom
- Dealing with Difficult Classroom Situations
- Starting a Teaching Portfolio
- Gathering and Using Student Feedback to Improve Your Teaching
- Teaching Social Sciences and Humanities Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond
- Special Topics: Setting up a Classroom Climate: Ice Breakers and Introductory Activities
- Special Topics: Establishing and Maintaining Positive TA/Instructor Relationships
Classics 101 / 205 and First Year Latin / Greek TAs
- Teaching Your Own Course: First Day and Beyond
- Giving Your Course an Online Presence
- Special Topics: Establishing and Maintaining Positive TA/Instructor Relationships
Classics 210 TAs
- Teaching Social Science and Humanities Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond
- Planning and Facilitating Discussions
- Special Topics: Establishing and Maintaining Positive TA/Instructor Relationships
TAs Teaching Upper-Level Courses in Translation (other than 210)
- Responding to Student Writing and Assigning Grades
Communication
The Department of Communication requires Teaching Assistants beginning their first three quarters of instruction at the UW to participate in the annual Graduate School / CIDR TA Conference.
In addition to the two Plenary sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 16 and 17, all TAs should register for and attend at least three of the following workshops, and attend others that are of interest to you:
- Teaching Social Science & Humanities Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond
- Teaching Your Own Class: First Day and Beyond
- Motivating Students to Learn: Applying Principles of Learning to Teaching
- Understanding Who Your Students Are
- Presenting Information Effectively (COM 270 and COM 220 TAs must attend this workshop)
- Responding to Student Writing and Assigning Grades
- Including All Students: Teaching in the Diverse Classroom
- Planning and Facilitating Discussions
- Dealing With Difficult Classroom Situations
- Disability as Diversity in the Classroom
- Who We Are Matters: A Lunchtime Conversation with Experienced Minority TAs
International TAs must register for and attend the two required sessions on Tuesday afternoon. Please note the workshop on Communicating in American English is optional for all new ITAs.
Comparative Literature
The Department of Comparative Literature would like to recommend the following workshops for the new TAs:
- Responding to Student Writing and Assigning Grades
- Dealing With Difficult Classroom Situations
- Teaching Social Science & Humanities Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond
- Teaching Your Own Class: First Day and Beyond
- Giving Your Course an Online Presence
- TA'ing by Committee: Coordinating TA Sections and Responsibilities in Large Classes with Multiple TAs
- Who We Are Matters: A Lunchtime Conversation with Experienced Minority TAs
Computer Science and Engineering
For the Computer Science and Engineering TAs, the following workshops are recommended:
- Teaching Math, Science, and Engineering Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond
- Grading Homework, Exams, Lab Reports, or Problem Sets
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Teaching Fellow Graduate Students
- Balancing Graduate School Demands
International TAs must register for and attend the two ITA sessions on Tuesday afternoon.
Drama
For Drama 101 TAs:
- Teaching and Learning Resource Fair (I)
- Plenary II “Teaching at the UW: What You Can Look Forward To” - Kane Hall, Room 130
- Plenary III “Teaching at the UW: Policies and Professionalism” - Kane Hall, Room 130
Additional recommended sessions:
- Planning and Facilitating Discussions
- Including All Students: Teaching in the Diverse Classroom
- Assessing Student Work in the Fine Arts
- Dealing With Difficult Classroom Situations
- Giving Your Course an Online Presence
International TAs must register for and attend the two ITA sessions on Tuesday afternoon.
DXArts
Recommended Workshops:
- Planning and Facilitating Discussions
- Gathering and Using Student Feedback to Improve Your Teaching
- Teaching Fellow Graduate Students
International TAs must register for and attend the two ITA sessions on Tuesday afternoon.
Earth and Space Sciences
The Department of Earth and Space Sciences expects new and continuing students who will be teaching assistants during any quarter of the 2008-2009 academic year to attend the TA Conference. We recommend the workshops listed below, however, students are encouraged to attend any or all workshops of interest to them. New graduate students should register for workshops scheduled on Tuesday, September 16 ONLY - because departmental orientation activities begin on Wednesday, September 17.
Recommended Plenary Sessions:
- Teaching and Learning Resource Fair
- Teaching at the UW: What You Can Look Forward To
Recommended Workshops:
- Grading Homework, Exams, Lab Reports, or Problem Sets
- Dealing With Difficult Classroom Situations
- Motivating Students to Learn: Linking Principles of Learning to Teaching
- Understanding Who Your Students Are
- Balancing Graduate School Demands
- Starting Your Teaching Portfolio
- Teaching in Lab Settings: First Day and Beyond
- Teaching Math, Science & Engineering Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond
- Teaching One-to-One in Office Hours and Study Centers
- Giving Your Course an Online Presence
- UW Computing Survival Skills
Special Topics:
- Establishing and Maintaining Positive TA/Instructor Relationships
- Introducing Undergraduates to Research Posters
New International TAs should register for and attend the two required workshops:
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
Economics
Economics asks all of our incoming TAs, and any others who are contemplating being a TA during their tenure as graduate students, to attend the TA Conference this fall. You may choose to participate in any of the TA Conference Sessions offered on Sept. 16-17, and we recommend that you plan to attend both the plenary sessions (Session II and Session VI). International graduate students who will be TAs for the first time during 2008/09 are required to attend the two afternoon sessions for International TAs on Tuesday, September 16.
Required:
- Dealing with Difficult Classroom Situations
Strongly recommended (any two of the following):
- Motivating Students to Learn
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Including All Students
- Teaching Social Science and Humanities Quiz Sections
Electrical Engineering
The following topics / workshop sessions are required for EE TAs:
- Session II – Plenary Session, Teaching at the UW: What You Can Look Forward To
- Session III – Teaching Math, Science, and Engineering Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond
- Session VI – Plenary Session, Teaching at the UW: Policies and Professionalism
- Session IX – Dealing with Difficult Classroom Situations
- Session X – Grading Homework, Exams, Lab Reports, or Problem Sets
The following workhops in Session VII are recommended:
- Gathering and Using Student Feedback to Improve Teaching
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Starting Your Teaching Portfolio
All new international TAs must attend:
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
English
Each year, the Graduate School and the Center for Instructional Development and Research (CIDR) present a university-wide conference on teaching. The conference covers general pedagogical principles and best practices geared toward TAs in all departments, especially those departments that do not have TA orientations of their own. Although we do our own orientation, we have reserved time during our orientation for you to attend part of the conference on Tuesday September 16 from 1:15 to 4:00.
There will be many sessions offered, so we have identified a list of suggested sessions here:
Tuesday September 16 from 1:15 to 2:30 we recommend that you choose from the following:
- Session IV C - Giving Your Course an Online Presence
- Session IV E - Including All Students: Teaching in the Diverse Classroom
- Session IV F - Motivating Students to Learn
- Session IV G - Planning and Facilitating Discussions
- Session IV H - Presenting Information Effectively
Please note that International TAs are required to attend: Session IV B - Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
For the 2:45 to 4:00 period, English TAs are expected to register for: Session V F - Responding to Student Writing
English Language Programs
First year TAs are expected to attend the UW TA Conference on Teaching and Learning on 9/16 and 9/17. Please choose your sessions keeping in mind that you will also have four full days of ELP orientation from Thursday, 9/18 through Tuesday, 9/23.
Suggested sessions for the UW TA Conference:
- Teaching and Learning Resource Fair
- Pleanary I (Session II) and Plenary 2 (Session VI)
- Gathering and Using Student Feedback to Improve Your Teaching
- Teaching Your Own Class: First Day and Beyond
Also suggested:
- Balancing Grad School Demands
- Giving Your Course an Online Presence
- Teaching Modern Languages: First Day and Beyond
For International TAs (required):
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
All students must attend the two plenary sessions:
- Teaching at the UW: What You Can Look Forward To
- Teaching at the UW: Policies and Professionalism
All students must attend these two workshops:
- Teaching One on One in Office Hours and Study Centers
- Grading Homework, Exams, Lab Reports, or Problem Sets
Students who will TA a lab course must attend:
- Teaching in Lab Settings: First Day and Beyond
Students who will TA a non-lab course must attend this workshop:
- Planning and Facilitating Discussions
These sessions are required for all international TAs in their first year of teaching:
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
All students are encouraged but not required to attend additional workshops that address their individual interests or anticipated needs. These workshops are recommended:
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Motivating Students to Learn: Linking Principles of Learning to Teaching
- Responding to Student Writing and Assigning Grades
- Dealing With Difficult Classroom Situations
- Giving Your Course an Online Presence
Students can be exempted from a required workshop or can substitute a different workshop, depending on past experience, anticipated needs, or schedule conflicts. Exemptions or substitutions must be approved in advance by the Graduate Program Coordinator (Bill Daniell – email bdaniell@u.washington.edu).
Epidemiology
Epidemiology has selected these workshops to recommend to our new TA's:
High Priority:
- Grading Homework, Exams, Lab Reports, or Problem Sets
- Activities to Engage Your Students in Learning
- Planning and Facilitating Discussions
- Teaching Math, Science & Engineering Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond
- Teaching One-to-One in Office Hours & Study Centers
- Teaching Fellow Graduate Students
- Gathering and Using Student Feedback to Improve Your Teaching
Other recommended sessions:
- Starting Your Teaching Portfolio
- Dealing with Difficult Classroom Situations
Forest Resources
The College of Forest Resources strongly encourages that students who intend to teach or might teach during the 2008-2009 academic year to attend the CIDR TA training. We recommend the workshops listed below, but students are should attend any or all workshops of interest to them.
Please attend:
- Dealing with Difficult Classroom Situations
Please attend one of the following sessions, whichever is most relevant:
- Teaching in Lab Settings: First Day and Beyond
- Responding to Student Writing and Assigning Grades
We recommend that you attend at least two of the following sessions:
- **Giving Your Course and Online Presence** - This session teaches the UW Catalyst tools available for creating course websites, online discussion boards and drop-boxes – highly recommended if you don’t already have these skills.
- Activities to Engage Your Students in Learning
- Including All Students: Teaching in the Diverse Classroom
- Motivating Students to Learn: Linking Principles of Learning to Teaching
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Understanding Who Your Students Are
- Teaching One on One in Office Hours and Study Centers
- Disability as Diversity in the Classroom
You are encouraged to attend the two Plenary Sessions, the Teaching and Learning Resource Fair, and consider whether any of the Special Topics Workshops are of interest to you.
New International TAs must attend the required workshops on Tuesday afternoon:
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
Geography
The Geography department requires all new TAs to attend the following sessions:
- Teaching Social Science and Humanities Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond
- Dealing with Difficult Classroom Situations
- Planning and Facilitating Discussions
Geography TAs also are required to attend 2 additional sessions from the following list:
- Responding to Student Writing and Assigning Grades
- Activities to Engage Your Students in Learning
- Including All Students: Teaching in the Diverse Classroom
- Motivating Students to Learn: Linking Principles of Learning to Teaching
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Understanding Who Your Students Are
- Gathering and Using Student Feedback to Improve Your Teaching
- Balancing Graduate School Demands
International TAs are required to participate in two additional sessions:
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
You may take sessions in any order and are encouraged to attend any additional sessions that are of interest to you.
In addition, Geography TAs should register for Geog 599, Effective Teaching In Geography (sln 14077), which meets 5 Thursdays from 4:00-5:20 during Autumn Quarter.
History
All History Department TAs (new and continuing) are expected to participate in the Department's TA training in September 2008.
All new History Department Teaching Assistants are required to attend CIDR's TA Conference on Teaching and Learning on September 16-17, 2008. New TAs are asked to attend four workshop sessions of their choice; they may, of course, attend more than four sessions.
New international TAs must attend the two CIDR TA Conference workshops for international TAs on the afternoon of September 16.
New TAs register for two credits of GRDSCH 615: Teaching Assistant Preparation (section A: SLN 14167) and receive credit for both the CIDR and History Department's TA training.
New TAs and continuing TAs also register for HIST 570: Topics in Teaching History (three credits, graded CR/NC) in Autumn 2008 or Autumn 2009, if they have not taken the class previously. Entry codes for HIST 570 are available from the History Graduate Office.
Continuing TAs may voluntarily attend sessions of the CIDR TA Conference if they wish, and they are encouraged to volunteer to participate in sessions as panelists or facilitators.
Continuing TAs register for one credit of GRDSCH 615: Teaching Assistant Preparation (section A: SLN 14167) and receive credit for participating in the Department's TA training.
Immunology
TAs from Immunology must sign up for the following ‘required’ sessions, but may also add ‘recommended’ and optional sessions of interest.
Required:
- One (1) Plenary Session
- Dealing with Difficult Classroom Situations
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Balancing Graduate School Demands
- Teaching Math, Science & Engineering Quiz Sections
- Teaching One-to-One in Office Hours
Recommended:
- Including all Students: Teaching in the Diverse Classroom
- Technologies for Web Site Construction
Industrial Engineering
Industrial Engineering especially recommends the following workshops for our TAs:
- Dealing with Difficult Classroom Situations
- Motivating Students to Learn: Linking Principles of Learning to Teaching
- Balancing Graduate School Demands
- Gathering and Using Student Feedback to Improve Teaching
- Teaching Math, Science, and Engineering Quiz Sections
New international TAs must also register for and attend the following sessions:
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
Information School
The Information School strongly encourages students to attend any or all of the conference that is of interest. The following are workshops for students to consider as they register:
Required:
- Grading Homework, Exams, Lab Reports, or Problem Sets
- Responding to Student Writing and Assigning Grades
- Activities to Engage Your Students in Learning
- Dealing With Difficult Classroom Situations
- Understanding Who Your Students Are
- Gathering and Using Student Feedback to Improve Your Teaching
- Teaching Your Own Class: First Day and Beyond
- Giving Your Course an Online Presence
- UW Computing Survival Skills
- Establishing and Maintaining Positive TA/Instructor Relationships
New International TAs are required to attend the two Tuesday afternoon workshops:
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
Law School
The Law School recommends the following two workshops for our teaching fellows, and encourages them to participate in any other sessions of interest to them individually.
- Responding to student writing and assigning grades
- Teaching One-to-One in Office Hours and Study Centers
Materials Science and Engineering
We expect our TAs to register for the following:
Required:
- Welcome and Plenaries
- Teaching Math, Science and Engineering Quiz Sections
- Teaching in Lab Settings: First Day and Beyond
In addition, we would encourage TAs to take:
- Motivating Students to Learn
- Before You Build: Planning a Website
International TAs should register for and attend:
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
Mathematics
The department encourages you to review the Conference schedule and participate in any sessions that are of interest to you. Here are some recommended sessions for Mathematics students:
Tuesday:
- Teaching Math, Science & Engineering Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond -- Tuesday 10:45
- Understanding who your students are – Tuesday 10:45
- Grading Homework, Exams, Lab Reports, or Problem Sets – Tuesday 1:15
- Teaching One-to-One in Office Hours and Study Centers – Tuesday 2:45
Wednesday:
- Motivating Students to Learn: Applying Principles of Learning to Teaching – Wednesday 10:45
- Gathering and Using Student Feedback to Improve your Teaching – Wednesday 10:45
International students are required to attend:
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs – Tuesday 1:15
- Panel Discussion With Experienced International TAs – Tuesday 2:45
- Communicating in American English – Wednesday 10:45 (recommended for all non-native English speakers)
Mechanical Engineering
The Mechanical Engineering Department expects all who are on TA appointments for autumn quarter or who plan to teach in the coming year to attend the conference.
All attendees should register for the following sessions:
- Tuesday Plenary (Session II) “Teaching at the UW: What You Can Look Forward To”
- Wednesday Plenary (Session VI) “Teaching at the UW: Policies And Professionalism”
- Teaching Math, Science, And Engineering Quiz Sections: First Day And Beyond
- Teaching In Lab Settings: First Day And Beyond
- Teaching One-To-One In Office Hours And Study Centers
- Grading Homework, Exams, Laboratory Reports And Problem Sets
All new international TA’s are also required to attend:
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
- Communicating In American English (Optional)
Students are encouraged to attend any other sessions they see of value to their teaching.
Microbiology
Microbiology requires all new incoming students to register for and attend the following sessions on Wednesday, September 17th:
- Plenary Session: "Teaching at the UW: Policies and Professionalism", Kane Hall, Room 130
Please choose three workshops from the following list:
- Activities to Engage Your Students in Learning
- Balancing Graduate School Demands
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Teaching in Lab Settings: First Day and Beyond
- Teaching One-to-One in Office Hours and Study Centers
- Dealing with Difficult Classroom Situations
Music
The School of Music particularly recommends the following sessions:
- Assessing Student Work in the Fine Arts
- Dealing with Difficult Classroom Situations
- Plenary II: Teaching at the UW
- Including All Students
Additionally, international TAs must register for and attend the following sessions:
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
Neurobiology and Behavior
Neurobiology & Behavior encourages all 2nd year students, and any interested continuing graduate students, to attend the TA Conference. We recommend that students assigned to teaching internships in the upcoming year attend the plenary sessions and at least 2 of the following workshops, although attending additional workshops of interest is encouraged.
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Planning and Facilitating Discussions
- Dealing with Difficult Classroom Situations
- Starting a Teaching Portfolio
- Teaching your Own Class: First Day and Beyond (particularly for NBIO 450)
- Balancing Graduate School Demands
- Teaching One-on-One in Office Hours and Study Centers
- Special Topics Workshop: Beyond PowerPoint: Infusing Your Presentation with Engaging Visuals
- Special Topics Workshop: TA'ing by Committee: Coordinating TA Sections and Responsibilities in Large Classes with Multiple TAs
Oceanography
Required
- Dealing With Difficult Classroom Situations
- Understanding Who Your Students Are
- Teaching One-to-One in Office Hours & Study Centers
Recommended
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Activities to Engage Your Students in Learning
- Motivating Students to Learn: Linking Principles of Learning to Teaching
- Teaching Math, Science & Engineering Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond
- Teaching in Lab Settings: First Day and Beyond
- Grading Homework, Exams, Lab Reports, or Problem Sets
- UW Computing Survival Skills
Optional
- Balancing Graduate School Demands
- Planning and Facilitating Discussions
- Setting up a Classroom Climate: Ice Breakers and Introductory Activities
- De-centering Your Classroom
- Establishing and Maintaining Positive TA/Instructor Relationships
UW policies require all new International TAs to attend:
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
Pharmacology
Here are the workshops the department would like Pharmacology TAs to take.
Required:
- Teaching Math, Science and Engineering Quiz Sections
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Balancing Graduate School Demands
Recommended for ALL TAs:
- Planning and Facilitating Discussions
Philosophy
The Philosophy department requires all new TAs to attend the following sessions:
- Teaching Social Science and Humanities Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond
- Dealing with Difficult Classroom Situations
- Planning and Facilitating Discussions
Philosophy TAs also are required to attend 2 additional sessions from the following list:
- Responding to Student Writing and Assigning Grades
- Activities to Engage Your Students in Learning
- Including All Students: Teaching in the Diverse Classroom
- Motivating Students to Learn: Linking Principles of Learning to Teaching
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Understanding Who Your Students Are
- Gathering and Using Student Feedback to Improve Your Teaching
- Balancing Graduate School Demands
International TAs are required to participate in two additional sessions:
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
You may take sessions in any order and are encouraged to attend any additional sessions that are of interest to you.
Physics
The Physics Department recommends the following sessions to all incoming graduate students:
- Dealing With Difficult Classroom Situations
- Motivating Students to Learn: Applying Principles of Learning to Teaching
- Understanding Who Your Students Are
- Balancing Graduate School Demands
- Starting a Teaching Portfolio
- Teaching One-to-One in Office Hours and Study Centers
The following sessions are intended for international students. The first two are required for all international TAs in their first year of teaching, and the third is recommended by the Physics Department for our incoming international students who are not native English speakers:
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
- Communicating in American English
Political Science
The Political Science Department requires new and continuing graduate students who will be first-time UW TAs to register for the 2008 TA Conference on Teaching & Learning AND to attend the Political Science Department's New TA Orientation on September 22-23 (contact the Lead TA at cushnie@u.washington.edu for further details). The department also registers new TAs for the 1-credit Pol S 595, College Teaching of Political Science, which meets once per week during autumn quarter and provides skills-based and educational workshops (grading, using technology, using writing, etc.,) as well as support for new Teaching Assistants as they face their first quarter in the classroom.
TA Conference Requirements for New TAs – First time TAs at the University of Washington who expect to teach in the Political Science Department are required to attend:
- The Tuesday, September 16, opening plenary (9:00 am to 10:15 am) on “Teaching at the UW: What You Can Look Forward To”
- The Wednesday, September 17, plenary (9:00 am to 10:15 am) on “Teaching at the UW: Policies and Professionalism”
- At least three additional workshops from the list below. Please note that students may attend as many workshops as they like; however, the following workshops should be especially helpful to those preparing to teach at the college level.
Recommended Sessions – These sessions were chosen because they reinforce important topics, cover topics that may not be extensively covered in Pol S 595 or the Pol S TA orientation, or are topics that others have found most helpful in the past.
- UW Computing Survival Skills
- Understanding Who Your Students Are
- Disability as Diversity in the Classroom
- Including All Students: Teaching in the Diverse Classroom
- Teaching Social Science & Humanities Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond
Requirements for New International TAs – In addition to the requirements for new TAs listed above, new international students must register for the following workshops:
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
The “Communicating in American English” workshop is optional for international TAs; however, it is highly recommended preparation for those who must take the SPEAK test:
Additional Options for New and Continuing TAs – Because many of the CIDR workshops will benefit experienced TAs, the department encourages continuing graduate students to take advantage of this opportunity. Although most of these topics will be covered in the department orientation or Pol S 595, new TAs may nevertheless find these workshops useful since they are critical to developing core skills.
- Responding to Student Writing and Assigning Grades
- Activities to Engage Your Students in Learning
- Dealing with Difficult Classroom Situations
- Motivating Students to Learn
- Planning and Facilitating Discussions
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Balancing Graduate School Demands
- Gathering and Using Student Feedback
- Teaching One-to-One in Office Hours & Study Centers
- Teaching Your Own Class: First Day and Beyond (for advanced students)
Psychology
The Psychology PhD Graduate Program requires all new Teaching Assistants during the 2008-2009 academic year to attend the TA Conference. We encourage any current Teaching Assistants to attend any interesting workshops. We recommend the workshops listed below, but students are encouraged to attend any or all workshops.
Highly Recommended:
- Responding to Student Writing and Assigning Grades
OR
Grading homework, exams, lab reports, or problem sets
- Dealing with Difficult Classroom Situations
- Activities to Engage Your Students in Learning
OR
Including All Students: Teaching in a Diverse Classroom
- Planning and Facilitating Discussions
OR
Presenting Information Effectively
- Special Topics Workshop: Establishing and Maintaining Positive TA/Instructor Relationships
- Special Topics Workshop: TA'ing by Committee: Coordinating TA Sections and Responsibilities in Large Classes with Multiple TAs
- Starting your Teaching Portfolio
- UW Computing Survival Skills
Also Recommended:
- Teaching in Lab Settings: First Day and Beyond (TAs for 209, 315, 317, 318, 522, 523)
- Teaching Social Science & Humanities Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond
OR
Teaching Math, Science & Engineering Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond
- Balancing Graduate School Demands
- Disability as diversity in the classroom
- Special Topics Workshop: Setting up a Classroom Climate: Ice Breakers and Introductory Activities
We require all three International TA workshops for our new International TAs.
Quantitative Science
CQS TAs might find the following workshops particularly helpful:
- Grading Homework, Exams, Lab Reports, or Problem Sets
- Dealing with Difficult Classroom Situations
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Balancing Graduate School Demands
- Teaching One-to-One in Office Hours and Study Centers
- Before You Build: Planning a Web Site
- Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
- Giving Your Course an Online Presence
- Technologies for Web Site Construction
New International TAs are required to register for and attend:
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
Scandinavian Studies
TAs should register for and attend:
New TAs (required):
- Tuesday, 9:00 - Opening Plenary
- Tuesday, 10:45 - Teaching Modern Languages
- Tuesday, 1:15 - Motivating Students to Learn
- Tuesday, 2:45 - Teaching One to One
New International TAs (required):
- Tuesday, 9:00 - Opening Plenary
- Tuesday, 10:45 - Teaching Modern Languages
- Tuesday, 1:15 - Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Tuesday, 2:45 - Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
Senior TAs (required):
- Tuesday, 2:45 - Starting a Teaching Portfolio OR Gathering and Using Student Feedback
Large Lecture TAs (required):
- Tuesday, 9:00 - Opening Plenary
- Tuesday, 10:45 - Understanding Who Your Students Are
- Tuesday, 1:15 - Motivating Students to Learn
- Tuesday, 2:45 - Responding to Student Writing
Sociology
TAs in the Sociology department are expected to attend a minimum of five sessions during the TA Conference.
Required:
- Opening Plenary: Teaching at UW: What You Can Look Forward To
- Responding To Student Writing And Assigning Grades – Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2:45 pm
The department recommends that you select additional sessions from the following:
- Teaching Social Science and Humanities Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Planning and Facilitating Discussions
- Including All Students: Teaching in the Diverse Classroom
- Understanding Who Your Students Are
- Second Plenary Session (VI), "Teaching at the UW: Policies and Professionalism" (Wednesday, 9-10:30am)
- Activities to Engage your Students in Learning
- Gathering and Using Student Feedback to Improve Your Teaching
- Motivating Students to Learn: Applying Principles of Learning to Teaching
International TAs are required to participate in two additional sessions:
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
Spanish
All new TAs should register for and attend the following sessions:
Tuesday:
- Session I: Teaching Resource Fair and Continental Breakfast
- Session II: Plenary I - Teaching at the UW: What You Can Look Forward To
- Session III: Balancing Graduate School Demands OR Teaching Modern Languages: First Day and Beyond
- Session IV: Including All Students: Teaching in the Diverse Classroom OR Getting to know UW Students: Overview for International TAs (required for ITAs)
- Session V: Dealing with Difficult Classroom Situations OR Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs (required for ITAs)
Wednesday
- Session VI: Plenary II: Teaching at the UW: Policies and Professionalism
- Session VII: Giving your Course and Online Presence OR Starting a Teaching Portfolio
- Session IX: Activities to Engage Your Students in Learning
- Session X: Balancing Graduate School Demands OR Teaching Modern Languages: First Day and Beyond
Speech and Hearing Sciences
The Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences requires all new PhD students and all Teaching Assistants for the 2008-2009 academic year to attend the UW TA Conference.
Required Sessions:
- Tuesday 9:00am - Opening Plenary Session “Teaching at the UW: What You Can Look Forward To”
- Wednesday 9:00am - Plenary Session “Teaching at the UW: Policies and Professionalism”
We also highly recommend the workshops listed below. You are required to attend at least four, but encouraged to attend as many as you can.
- Grading Homework, Exams, lab Reports or Problem Sets
- Responding to Student Writing and Assignment Grades
- Activities to Engage Your Students in Learning
- Dealing with Difficult Classroom Situations
- Disability as Diversity in the Classroom
- Planning and Facilitating Discussions
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Balancing Graduate School Demands
- Teaching in Lab Settings: First Day and Beyond
- Give Your Course an Online Presence
- UW Computing Survival Skills
Statistics
The Department of Statistics requests that its graduate students attend the TA Conference on Teaching and Learning.
We draw your attention to both opening plenary sessions:
- Teaching at the UW: What You Can Look Forward To
- Teaching at the UW: Policies and Professionalism
We especially recommend the Teaching Math, Science and Engineering Quiz Sections workshop. In addition you are strongly encouraged to attend as many of the other workshops as possible.
International TAs must register for and attend the following two workshops on Tuesday afternoon:
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
Technical Communication
Technical Communication strongly recommends that TAs select workshops from the following:
- Teaching Your Own Class: First Day and Beyond
- Responding to Student Writing and Assigning Grades
- Activities to Engage Your Students in Learning
- Dealing With Difficult Classroom Situations
- Motivating Students to Learn: Linking Principles of Learning to Teaching
- Presenting Information Effectively
- De-Centering Your Classroom (Special Topic Workshop)
- Gathering and Using Student Feedback to Improve Your Teaching
Also recommended:
- Including All Students: Teaching in the Diverse Classroom
- Planning and Facilitating Discussions
All new International TAs must attend:
- Getting to Know UW Students: Overview for International TAs
- Panel Discussion with Experienced International TAs
Women Studies
The following sessions are recommended, some may overlap so use your discretion. The Tuesday lunch workshop “Who We Are Matters” is highly recommended.
- Juggling TA, Grad Student, and Parent Responsibilities
- Balancing Graduate School Demands
- Understanding Who Your Students Are
- Special Topics Workshop: Beyond PowerPoint: Infusing Your Presentations with Engaging Visuals
- Special Topics Workshop: De-centering Your Classroom
- Gathering and Using Student Feedback to Improve Teaching
- Teaching One-to-One in Office Hours and Study Centers
- Teaching Social Science and Humanities Quiz Sections: First Day and Beyond
- Planning and Facilitating Discussions
- Responding to Student Writing and Assigning Grades
- Special Topics Workshop: Setting up a Classroom Climate: Ice Breakers and Introductory Activities
- Motivating Students to Learn: Applying Principles of Learning to Teaching
- Presenting Information Effectively
- Starting a Teaching Portfolio
- Teaching Your Own Class: First Day and Beyond
- Activities to Engage Your Students in Learning
- Disability as Diversity in the Classroom
- Including All Students: Teaching in the Diverse Classroom
- Special Topics Workshop: Establishing and Maintaining Positive TA/Instructor Relationships
- Dealing with Difficult Classroom Situations
- Special Topics Workshop: TA'ing by Committee: Coordinating TA Sections and Responsibilities in Large Classes with Multiple TAs
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