Graduate Teaching Assistants
Classroom TAs
Classroom teaching assistants (TAs) play a vital role in the learning processes of their students. The Classroom TAs page includes useful information on:
- Preparing for class
- Teaching and assisting a class
- Assignments
- After class
Laboratory TAs
Laboratory assistants are responsible for developing student's scientific proficiency. This covers a range of skills, from ensuring that students have a grasp of the work to be done, to introducing them to basic laboratory and safety skills, to supporting students through their experiments and helping them deliver a laboratory report.
The Laboratory TAs page includes information on:
- Crucial questions to review with students
- Preparing for class
- Running a lab
TA FAQs
These frequently asked questions were compiled by TAs at a previous TA training workshop and cover the following topics:
- Academic honesty
- Assessment
- Classroom
- Pedagogy
- Students
- TA employment issues