Teaching Development Graduate Assistant (TDGA) Program
Program Description
The Teaching Development Graduate Assistant (TDGA) Program is a joint project of CST and the Faculty of Graduate Studies designed to facilitate teaching development and excellence at the departmental level. Graduate students who are hired as a TDGA by their department are charged with organizing and facilitating teaching development workshops and discussion groups for teaching assistants within the department, and for providing peer support for both new and experienced TAs. Events organized by TDGAs help participants in the University Teaching Practicum to complete the requirement of five hours of study specific to their own discipline.
TDGAs work closely with the CST TDGA Coordinator for resources and support. In addition, CST provides a reference manual for TDGAs that outlines some of the basic considerations for creating and running a successful TA teaching development program within a department.
TDGA Manual
A manual for Teaching Development Graduate Assistants is available online as a sub-site of the CST website.
TDGA Manual Website | TDGA Manual Print Version
TDGA Workshops
CST periodically hosts workshops specifically for TDGAs. Please watch our News & Events and for email from CST about these offerings.
Teaching Development Graduate Assistants 2009/2010
| Faculty/Department | TDGA | |
|---|---|---|
| CST - TDGA Coordinator | Stephanie Conway | yu269676@yorku.ca |
| Paul Chafe | Biology | pchafe@yorku.ca |
| Jennifer Rose | Biology | jbrose@yorku.ca |
| Christopher Dares | Chemistry | cdares@yorku.ca |
| Ibraheem Nuaaman | Chemistry | ib983@yorku.ca |
| Cheryl Lafrance | Dance | cherylla@yorku.ca |
| Gdalit-Aviella Newmann | Dance | gdalit@yorku.ca |
| David Flagg | Earth & Space Science & Engineering | dflagg@yorku.ca |
| Jerusha Lederman | Earth & Space Science & Engineering | Jerusha@yorku.ca |
| Jian-Ping Sun | Economics | jsun1981@yorku.ca |
| Md. Ehraz Refayet | Economics | ehraz@econ.yorku.ca |
| Mandy Frake-Mistak | ED | mandy_frake@edu.yorku.ca |
| Denise Hubert | English | ddhubert@yorku.ca |
| Heather McLean | Environmental Studies | hmclean@yorku.ca |
| Gavan Watson | Environmental Studies | gavan@yorku.ca |
| Lee Knuttila | Film | knuttila@yorku.ca |
| Candace Iron | Foundations Coordinator | candace@yorku.ca |
| Will Stos | History | wstos@yorku.ca |
| Bessie Goldberg | Humanities | bessie@yorku.ca |
| Elissa Ross | Mathematics & Statistics | ejross@yorku.ca |
| Serdar Sozubek | Mathematics & Statistics | sozubek@mathstat.yorku.ca |
| John Phillips | Music | jphil@yorku.ca |
| Jennifer Taylor | Music | jataylor@yorku.ca |
| Alireza Rafiee | Natural Science | arafiee@yorku.ca |
| Vanessa Streisel Lehan | Philosophy | vlehan@yorku.ca |
| Andy Hryhorowych | Philosophy | andyh@yorku.ca |
| Iain Chan | Physics and Astronomy | iainchan@yorku.ca |
| Christopher Hendershot | Political Science | hender@yorku.ca |
| Amanda Willams | Psychology | awillia@yorku.ca |
| Kate Harper | Psychology | harper@yorku.ca |
| Lisa Boucher | Social Science | boucher1@yorku.ca |
| Markus Kip | Sociology | markus.kip@gmail.com |
| Emma Jenkins | Visual Arts | emma.jenkin@gmail.com |
| Lauren Goldman | Visual Arts | lgoldman@yorku.ca |
