Welcome to York as a graduate student and teaching assistant. In preparation for your role as a teaching assistant, we are offering REPEAT orientation sessions to meet as many different schedules as possible. This is one of six repeat sessions. Please choose the ONE session that best meets your own schedule. Each session will be […]
While seemingly overwhelming, the work of planning and mapping out what you will do with your students over the term is achievable, although you will find yourself negotiating many roles – often simultaneously. This session will provide you with a general sense of what you can be doing as you get ready for your first […]
This informative workshop will address the issues of lab specific challenges for Teaching Assistants (TAs). We hope the workshop will help you prepare pre-lab talks and demonstrations, as well as augment the interest of undergraduate students in the lab. Also, this workshop will provide practical tips, strategies and resources to effectively engage students during the […]
Welcome to York as a graduate student and teaching assistant. In preparation for your role as a teaching assistant, we are offering REPEAT orientation sessions to meet as many different schedules as possible. This is one of six repeat sessions. Please choose the ONE session that best meets your own schedule. Each session will be […]
With astronomically inflated housing and food costs, students of all levels are facing more barriers to staying in classes. The barriers to education are multiplied for marginalized students such as disabled students. Taking an intersectional perspective, this workshop will rethink disability accommodations and apply universal and inclusive design into classroom construction. By utilizing multimodal strategies […]
When teaching in an on-line environment, TAs may face a number of challenges including the development of a student learning community and providing sufficient instructions online. This workshop will highlight and provide practical strategies for teaching online. We will further engage in discussions and activities about online learning environments, including social media and other technology […]
Establishing a meaningful relationship with our students early in studios, tutorials or lab sessions is crucial for us as teaching assistants since we are often the first point of contact in courses and we can share our passion for course material in ways lecturers can’t. In this workshop, we will first explore basic but essential […]
This informative workshop will address the issues of lab specific challenges for Teaching Assistants (TAs). We hope the workshop will help you prepare pre-lab talks and demonstrations, as well as augment the interest of undergraduate students in the lab. Also, this workshop will provide practical tips, strategies and resources to effectively engage students during the […]
Welcome to York as a graduate student and teaching assistant. In preparation for your role as a teaching assistant, we are offering REPEAT orientation sessions to meet as many different schedules as possible. This is one of five repeat sessions. Please choose the ONE session that best meets your own schedule. Each session will be […]
During this interactive webinar we’ll focus first on your perspective as a learner and what your expectations are when your own work is being graded. Then we’ll brainstorm together strategies you can use as a marker/grader to meet these expectations that your students have. The session will give a brief overview of marking and grading […]