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==Overview==
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Welcome to the 2019 BE TA Training workshop!
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The goal for the next two days is to give you some tools that will help to prepare you for the challenges and rewards of teaching.  During this workshop you will meet mentors that can give you insight into your role as a teaching assistant.  You will also learn about the resources that are available to you and your students. Whether you are currently excited or apprehensive (or anything in between) about TAing, we hope you will view it as an opportunity not just to make a difference in the lives of your students, but also to develop your own communication and management skills.
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The skills you develop as a teaching assistant will be a great asset outside of this role: mentoring UROPs in your lab, identifying and understanding different learning styles (your students', your peers', and your own), training and working with peers, speaking and delivering presentations at conferences, and collaborating with industry colleagues that have widely-varying backgrounds and expectations.
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The BE department takes great pride in its commitment to both undergraduate and graduate teaching and learning. We also take your professional growth and development seriously - and we know you'll take your new role as educators and mentors equally seriously.
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Thank you to those who have contributed to the development of the BE TA Training experience: Agi Stachowiak, Shannon Hughes, Bevin Engelward, John Essigmann, Forest White, and Alan Jasanoff.
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==Schedule==
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====Thursday, August 29 in 56-614====
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|'''TIME'''
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|'''TOPIC'''
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|'''MATERIALS'''
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|'''SPEAKER(S)'''
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|-
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|9:00 - 9:15 am
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|Pick-up handouts / coffee and breakfast
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|-
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|9:15 - 9:30 am
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|TAship in BE
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|Prof. Angie Belcher
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|-
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|9:30 - 10:00 am
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|Discussion: Training goals and the TA role
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|[[Media:BE TA Training 19 TATrainingGoals.pdf| Slides]] <br> [[Media:BE REF Handout.pdf| BE TA Responsibilities]]
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|Dr. Noreen Lyell
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|-
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|10:00 - 10:45 am
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|Exercise: Reflect on learning and teaching
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|[[Media:BE TA Training Reflection exercise.pdf| Handout]]<br>
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|Small groups
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|-
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|10:45 - 11:00 am
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|Break
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|-
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|11:00 - 12:00 pm
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|Discussion: BE REFS resources
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|[[Media:Refs Guide to Expectations for TAs.docx| Handout]]<br> [[Media:Resources flyer 2019.pdf| Resources]]
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|-
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|12:00 - 1:30 pm
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|Lunch / preparations for teaching practice
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|[[Media:BE TA Training Teaching problems, solutions.pdf| Practice problems and solutions]] <br>
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[[Media:BE TA Training Giving receiving feedback.pdf| Giving and receiving feedback]]
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|Group
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|-
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|1:30 - 4:00 pm
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|Exercise: Teaching practice and feedback
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|[[Group assignments]]
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|Small groups
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==Resources==
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====Teaching Help====
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*[http://odge.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/TAs_2010RandR.pdf TA Rights and Responsibilities]
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*[https://tll.mit.edu/tadays School of Engineering TA Page and Workshop Details]
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*[http://web.mit.edu/tll/ Teaching and Learning Lab]
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**Room 5-122; 253.2850
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**See especially ''Teaching Recitations'' and ''The Torch or the Firehose'' under [http://tll.mit.edu/help/teaching-materials Teaching Materials]
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*[http://web.mit.edu/faculty/teaching/termregs.html Term Regulations] (scroll down)
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*[http://web.mit.edu/registrar/general/csip/ FERPA] (see especially FAQ)
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*[http://stellar.mit.edu/index Stellar course website manager ]
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*[http://ist.mit.edu/accounts/clist Athena class lists ]
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*[http://libguides.mit.edu/classguides Library class guides ]
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====Helping Students====
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Please do not hesitate to talk to the faculty member(s) teaching your subject if you encounter a student having unusual difficulties that you are not in a position to address. For your reference, some resources for students are listed below.
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*[http://resources.mit.edu MIT Student Resources website]
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**Covers the gamut of student needs: academic, personal, professional, etc.
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*[http://studentlife.mit.edu/dsl/s3 Student Support Services]
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**Room 5-104; 253.4861
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**Students who are experiencing academic or personal difficulty can be referred to the S<sup>3</sup> office.
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*[http://medweb.mit.edu/mentalhealth MIT Mental Health]
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**E23-3rd floor, 253.2916 (253.4481 after hours)
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**[http://medweb.mit.edu/mentalhealth/mh-helping.html advice for helping students in distress]
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**[http://medweb.mit.edu/directory/services/wellness.html community wellness resources]
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*Yet more resources lists (just in case!)
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**[http://web.mit.edu/instituteplanning/res-stud.html Resources overview from Institute-wide planning task force]
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**[http://studentlife.mit.edu/get_support Question/issue-based resource list]
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*BE Tutoring Service
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**Juniors and seniors in BE are available to tutor for many UG core classes.
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**Tutoring hours are typically set for each subject toward the beginning of the semester.
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**Tutoring occurs in the student lounge (56-046).
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*[http://bewritinglab.mit.edu BE Communication Lab]
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**The communication lab offers writing and speaking support by appointment and through workshops.
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*[http://web.mit.edu/ome/index.html Office of Minority Education]
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**Room 4-113; 253.5010
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**OME offers a tutoring service open to all students by appointment.
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*[http://mit.edu/uaap/sds/ Student Disabilities Services]
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**Room 7-145; 253.1674
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**Note that faculty should be the primary contact for working with the SDS; this link is provided in case you need additional support or information.
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====Helping Yourself====
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Many of the student-centered resources above apply not just to your charges, but to you! A few particularly relevant ones are listed below.
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*[http://odge.mit.edu/development/advising/ Office of the Dean for Graduate Education]
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**Essentially the graduate student version of S<sup>3</sup>
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**Advising from Blanche Staton or Jason McKnight
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*[http://web.mit.edu/ombud/ Ombuds Office]
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**For conflict resolution
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*[http://berefs.com/resources/ BE REFS]
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**For for help with graduate student issues from students within the department

Latest revision as of 14:21, 11 September 2019

Su19 TA Training banner.png

Overview

Welcome to the 2019 BE TA Training workshop!

The goal for the next two days is to give you some tools that will help to prepare you for the challenges and rewards of teaching. During this workshop you will meet mentors that can give you insight into your role as a teaching assistant. You will also learn about the resources that are available to you and your students. Whether you are currently excited or apprehensive (or anything in between) about TAing, we hope you will view it as an opportunity not just to make a difference in the lives of your students, but also to develop your own communication and management skills.

The skills you develop as a teaching assistant will be a great asset outside of this role: mentoring UROPs in your lab, identifying and understanding different learning styles (your students', your peers', and your own), training and working with peers, speaking and delivering presentations at conferences, and collaborating with industry colleagues that have widely-varying backgrounds and expectations.

The BE department takes great pride in its commitment to both undergraduate and graduate teaching and learning. We also take your professional growth and development seriously - and we know you'll take your new role as educators and mentors equally seriously.

Thank you to those who have contributed to the development of the BE TA Training experience: Agi Stachowiak, Shannon Hughes, Bevin Engelward, John Essigmann, Forest White, and Alan Jasanoff.

Schedule

Thursday, August 29 in 56-614

TIME TOPIC MATERIALS SPEAKER(S)
9:00 - 9:15 am Pick-up handouts / coffee and breakfast
9:15 - 9:30 am TAship in BE Prof. Angie Belcher
9:30 - 10:00 am Discussion: Training goals and the TA role Slides
BE TA Responsibilities 		Dr. Noreen Lyell
10:00 - 10:45 am Exercise: Reflect on learning and teaching Handout
 Small groups
10:45 - 11:00 am Break
11:00 - 12:00 pm Discussion: BE REFS resources Handout
Resources
12:00 - 1:30 pm Lunch / preparations for teaching practice Practice problems and solutions

Giving and receiving feedback

Group
1:30 - 4:00 pm Exercise: Teaching practice and feedback Group assignments Small groups


Resources

Teaching Help

Helping Students

Please do not hesitate to talk to the faculty member(s) teaching your subject if you encounter a student having unusual difficulties that you are not in a position to address. For your reference, some resources for students are listed below.

Helping Yourself

Many of the student-centered resources above apply not just to your charges, but to you! A few particularly relevant ones are listed below.

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