As a requirement of Human Resources and the College of Graduate Studies, employment as a Teaching Assistant is contingent upon completion of a mandatory TA Training Institute.
This course will consist of two half-day (in-person) session on Thursday, August 22, and Friday, August 23, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m (room to be announced) and then supported throughout the semester on Bblearn.
- The TA Institute, required of all new part-time and full-time TAs located on the Moscow campus, is designed to improve the quality of your teaching and your assistantship experience. Teaching Assistants will have one semester to complete this course.
- International Teaching Assistants must register for a specific section: INTR 508-Strategies for International Teaching Assistants.
- Failure to complete the course by the end of the term will result in non-renewal of the Teaching Assistantship for the following term. Further information on the course will be communicated here and with Teaching Assistants directly. Exceptional or emergency circumstances that preclude completion of the course must be petitioned directly to the College of Graduate Studies.
Questions? Please contact uigrad@uidaho.edu
A SAMPLE AGENDA OF TOPICS FOR TRAINING DAYS -THE REAL SCHEDULE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
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WORKSHOP REQUIREMENTS: All new TA’s are required to attend this training.
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(International TA’s must register for INTR 508. Additional meetings with take place during the semester.) |
Thursday, August 22 and Friday August 23, 2013 All NEW Teaching Assistants
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| Location: TBA | Time: 8:00 am to 12:00 noon |
| 8:00 - 8:30 am |
Welcome, introduction and purpose
Dr. Jie Chen, Dean of the College of Graduate Studies |
| 8:30 - 8:45 am |
UI Policies and Employment Issues
Kathryn Leavitt, Employment Services
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| 8:45 - 9:00 am |
Graduate and Professional Student Association
Kate Cobb, GPSA President
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| 9:00 - 9:45 am |
Tips for Being an Exemplary Teaching Assistant
Amin Ahmadzadeh, Animal and Veterinary Science |
9:45 - 10:00 am
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Break
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| 10:00 - 11:00 am |
Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
Amy Ross, Office of Human Rights, Access and Inclusion |
11:00 - 11:30 am
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Library Involvement
Diane Prorak, UI Library |
| 11:30 - 12:15 pm |
Cultures in the Classroom
Dr. Rula Awwad-Rafferty, Art and Architecture |
12:15 - 12:30 pm
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Workshop Wrap-Up and Evaluation
Jerry McMurtry, Associate Dean of the College of Graduate Studies |
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