Get your teaching assistant experience at Notre Dame off to a strong start! Join the Kaneb Center to prepare for your first interactions with students, dealing with common teaching dilemmas, leading class sessions, and grading student work. This event is highly recommended for all new graduate TAs and is also open to returning TAs, postdocs, and other interested graduate students.
Note that this is a two day event. Registration for both days is suggested.
Thursday, August 22 — DeBartolo Hall (155)
- 12:45 p.m.: Arrive and check in
- 1:00 p.m.: Welcome, your role, and TA professionalism
- 1:30 p.m.: Before the First Day mini-modules I
- 2:30 p.m.: Coffee Break
- 2:45 p.m.: Before the First Day mini-modules II
- 3:15 p.m.: Understanding the Notre Dame Student I
- 3:45 p.m.: Understanding the Notre Dame Student II: Student panel
- 4:30 p.m.: Day 1 ends
Friday, August 23 — DeBartolo Hall (155)
- 8:30 a.m.: Coffee & bagels served
- 9:00 a.m.: Planning your first day & your teaching persona
- 9:45 a.m.: Breakout sessions I: Grading in your Discipline
- Grading in Humanities & Social Sciences: (126)
- Grading in STEM: (155)
- 10:30 a.m.: Coffee Break
- 10:50 a.m.: Breakout sessions II: Faculty & TA panels
- Leading discussions: (126)
- Leading labs and tutorials: (129)
- 11:50 a.m.: Orientation wrap-up
- 12:00 p.m.: Event ends