TADP's Pedagogical Universe

This site is designed to help you find answers to common questions, problems, and dilemmas faced by new and seasoned teaching assistants. If you wish to discuss any of these ideas further, or do not find an answer here, please feel free to contact us [tadp@ucr.edu].

TA Roles and Professionalism...

What is my role and what is the job description?
Academic Teaching Titles
What am I paid? What are the benefits?
Who am I responsible to?
TA - TA relationships
TA - Professor relationships
Attributes most and least liked by undergraduates

Before classes begin...

Questions to ask your department
Putting your best foot forward

For the first day...

Designing a Syllabus for Discussion and Lab Sections
For the First Day: Preparing for Class
For the First Day: Ice Breakers
Ways to Learn Names Quickly

Evaluating...

Grading: Fairness in Grading
Grading: Multiple TA Issues

Classroom Discipline...

Discipline Problems
Academic Dishonesty: Plagiarism and Cheating

Extras...

Evaluating the Class Before Evaluations: Get Fast
Evaluating a Class Before Evaluations: Survey Monkey
Interviewing for an Adjuct Position

More Pedagogy:

http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/teachtip.htm