Cheating, Grade Complaints, and Disruptive Behavior - TA Training - Feb. 9

Cheating, Grade Complaints, and Disruptive Behavior: Prevention and Management TA Training Workshop This Friday, February 9th, 2018

Join us for our TA Training Workshop this Friday, 2/9, from 12:30–2:00 p.m. in Powell Library 285. Fri., February 9: Cheating, Grade Complaints, & Disruptive Behavior: Prevention and Management In this workshop, participants will discuss strategies for creating respectful class communities that will minimize instances of cheating, grade complaints, and disruptive behavior. Topics addressed will include setting clear class expectations, fostering students' sense of personal responsibility, creating a course culture (in and out of the classroom) that facilitates active learning and participation, and methods for dealing with disciplinary/behavioral issues. We will practice a variety of classroom management scenarios as a group, as well as discuss individual questions and concerns. Whether you are currently TAing or would like to TA in the future, please join us for our TA Training Workshops to learn new strategies and skills for the classroom. Registration is recommended; please click on Register Now! to reserve your spot today!

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RSVP now for our future Winter Quarter TA Training Workshops. Workshops meet from 12:30–2:00 p.m. in Powell 285, unless otherwise noted. Enter only through the main library entrance to access Powell 285 room. Mon., February 12: Active Learning Strategies for STEM Discussion Sections Discussion sections are often the most rewarding part of a class. Yet, as moderators of these discussions, TAs are often terrified that they will be staring at blank faces for an hour. Participants will take home strategies for eliciting participation from reluctant students, developing procedures for stimulating thoughtful discussion, and keeping discussions going beyond the classroom. Thurs., February 15: Giving Feedback: Assessing Student Writing Students are often asked to communicate what they have learned in writing. But strengths and weaknesses in their writing can boost or hinder their ability to communicate what they know. During this workshop, participants will learn how to identify the writing issues to address and ignore; how to preempt plagiarism and grade complaints; how to empower students to effectively edit their own work; and how to manage their time.   Fri., February 16, 9:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.: Leadership in Teaching for Thinking, Powell 186, Lunch Provided This workshop trains instructors and educational leaders in how to: ·         Create "thinking classrooms" with a focus on metacognitive evaluation; ·         Think and plan in the language of student cognition, facilitate the development of assessment strategies and a clear understanding of assessment criteria in students, and provide a language of meaningful feedback; ·         Work collaboratively with a growing online community so that strategies can be shared and collectively improved; ·         Lead change in teaching for thinking skills at UCLA. This workshop is offered by University of Queensland, Australia's Aspiring Thinkers. Aspiring Thinkers provides the expert guidance, collaborative network and professional learning pathway required to lead teaching for thinking at your institution. The program is from 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. with lunch and networking to follow. Thurs., February 22, 4:00–5:30: Crafting the Teaching Statement Are you applying for a teaching or academic position this year? Would you like to prepare for your time on the job market by learning now what teaching experiences to note? A well-constructed teaching statement must draw upon your genuine, specific, and informed beliefs about education, pedagogy, and creating inclusive learning communities. In this session and writing lab, you will begin to develop a personal teaching philosophy and practice reflective methods that will help track pivotal teaching moments, in order to articulate your own approach to teaching. February 26: The Nuts and Bolts of Lesson Planning Good lesson plans mean more effective instruction that maximizes student learning. This workshop is designed to be useful to TAs in many fields. Participants will learn how to craft an effective lesson plan based on student-centered, specific, and measurable learning goals, and to revise lesson plans after teaching them so they can be used effectively in the future. This workshop will also help TAs understand how much they can cover in a section, and how to tailor lessons to students with diverse levels of experience in your discipline. All of our workshops are held in small-group settings, with hands-on activities and lots of time for questions and discussion.  Please join us for How Students Learn on Monday and the rest of our Winter Quarter Workshops! We look forward to working with you!