UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Announcements

Environment 166 -  Leadership in Water Management      This course examines water quality and water supply issues, including interactions between scientific, technological, management, and policy issues. Invited experts, scholars, and practitioners discuss relevant issues such as pollution, climate change, and water infrastructure. Course emphasizes solutions involving integrated water supply and wastewater systems. Leadership development occurs through writing instruction and negotiations and media training.       TA attends lectures, runs two discussion sections and assist with grading. TA should be independent and articulate – the discussion sections will largely be the TAs to design and run.  The TA will be responsible for logistical support and coordination for a variety of guest speakers and two Saturday field trips. A major component of the class are the team projects, so project management experience of other students would be ...

Environment 166 -  Leadership in Water Management      This course examines water quality and water supply issues, including interactions between scientific, technological, management, and policy issues. Invited experts, scholars, and practitioners discuss relevant issues such as pollution, climate change, and water infrastructure. Course emphasizes solutions involving integrated water supply and wastewater systems. Leadership development occurs through writing instruction and negotiations and media training.       TA attends lectures, runs two discussion sections and assist with grading. TA should be independent and articulate – the discussion sections will largely be the TAs to design and run.  The TA will be responsible for logistical support and coordination for a variety of guest speakers and two Saturday field trips. A major component of the class are the team projects, so project management experience of other students would ...

Assessment & Grading: Measuring Student Achievement in the Classroom TA Training Workshops May 16, 2018 Are you a current or future TA? Learn strategies to simplify your lesson planning process an...

Active Learning Strategies for STEM Discussion Sections Wed., April 25, 12:30–2:00 p.m. in Powell 285 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. All of our workshops are held in small-group settings, with hands-on activities and lots of time for questions and discussion.  Feel free to bring your lunch or a snack. Registration is encouraged! Click Register Now! to reserve your spot today!  ...

How Students Learn  & Improved Communication for the Multicultural Classroom  TA Training Workshops Wednesday, April 18th & Thursday, April 19th, 2018 Join us for our   ...

The Test of Oral Proficiency (TOP) Administration IV (2017-2018) will take place on Fridays, 5/11 and 5/18. If you are an international graduate students who is planning to work as a TA during Summer 2018 and have not yet passed the TOP, please register as soon as possible. International students who hold a Bachelor's degree from a U.S. institution do NOT need to take the test. You can find a link to the online registration here: https://top.oid.ucla.edu/#/app/registration Test spots fill extremely quickly; pleaseregister without delay. If you do not enroll before online registration is full but have a teaching appointment for Summer 2018, please contact the TOP Coordinators directly with proof of your upcoming appointment and they will help you register manually.

HSSEAS seeks outstanding candidates for Summer 2018 and for academic year 2018-2019 to be  Teaching Assistants (TAs) in support of faculty who are teaching engineering courses that fulfill, among other topics,the School’s Ethics requirement and the Engineering Writing requirement. The courses are: • Engineering 183EW: Engineering and Society • Engineering 185EW: The Art of Engineering Endeavors Responsibilities of Teaching Assistants TAs will have the opportunity to help students with engineering and ethics subject matter and with writing and communication skills in the context of the practice of engineering. . TAs for these courses are required to take Engineering M495I (2 units, offered in Spring 2018) to gain skills in the teaching of writing in engineering prior to their first TA assignment. TAs will work with students enrolled in their section. Responsibilities include: • 3 hrs of weekly discussion sections including o facilitating a weekly 2-hour class discussion and team ...

Starting the Teaching Portfolio & Creating Inclusive Classrooms   TA Training Workshops Tuesday, April 10th and Wednesday, April 11th, 2018 Join us for our   initial Spring Quar...

FALL 2018/WINTER 2019/SPRING 2019 Course: GE CLUSTER COURSE - FOOD: A LENS FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY Position: 50% time, includes fees The Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES) is seeking qualified graduate students to serve as Teaching Apprentices (Teaching Assistants or Teaching Fellows as determined by level of experience) for the General Education freshman cluster course Environment M1, "Food: A Lens for Environment and Sustainability," for the Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters of the 2018-2019 academic year. A summary description of the course is attached. This course cluster will be team-taught by four faculty members. During the Fall and Winter quarters, Teaching Apprentices will attend lectures and assist faculty in preparation of the lecture portion of the course, as well as lead two-hour discussion sections. During the Spring quarter, the Teaching Apprentices will be responsible for teaching a seminar on a topic of ...

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 discus...