In a highly competitive employment environment, the development of good teaching skills is a fundamental asset. TA/TF Services at the Center for Instructional Development & Distance Education offers a variety of resources to prepare graduate student instructors to meet their teaching goals and responsibilities from the first day of class through the job search process. Take a look at the TA Handbo
ok here: http://www.cidde.pitt.edu/teaching-support/ta-services/ta-handbook-teaching-assistant-experience
TA Services provides tailored support and personal consultations for graduate student instructors at the University of Pittsburgh. If you would like help with course development, teaching strategies, discussing problems that arise in the classroom, or developing a teaching portfolio, find more information here: http://www.cidde.pitt.edu/individual-consultations
Pitt offers a unique University Teaching Practicum, Faculty Development. FACDEV 2200 is a graduate seminar designed for teaching assistants and teaching fellows who will be teaching a class independently for the first time. A mainstay of the University's commitment to both graduate and undergraduate education, the Practicum is a practical introduction to teaching. New instructors are encouraged to share concerns and experiences through class discussions, and assignments encourage graduate student instructors to create and improve classroom materials including syllabi, student assignments, and lesson plans. Growing in popularity are workshops designed specifically for the needs of teaching assistants within a school or department. To request a customized workshop for a group of teaching assistants, please contact [email protected], or call (412) 624-6671. For more information contact:
412.624.6671
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