Each semester TAP offers workshops covering a wide range of topics to assist TAs with their continued professional development. These sessions, designed for current and future graduate student TAs, are free. You may attend as many or as few sessions as you wish.
The workshops are broken down into two Certificate Programs, Improving Classroom Skills and Teaching with Technology. Students who attend at least four sessions in a particular workshop series will receive a certificate of participation. There is no time deadline; a certificate may be earned over one or several semesters. You may earn multiple certificates.
All workshops will be held remotely via Zoom.
Improving your Classroom Skills Certificate Program
Fostering Communication Between TAs and Faculty
Friday, January 27
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Register Here
Cultivating a Growth Mindset in the Classroom
Friday, February 10
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Register Here
Accommodations and Course Policies
Tuesday, February 28
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
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Dealing with Difficult Topics
Monday,
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
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Thursday, March 23
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
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Preparing Your Teaching Statement and Developing Teaching Portfolios
Monday, April 3
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
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Preparing Your Diversity Statement for Academic Employment
Tuesday, April 11
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, April 25
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
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For Spring workshop descriptions, click here.
Teaching with Technology Certificate Program
To see Teaching with Technology workshop offerings, and to register, please visit the Office of Teaching Evaluation and Assessment Research website.
A better understanding of software and what technology is available to you can make your life as a TA much easier, as well as that of your students. In addition to TAP's Teaching with Technology workshop series, several other university departments offer workshops covering various apps and platforms.
Center for Online & Hybrid Learning & Instructional Technologies (COHLIT)
Focus on online and hybrid courses, specifically how to use Canvas and eCollege
Office of Teaching Evaluation and Assessment Research (OTEAR)
Provide hands-on training in utilizing MS Office and Adobe products, among others
Digital Classroom Services (DCS)
Provide workshops on various classroom technologies
Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT)
Workshops and tutorials