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The GTA Development Program

The GTA Development Program. Andrew Belmonte (after John Roe). Overview of the Program. GTA Orientation Program First Semester Mentoring Graduate Teaching Committee Teaching Seminar. First Semester Mentoring. Coordinator: Jo Battaglia

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The GTA Development Program

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  1. The GTA Development Program Andrew Belmonte (after John Roe)

  2. Overview of the Program • GTA Orientation Program • First Semester Mentoring • Graduate Teaching Committee • Teaching Seminar

  3. First Semester Mentoring • Coordinator: Jo Battaglia • Experienced instructor assigned to work with you through your first teaching semester. • Regular meetings with your mentor. • Workbook on teaching skills.

  4. Graduate Teaching Committee • Composed of experienced faculty members. Each GTA (after the first semester) is assigned to one of these. • Will visit your class and will read your student evaluations. • Will meet with you to discuss these. • Aim for long-term relationship.

  5. Teaching Seminar • Organized by Professor George Andrews. • Three or four meetings per semester with a speaker discussing teaching-related issues. • The whole department is invited; new GTAs should attend.

  6. Additional Aspects • Student Evaluations • Letters of Recommendation • Teaching Associates • Awards • Technology & Language

  7. Student Evaluations • Your students can respond to your teaching through anonymous evaluations • Machine-scored evaluations in early to mid semester • Free response evaluations at the end of the semester • A tool for developing your teaching skills

  8. Letters of Recommendation • In X years, you will be graduating! • Evidence of your ability to teach will form an important part of your application • You will need at least one “teaching letter” probably from your GTC faculty advisor • (also save all positive emails from students)

  9. Teaching Associate Scheme • ‘Teaching Associate’ status is awarded to experienced and excellent GTAs. • Carries significant increase of stipend. • Awarded based on Graduate Teaching Committee’s assessment of a teaching portfolio.

  10. Teaching Awards • Department Teaching awards made by Graduate Teaching Committee on the basis of student nominations. • Dept. also nominates GTAs for College and University awards. • Math GTAs have won University awards for the last 6 years!

  11. Teaching with Technology Certificate • Awarded by the Graduate School • Based on a web portfolio • Must show that technology has contributed significantly to your classroom work. • http://tlt.its.psu.edu/support/twt/

  12. Language Skills • Those for whom English is not a first language need to pass language exam. • Based on result you may be accepted to teach or assigned to some point in the Speech Communication course sequence (115G, 117G, 118G). • Language skills development is a continual process.

  13. Summary • Several programs for development • Departmental resources available • We are here to help!

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