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TA/TM Day - Teaching Orientation Program

TA/TM Day addresses teaching and technological skills that are essential for you as a teaching assistant or tutor marker. Don't miss this opportunity for peer-based support. Come share your teaching strategies and best practices, your challenges and successes, your fears and concerns in a supportive environment that encourages your participation. Advance registration is not required.

TA/TM Day is presented by the Teaching and Learning Centre in cooperation with the Dean of Graduate Studies and the Teaching Support Staff Union at Simon Fraser University. It is held twice a year: in January and September.

The opening plenary for the 16th Annual Spring TA/TM Day will be held at the Halpern Centre at SFU Burnaby. Workshop venues include the Halpern Centre, SFU Library, and Maggie Benston Centre. For more information, please see the Spring TA/TM Day program (20 pg. pdf) at http://i.sfu.ca/KtiNyV

Take a look at our video showcasing TA/TM Day highlights from 2010:

SFU's TA/TM day

TA/TM day topics include:

• your role and responsibilities as a TA, TM, or ITA

• finding confidence as a new TA or TM

• setting the right tone in your classes

• using technology in teaching

• creating an inclusive classroom

• evaluating student work fairly and effectively

• academic integrity/honesty

• facilitating effective discussions

• improving students’ writing skills

• effective voice and presentation skills

• helping students think critically and work cooperatively

• strategies for student success and wellness

• building community in the classroom

• helping your students become better researchers

• learning objectives for the seminar, lab, and lecture