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Almost 70% of the UW-Madison's Teaching Assistants teach within the College of Letters and Science, where they play an essential role in undergraduate education. Letters and Science TAs provide an important link between faculty and undergraduates through their diverse roles in undergraduate education.
The College of Letters and Science has relied on its outstanding teaching assistants throughout its history, and TAs continue to play a critical role in the College's educational mission. The college takes a leading role in the recognition of teaching excellence by organizing the campus-wide teaching awards that are distributed at the end of the fall semester."
Since 1990, L&S has worked closely with its Teaching Assistants to provide professional development opportunities and to help meet pedagogical challenges. Each August, the College has offered a comprehensive day of training workshops which are led by past recipients of L&S teaching awards. In January, L&S conducts a training session for TAs who teach for the first time in the Spring Semester.
L&S also maintains a Teaching Assistant Resource Center in Room 307 South Hall. The Center houses a collection of teacher training videos, books, and periodicals of interest to TAs. The links on this page have been developed to provide quick access to resources on UW-Madison Web sites, resources from other institutions of higher education and the federal government, and relevant student organizations.
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[National Resources] • [Higher
Education Resources] • [Student Associations]
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[Useful Contacts]
August 2009 Teaching Assistant Training Workshops (August 27th)
Spring 2009 Teaching Assistant Training (January 15th)
TA Training Workshops - Delivered to your Department
Schedule individualized TA training and professional development workshops for your department throughout the year.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Web Sites:
Student Privacy Rights and Responsibilities (FERPA)
Learning Support Services (LSS)
National Institute for Science Education
Provost (Teaching and Learning Excellence)
Writing Center
Classes, Writing Across the Curriculum,Writing Fellows program, and other resources for teaching and professional development.
Resources From Other Institutions
TA Resources:
Queen's University at Kingston
Teaching and Learning Centers:
National Teaching and Learning Forum
Electronic Journal of Excellence in College Teaching
Higher Education Research Institute
Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
Teaching
Assistant Association (TAA)
and Graduate Student Associations
University of Wisconsin-Madison TAA
National Association of Graduate-Professional Students
UW Graduate Student Collaborative
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