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Supporting Student Reading: Teaching Active and Effective Reading Strategies

Students often arrive at the University of Toronto overwhelmed by the immensity and density of their course readings; teaching effective reading strategies is one way for TAs and CIs to […]

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Students often arrive at the University of Toronto overwhelmed by the immensity and density of their course readings; teaching effective reading strategies is one way for TAs and CIs to

Supporting International Students and TAs

In the winter of 2015, the TATP committed to seeking out a better way of supporting students not familiar with the teaching context at U of T, while still highlighting the rich contributions

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In the winter of 2015, the TATP committed to seeking out a better way of supporting students not familiar with the teaching context at U of T, while still highlighting the rich contributions

TATP Shorts

Teaching tips courtesy of the TATP staff https://youtu.be/iZLUZgAndJEhttps://youtu.be/1CDvREVv9xEhttps://youtu.be/VnqXxnDQoHIhttps://youtu.be/dGQf1AaznAIhttps://youtu.be/kK92Kb4lT1Ahttps://youtu.be/6GkGMXOnOVAhttps://youtu.be/ahgSStqyGvshttps://youtu.be/WSt1glr9A_ghttps://youtu.be/crXVtgSs3wkhttps://youtu.be/n2OB2n7-aXYhttps://youtu.be/AgIE21pN5dQhttps://youtu.be/cl5FaVHH46Mhttps://youtu.be/AIGcszj1Tyshttps://youtu.be/4RHo6mOWtyshttps://youtu.be/zeQ7GFSwohs

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Teaching tips courtesy of the TATP staff https://youtu.be/iZLUZgAndJEhttps://youtu.be/1CDvREVv9xEhttps://youtu.be/VnqXxnDQoHIhttps://youtu.be/dGQf1AaznAIhttps://youtu.be/kK92Kb4lT1Ahttps://youtu.be/6GkGMXOnOVAhttps://youtu.be/ahgSStqyGvshttps://youtu.be/WSt1glr9A_ghttps://youtu.be/crXVtgSs3wkhttps://youtu.be/n2OB2n7-aXYhttps://youtu.be/AgIE21pN5dQhttps://youtu.be/cl5FaVHH46Mhttps://youtu.be/AIGcszj1Tyshttps://youtu.be/4RHo6mOWtyshttps://youtu.be/zeQ7GFSwohs

Exam Preparation

As TAs, the task of preparing students to write examinations often falls on our shoulders. Preparing a successful exam review takes time and preparation on your part. You should view

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As TAs, the task of preparing students to write examinations often falls on our shoulders. Preparing a successful exam review takes time and preparation on your part. You should view

Low-Stakes Writing Activities

Purpose Low stakes writing exercises can be used to get the class thinking, to open the class, as here, and to make connections between previous learning and the new day’s

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Purpose Low stakes writing exercises can be used to get the class thinking, to open the class, as here, and to make connections between previous learning and the new day’s

Time Management

Teaching assistants always have a long list of things we need to accomplish – and generally, too little time in which to do them. Here are some helpful hints on

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Teaching assistants always have a long list of things we need to accomplish – and generally, too little time in which to do them. Here are some helpful hints on

Getting to Know Your Class

Community building activities are extremely useful in breaking down barriers between students in order to build a sense of community and facilitate class participation. They are particularly important if you

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Community building activities are extremely useful in breaking down barriers between students in order to build a sense of community and facilitate class participation. They are particularly important if you

Preparing the Teaching Dossier

What is a Teaching Dossier? A teaching dossier is a combination of documents-narrative descriptions of teaching, sample teaching materials and teaching evaluations-that highlights and summarizes the educator’s teaching experience. A

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What is a Teaching Dossier? A teaching dossier is a combination of documents-narrative descriptions of teaching, sample teaching materials and teaching evaluations-that highlights and summarizes the educator’s teaching experience. A

Facilitating for Equity

What Does It Mean to Facilitate for Equity? Facilitating for equity means that we pay attention to historic and contemporary experiences of marginalization and how they manifest in our classrooms,

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What Does It Mean to Facilitate for Equity? Facilitating for equity means that we pay attention to historic and contemporary experiences of marginalization and how they manifest in our classrooms,

Upholding Academic Integrity

Academic integrity (AI) underpins teaching and learning at U of T. Honesty and fairness are fundamental values shared by the entire University community. Intellectual honesty can only be achieved when

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Academic integrity (AI) underpins teaching and learning at U of T. Honesty and fairness are fundamental values shared by the entire University community. Intellectual honesty can only be achieved when

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