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Teaching Assistants' Training Program

Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation, 130 St. George Street, Robarts Library, 4th floor

  • First Time TAing
    • Community Building
    • Preparing Students for Exams
    • Questioning Techniques
    • The First Class
    • Time Management
    • Tutorial Design
    • What Comes Before Marking?
    • Your Relationship with the Course Instructor
    • Handling Common Student Complaints – Grading
  • Accessible and Inclusive Teaching
    • Privilege, Power, and Justice in the Classroom
    • Using Accessible Visual Aids in the Classroom
    • Fostering Accessible Learning
    • Supporting Students In Distress
    • Innovative Pedagogical Approaches to Access and Mental Health
    • Accessibility in Labs and Practicals
    • Supporting International Students and TAs
    • Access Checks
    • Community Agreements
    • Facilitating for Equity
    • Representation Matters
  • Active Learning
    • Supporting Student Writing Inside and Outside the Classroom
    • Active Learning and Adapting Teaching Techniques
    • Low-Stakes Writing Activities
    • TATP Creative Teaching Videos
    • TATP Video Shorts
  • Planning and Preparation
    • Feedback on the Fly: how to collect, interpret, and respond to student mid-course feedback
    • Feedback on the Fly: Drafting Your Feedback Questions
    • TAing Advice for Science & Engineering TA
  • Teaching Dossier
    • Preparing the Teaching Dossier: Guidelines
    • Further Resources
  • Teaching with Technology & Teaching Online
    • Supporting Students Success in Online Learning
    • Active Learning in the Online Environment
    • Quercus – Essential Info for TAs on U of T’s new Academic Toolbox
    • Video Captions and Audio Transcripts
    • PowerPoint Essentials
    • Cellphilms
  • Graduate Student Course Instructor Resources
    • Course Design Guide
    • Mini Assessment Writing Guide
    • Course Instructor–Teaching Assistant Relationship
  • Teaching at U of T: Policies and Resources
    • Academic Integrity and the Role of the TA
    • Avoiding Conflict of Interest
    • Fostering Safe, Equitable, and Accessible Learning Environments
    • Respecting Confidentiality
    • Upholding Academic Integrity
  • Using the U of T Library System
    • Library Time-Saving Tips for TAs
    • Library Time-Saving Tips for CIs

First Time TAing

The TATP staff and community have compiled a number of teaching tips and strategies for first time teaching assistants at the University of Toronto:

  • Community Building (PDF)
  • Exam Review Tips (PDF)
  • Questioning Techniques (PDF)
  • The First Class (PDF)
  • Time Management in the Classroom (PDF)
  • Tutorial Design
  • What Comes Before Marking
  • Your Relationship with the Course Instructor (PDF)
  • Handling Common Student Complaints – Grading (PDF)
  • Teaching Toolkit
  • First Time TAing
  • Accessible and Inclusive Teaching
  • Active Learning
  • Planning and Preparation
  • Teaching Dossier
  • Teaching with Technology & Teaching Online
  • Graduate Student Course Instructor Resources
  • Teaching at U of T: Policies and Resources
  • Using the U of T Library System

Location Where we are and how to contact us.

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c/o Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation
130 St. George St.
Robarts Library, 4th floor
Toronto, ON

416-978-2242
services.ta@utoronto.ca

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