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TA Training

Whether you are a first-time Teaching Assistant (TA) or experienced in the role, TLS offers pedagogical training that is designed to equip TAs with the skills and strategies needed to effectively support student learning at McGill. These sessions are offered biannually during the months of January and September and are open to all TAs in all disciplines. Students interested in developing their teaching skills may attend, but registration is prioritized for students actively employed in a TA position at McGill.听

Payment for first-time TAs: As per section 13.06.02 of the between 香蕉视频 and the Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (AGSEM), first-time TAs are eligible to be paid the regular hourly rate for participating in up to three hours of training. This payment will be issued automatically to eligible TAs later in the term once training is completed.听

No-show policy: Students who registered for an event and are absent without notice received 24 hours before the event are subject to a 25$ No-show fee. For more information, click here.

For questions about these workshops,听learntoteach [at] mcgill.ca

Resources for Teaching Assistants: Important links and information

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Programming

Navigating your role as a TA: Rights, responsibilities, and support

Teaching strategies: Designing lessons for engagement in learning

Assessment for learning: Effective grading and feedback strategies

Classroom management: Facilitating mutually supportive learning environments

Accessibility in the classroom: How to promote inclusivity听

Equity-centered classrooms: Fostering equitable and inclusive discussions

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Workshop descriptions

Navigating your role as a TA: Rights, responsibilities, and support听

Are you a new or returning TA? Offered collaboratively with AGSEM, this interactive session will provide a practical overview of your role, including your rights and responsibilities as a member of McGill鈥檚 teaching support staff.听

Learning outcomes:听

  • Explore the scope of your role and where to go for support when you need it

  • Identify some common challenges faced by TAs and how to navigate them

Teaching strategies: Designing lessons for engagement in learning听

Want to learn how to craft lessons that engage your students? This workshop will address the importance of learning outcomes, help you discover teaching strategies, and get you started planning effective lessons.听

Learning outcomes:听

  • Recognize the role of learning outcomes for productive and meaningful lessons听

  • Identify a range of teaching strategies to facilitate student engagement in learning听

  • Articulate first steps toward lesson planning听

Assessment for learning: Effective grading and feedback strategies听

Want grading and feedback to be a powerful learning tool for your students? This workshop will help you understand assessment at McGill, learn how to give feedback to support learning, and find efficient grading techniques.听

Learning outcomes:听

  • Explore assessment in the McGill context听

  • Recognize how effective feedback facilitates students鈥� learning听

  • Identify strategies for effective and efficient grading听

Classroom management: Facilitating mutually supportive learning environments

Want to foster a classroom environment where collaboration and support are the norm? This workshop will help you set up a mutually respectful classroom, facilitate productive teamwork among your students, and address common classroom challenges.听

Learning outcomes:听

  • Define clear norms to support respectful and supportive teaching and learning environments听

  • Explore methods to facilitate productive collaboration in different instructional settings听听

  • Describe strategies to address common issues arising in classroom situations听

Accessibility in the classroom: How to promote inclusivity听

Want to promote inclusivity in your classroom? This workshop will help you identify barriers for students with disabilities, enhance classroom accessibility, and leverage McGill鈥檚 resources to support every student鈥檚 success.听

Learning outcomes:听

  • Recognize barriers that students with disabilities experience in various instructional settings听听

  • Identify opportunities to enhance accessibility within classroom teaching contexts听

  • Locate accessibility resources at McGill to support students鈥� success in courses听

Equity-centered classrooms: Fostering equitable and inclusive discussions听

Want to respect the diversity of voices and experiences in your classroom discussions? This workshop will help you explore and address power dynamics, support a space for equitable dialogue, and implement strategies for meaningful participation.听听

Learning outcomes:听

  • Recognize obstacles to promoting equity in classroom teaching contexts听

  • Explore impacts of power and positionality in instructional settings听

  • Describe strategies to foster equitable classroom discussions

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香蕉视频 is on land which has served and continues to serve as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. Teaching and Learning Services acknowledges and thanks the diverse Indigenous peoples whose footsteps mark this territory on which peoples of the world now gather. This land acknowledgement is shared as a starting point to provide context for further learning and action.

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