Teaching Assistant Training
Graduate teaching assistants for BIOL 100L, 101L, and 102L have several mandatory responsibilities (1-10) in addition to teaching their assigned lab sections. Teaching assistants will be evaluated on their fulfillment of these responsibilities and on their teaching abilities. Evaluations will occur during the first four weeks of the semester and again during the second four weeks. Point values will be converted to a percent (%) allowing for comparisons between TAs and between courses. The results of the evaluations will be accessible immediately and will be used by the instructor of record for the final departmental evaluation.
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Fill in the contact information and the weekly schedule forms. | ||
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Attend TA meetings (see schedules) each week during the semester: | ||
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At the first TA meeting you will be given a key to the teaching laboratory, a textbook, and notes. Idaho Falls TAs need to contact Ray L. Hart to request a key for CHE 107. | ||
b) |
Print the required materials from the Moodle website and read them before each meeting. | ||
c) |
Read the notes before each meeting. | ||
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Understand and maintain laboratory safety. | ||
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Foster a comfortable learning environment. | ||
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Participate in laboratory set up and maintenance during the TA meetings and during your assigned lab sections. | ||
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Use Moodle as a grade book and enter assignment grades in a timely manner (at most two weeks after they were completed and turned in by the student). Enter S & U grades into the BengalWeb Faculty Grade Assignment channel the Monday of finals week. | ||
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Use all laboratory equipment correctly: | ||
a) |
Microscopes (100, 101, & 102) | ||
b) |
Micropipettes (100 & 101) | ||
c) |
Vernier Logger Pro, Lab Pro, Go!Link, pH, O2, CO2, gas (101) | ||
d) |
Spectrophotometer Genesys 20 (101) | ||
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Hold one office / tutoring hour per week in LS 208 (Poc) or CHE 107 (IF). If unable to attend office hours make sure to leave a note on the door. | ||
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Attend the course lecture. If they have attended the lecture (as a graduate student) in a previous semester they are not required to attend the lecture unless the new instructor of record for the course requires their attendance. | ||
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Find a replacement if unable to teach one of their lab sections due to an illness, national meeting, or workshop (see schedules). | ||
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Last Modified: 11/21/11
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