UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence will present a free workshop titled “TA 101: Survive and Thrive as a Teaching Assistant” from noon to 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, in 7A Sparks Building at University Park.
This workshop, facilitated by Wideline Seraphin and Moji Shahvali, is designed for new teaching assistants and will cover such common challenges as:
- maintaining a balance of authority and approachability;
- handling grade complaints;
- communicating in the classroom; and
- acting as a representative of the course instructor.
This workshop satisfies a requirement for the Instructional Foundations Series for new instructors.
To register for the workshop, visit https://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/register/AvailableEvents.aspx.