MIT BE TA-Training-2010

Day 1: Monday, August 30th
Monday, August 30th in Room 56-614



Day 2: Tuesday, August 31st
Tuesday, August 31st in Room 56-614

You will be put into groups of no more than 6 people for a practice teaching session ("microteaching"). Please sign up for a problem below by putting your name under the appropriate column. (Sample sign-ups are shown below as prb x, grp y.) Within a group, each person should do a different problem. The problem statements can be found in the "handout" section below. Please ask a fellow group member for assstance if you have trouble signing up. Microteaching is required for students teaching lecture subjects. If you are a lab subject TA and want a chance to practice, please see us - we may have a few additional slots available.

Before your session on Tuesday, please read the following two links on effective observation and feedback during microteaching:  
 * What to observe
 * Constructive feedback

Groups for Team-Building and Microteaching Sessions
Group 1:

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Day 2 Schedule


Handouts
Final versions will go here and hardcopies will be available at the session.

[[Media:final version of lecture here | Introductory lecture (PDF)]] [[Media:09-TA-training_Team-build_final.pdf | Team-building exercise (PDF)]] [[Media:09-TA-training_Microteaching-introduction_final.pdf | Microteaching introduction (PDF)]] [[Media:09-TA-training_Microteaching_problems_final.pdf | Microteaching problems (PDF)]]

Teaching Resources

 * School of Engineering TA Page
 * [[Media:MIT-10_TArightsresponsibilities.pdf | TA Rights and Responsibilities (PDF download)]]
 * Teaching and Learning Lab
 * Room 5-122; 253.2850
 * See especially Teaching Recitations and The Torch or the Firehose under Teaching Materials
 * Term Regulations

Helping Students
Please do not hesitate to talk to the faculty member(s) teaching your subject if you encounter an extraordinary situation – you are not expected to shoulder the brunt of student difficulties. For your reference, some resources for students (that includes most of you, in fact!) are below.


 * Student Support Services
 * Room 5-104; 253.4861
 * Students who are experiencing academic or personal difficulty can be referred to the S3 office.
 * Resource List 1
 * Resource List 2
 * BE Tutoring Service
 * Juniors and seniors in BE are available to tutor for many UG core classes.
 * Tutoring hours are typically set for each subject toward the beginning of the semester.
 * Tutoring occurs in the student lounge (56-046).
 * Office of Minority Education
 * Room 4-113; 253.5010
 * OME offers a tutoring service open to all students by appointment.
 * Disabilities Services Office
 * Room 7-145; 253.1674
 * Note that faculty should be the primary contact for working with the DSO; this link is provided in case you need additional support or information.