Practicum: College Teaching for TAs [CLAS:5100/RHET:5100]

Pre-semester workshop Friday, August 18 from 10:30-3:30

Thursday class meetings from 12:30-1:45 (weeks 1-7)

This 1 s.h. course provides practical guidance for TAs seeking to develop & advance their skills as teachers at the college level.

The pre-semester workshop, which provides tools & techniques to make the opening days of the semester a teaching success, is held the Friday before classes begin, .  

The Thursday class meetings (12:30-1:45 for the first 7 weeks of the semester) build on the workshop, equipping TAs to:

•plan a course & develop effective teaching materials

•manage a range of classroom dynamics & formats (lecture, discussion, small-group, etc.)

•respond to & evaluate student work, & assess student learning

•recognize a variety of learning styles & the diversity of student experiences & identities

•create inclusive, learner-centered, collaboration-rich classroom environment

•devise a teaching approach based on personal strengths & current best practices in the field

Have questions? Want more information? Please contact instructor Megan Knight: megan-knight@uiowa.edu or 319-335-0182