In this section of the Teaching Guide for GSIs you will find many, many things to think about, find out, plan for, and organize as your teaching semester approaches. Even if you have worked as a GSI before, you may benefit from this broad and dense array of resources and suggestions.

In This Section

• Communicate with Faculty, Fellow GSIs, and Staff
  • Checklist for Getting Started as a GSI (pdf)
• Create a Section Syllabus or Information Sheet
  • Chemistry Section Syllabus (pdf)
  • Integrative Biology Section Syllabus (pdf)
  • Political Science Section Syllabus (pdf)
  • Italian Studies R&C Section Syllabus (pdf)
• Get to Know Your Office and Classroom
• Consider Your Tone with Students
• Plan the First Day’s Session
  • Creating an Activity for the First Day of Class (pdf)
  • Sample First Day Lesson Plan (pdf)
  • Pre-Course Survey (doc)
  • Sample Day 1 Survey (pdf)
• Starting Conversations in Office Hours
• Time Management Strategies
  • Time Management Worksheet (doc)