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Teaching Guide
In this guide, you will find a variety of resources focused on helping you become a better instructor.
Getting Started
- Some Basics
- Preparing for the Semester and Managing Your Time
- Introduction
- Communicating with Professors, GSIs, and Staff
- Considering the Tone You Want to Set with Students
- Preparing a Section Syllabus or Information Sheet
- The Elements of a Section Syllabus
- Sample Section Syllabi
- Establishing Your Record-Keeping Methods
- Locating Your Classroom and Office
- Time Management Strategies
- The First Day of Class
- Introduction
- Objectives for the First Day
- Sample Outline for the First Day
- Creating the Setting
- Introductions and Attendance
- Going Over the Section Syllabus
- Setting Guidelines or “Ground Rules” for Discussion
- Icebreakers
- Group Activities
- Enrollment Information
- Getting Student Feedback on the First Day
- For Further Reading
- FAQs
Discussions & Labs
- Creating Ground Rules for Discussion Sections
- Using Group Work in Discussion Sections
- Strategies for Variety in the Classroom
- Developing Critical Reading Skills
- How to Teach Lab Sections
Grading
Media & Technology
Career Building
Resources & Other Information
- Campus Resources
- Award-winning Teaching Ideas (Teaching Effectiveness Award Essays)
- Theories of Learning
- Dealing with and Preventing Academic Dishonesty
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