Graduate Student Instructor Teaching & Resource Center

Welcome, GSIs, and faculty and staff who work with GSIs!

GSI Center staff members are available to assist you Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. through the following email addresses:

General Questions on GSI-related Matters: [email protected].

Language Proficiency Program Oral English Testing and Consultations: [email protected].

To set up a confidential consultation, please visit our consultation request page

Our workshops and consultations will be held remotely via Zoom this semester. See our list of workshops below. 



A comprehensive online Teaching Guide created specifically for Berkeley GSIs. From preparing for your first class session to strategies for equitable and efficient grading, this guide can help you enhance student learning and feel more confident in your teaching practices.

No need to reinvent the wheel! Access more than 200 one-page, award-winning GSI teaching ideas that can be adapted for use in your teaching. Search by field or browse by department or teaching and learning challenge.

Here you will find all of the basic information you will need as a GSI including essential policies for GSIs, a Checklist for Getting Started as a GSI, Time Management Strategies, and FAQs for GSIs. See the list of Faculty Advisors for GSIs and familiarize yourself with how this person Continue Reading >>

The GSI Teaching & Resource Center provides the following resources to assist GSIs in supporting students after the election.    Teaching After an Election (Boston College) Research shows that students prefer for their instructors to acknowledge elections and other consequential events. This resource will help you decide if a brief statement Continue Reading >>