In any given semester, about 2,000 GSIs work with Berkeley students in studios, labs, and discussion sections. Photo information
GSIs develop significant professional skills through teaching on campus. Photo information
The GSI Center and the campus celebrate outstanding GSIs and their faculty mentors through three award programs each spring: Photo information
The GSI Center and the campus celebrate outstanding GSIs and their faculty mentors through three award programs each spring: Photo information
The GSI Center and the campus celebrate outstanding GSIs and their faculty mentors through three award programs each spring: Photo information
Faculty mentoring is an essential feature of professional development for GSIs. Photo information
Faculty mentoring is an essential feature of professional development for GSIs. Photo information
Faculty mentoring is an essential feature of professional development for GSIs. Photo information
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: gsi@berkeley.edu
Language Proficiency Program Oral English Testing and Consultations: langpro@berkeley.edu.
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.
First-time GSIs have the following requirements: Attend the Spring 2024 Teaching Conference, complete the GSI Ethics Online Course before interacting with students, and enroll in a required 300-level pedagogy course for first-time GSIs.
Prospective GSIs who do not speak English as a native language must demonstrate oral English language proficiency to be appointed as a GSI. Please see the GSI Center’s Language Proficiency Program for details.
The Academic Accommodations Hub is an online campus resource that contains important information and guidance for instructors and students on classroom climate, academic integrity and honor code, academic accommodations, support resources, and conflict resolution and troubleshooting.
(more…)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 >>
Teaching consultants are available this semester via Zoom to assist GSIs with a variety of teaching-related matters from how to teach effectively, to how to assess whether what you are doing is helping your students in their learning, to strategizing solutions for problems that may come up in teaching. The Continue Reading >>
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