The University of Maryland's Center for
Teaching Excellence supports campus-wide efforts to enhance and
reform undergraduate education and to offer tangible assistance
to individual faculty and Teaching Assistants s as well as to
the departments and colleges in which they work. Select the link
to learn more about the programs and services they offer.
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Center
for Teaching Excellence website
Each semester, the
Center
for Teaching Excellence (CTE) and the Graduate School jointly
sponsor an orientation for all new graduate teaching assistants
on campus. Throughout the day, TA's are introduced to important
members of the Administration, given a comprehensive guide to
campus resources, provided a host of teaching and learning tips
from experienced faculty, and invited to participate in smaller
workshops. These cover a range of teaching topics such as facilitating
productive discussions, dealing with problem students, and overcoming
first-day jitters.
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Center
for Teaching Excellence website
The Graduate Teaching Assistant Resource
Guide provides an overview of campus policies and resources of
interest to all GTAs. It includes sections on GTA responsibilities,
syllabus and assignment preparation, assessment, student needs,
and campus resources available on the web, as well as a collection
of one-page guides to major campus programs like the Office of
Information Technology, the Office of Student Ethical Development,
and the University Libraries.
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Graduate
TA Resource Guide (pdf) Each semester, CTE hosts a series of workshops
on issues related to teaching and learning. The majority of workshops,
unless otherwise indicated, are held at various weekdays and times
in the Maryland Room, 0100 Marie Mount Hall. All University of
Maryland teachers and others interested in ideas and issues related
to teaching and learning are invited to attend. Relevant materials
and handouts are provided, and light refreshments are served.
Please join us.
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Teaching
& Learning Series Calendar
Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) 