Teaching Resources: For TAs

Resources for Teaching Assistants
The Beginning TA's Guide to Instruction at UC Davis
Departmental TA Training Grants - direct funding to departments for support of TA-related programs.For more information, contact Mikaela Huntzinger pmhuntzinger@ucdavis.edu 752-6050.
TA Tips - one-page handouts on the following topics (downoad pdf files - requires Acrobat Reader):
	Active Learning Adding Flavor to Your Lectures Encouraging Participation Example of a Grading Rubric for a Term Paper in Any Discipline Grading Lab Reports, Problem Sets, and Exam Questions Grading Writing Assignments Learning Styles Making Your Labs Run Smoothly Teaching Philosophies: Key Concepts Tips for the International TA
From Shields Library, UCD
	Student Writing: How the Library Can Help - printable web version or download pdf
	Problems Undergraduates Have with Their Assignments: A Librarian's List - printable web version or download pdf
	... and What You Can Do About It: Librarians' Advice to Teaching Assistants - printable web version or download pdf
Educational Technology Resources
	Tutorials and workshops for creating webpages (Dreamweaver, MyUCDavis), in-class presentations (PowerPoint), grade management (MyUCDavis gradebook), quizbuilder (MyUCDavis), use of electronic databases, and more
Assistance with student writing
	Writing in the Disciplines - description and workshop offerings of the campus writing center
	Useful workshop handouts from the Campus Writing Center

Updated 5/9/05