New Teaching Assistant Orientation
August 14 @ 9:00 am - 1:30 pm
Please join The Graduate School for a half-day of interactive training designed to empower you as you begin the important work of teaching undergraduate students at Carolina. You’ll learn valuable skills: from effective teaching strategies to supporting student success and evaluating student performance—that will increase your competence as an instructor in the classroom. You’ll gain the confidence that comes from knowing when and how to connect with campus resources. Most importantly, you’ll connect with a community of peers and mentors who are ready to support your development as an instructor now and into the future.
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| Carolina Club, George Watts Hill Alumni Center | |
| 8:15 – 9:00 am | Registration check-in – Alumni Hall |
| 9:00 – 9:15 am | Welcome, overview of schedule and Graduate Student Experience Initiative, CIRTL at UNC Chapel Hill (Brian Rybarczyk, Vanessa Doriott Anderson, John Easterbrook) |
| 9:15 – 10:00 am | Building your confidence as a TA, effective communication and building rapport with your students, strategies to actively engage students (Brian Rybarczyk and Vanessa Doriott Anderson) |
| 10:00 – 10:30 am | Addressing student challenges, supporting student success, campus resources |
| 10:30 – 10:45 am | Transition to Breakouts |
| 10:45 – 11:30 am | Breakout 1 (select 1 of 4)
Sample topics: Grading and assessment, International TAs, Time management, Using generative AI, Teaching with technology |
| 11:30 – 11:45 am | Transition to Breakouts |
| 11:45 am – 12:30 pm | Breakout 2 (select 1 of 4)
Sample topics: Grading and assessment, International TAs, Time management, Using generative AI, Teaching with technology |
| 12:30 – 1:30 pm | Lunch with experienced TAs panel and wrap-up |
Parking and Transportation
Parking on campus is very limited, please plan ahead and use mass transportation if possible.
