As both the need for and the expectations of teaching assistants in higher education rise, institutions must ensure that graduate TAs provide effective instruction. This comprehensive TA training handbook is an essential resource for those who prepare graduate TAs for their responsibilities in the classroom and for their overall professional development. Written by experts in the field of TA development, this book provides a clear framework for implementing and assessing an effective program. It is an ideal resource for all those who are interested in developing or improving TA training programs.
Contents include: • Preparing graduate students to teach: Past, present, and future
by Nancy Van Note Chism, The Ohio State University
• The role of centralized programs in preparing graduate students to teach
by Jacqueline Mintz, University of California–Berkeley
• The disciplinary/departmental context of TA training
by Shirley Ronkowski, University of California–Santa Barbara
• Thinking developmentally about TAs
by Jody D. Nyquist, University of Washington & Jo Sprague, San Jose State University
• Creating a foundation for instructional decisions
by Marilla D. Svinicki, University of Texas
• Strategies for responding to diversity in the classroom
by Mathew L. Ouellett & Mary Deane Sorcinelli, University of Massachusetts
• Getting started with TA training on your campus
by Frederic Stout, Stanford University
• Teaching teaching: The importance of courses on teaching in TA training programs
by Michele Marincovich, Stanford University
• International TA training and beyond
by Ellen Sarkisian & Virginia Maurer, Harvard University
• Helping TAs improve undergraduate writing
by Jack Prostko, Stanford University
• Technology and TA training
by Michael J. Albright, Iowa State University
• Evaluating TA teaching
by Beverly Black & Matt Kaplan, University of Michigan
• Teaching portfolios as a tool for TA development
by Pat Hutchings, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
• Evaluating TA programs
by Nancy Van Note Chism, The Ohio State University
• TA certificate programs
by Stacey Lane Tice, Patricia H. Featherstone, & Howard C. Johnson, Syracuse University
• Preparing future faculty programs
by Stacey Lane Tice, Syracuse University, Jerry G. Gaff, AACU, & Anne Pruitt-Logan, Council of Graduate Schools
