Creating Equitable and Inclusive Classrooms: Addressing Unconscious Bias (IN-PERSON) - Feb. 17

This workshop aims to bring awareness to the impact of unconscious bias in educational settings and to provide practical solutions for teaching assistants and future faculty to create equitable and inclusive classrooms. Unconscious bias, also known as implicit bias, is a phenomenon where individuals hold biases and stereotypes about certain groups of people without being […]

Science Communication Workshop: Making your teaching more accessible and relevant for diverse, non-expert audiences (IN-PERSON) - Feb. 15

Do you want to learn how to better inform, educate, and/or engage with non-expert audiences such as your students? In this 1-hour, face-to-face workshop, we will build on our understanding of science-related experiences, knowledge, and attitudes while building practical science communication skills through hands-on activities: Message Box Elevator Pitch Storytelling / 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) Science […]

Classroom Strategies for When They Haven't Done the Readings - Feb. 1

All prepared with activities for the interactive session you expect with students but find yourself engaged in a monologue with blank, vacant stares and silence from students who have not done the assigned readings? What to do? In this interactive webinar you will engage in small group activities and large group discussions to come up […]

Moving to Formative Assessment Strategies: TA Perspectives and Takeaways - Jan 20

Feedback strategies, time management, and student engagement are crucial elements of TA success. This webinar is designed to provide TAs of all levels with an introduction and overview of how they might integrate formative feedback in their pedagogy. In addition to considering formative feedback’s benefits and limitations, this webinar provides strategies for the effective implementation […]

Teaching Assistant Course Orientation (TACO) - Fully Online Course - Jan. 16-23

Are you a tutorial leader or lab demonstrator looking for strategies to help you identify when learning happens in your classes? Join us for TACO (Teaching Assistant Course Orientation), a fully online course intended to serve as an orientation experience for graduate students and teaching assistants (TAs). The course consists of asynchronous learning opportunities where […]

Learn How to "DO" a Teaching Dossier - Dec. 7

The teaching dossier or teaching portfolio is a condensed reflection of your teaching philosophy and accomplishments. It essentially serves as a tool that will provide evidence of your teaching quality and effectiveness. This session is intended to provide you with the basics of creating and assembling your own teaching dossier as well as an opportunity […]

Introduction to Integrated Course Design for Graduate Students: Assessment - Dec. 1

Do you currently have a teaching ticket to teach a course, or are you interested in designing and teaching a course some day? In this workshop we will introduce a specific course design model, called the Integrated Course Design Model (Fink, 2003). This session will focus on one of the components of this model, assessment. […]

Using Intersectionality to Foster Equitable Connections in Classrooms - Nov. 22

In this workshop, we aim to share/collaborate on some best/better practices to address the needs of the diverse populations that make up Tkaronto/Toronto. The classroom landscape is always changing especially with precarious pandemic conditions, housing prices, mental health crises, and the continued effects of long covid. We are continuing the conversations about how implicit bias […]

Achieving Balance in Teaching, Research, and Life: Time Management Strategies for Teaching Assistants - Nov. 21

Are you struggling to manage your teaching and research responsibilities, all while trying to juggle priorities in your personal life? Although sometimes it can feel impossible to do it all, there are several productivity-boosting strategies we can practice to make the most of our time and energy, and ultimately enhance our wellbeing. In this workshop, […]

Introduction to Integrated Course Design for Graduate Students: Learning Outcomes - Nov. 17

Do you currently have a teaching ticket to teach a course, or are you interested in designing and teaching a course some day? In this workshop we will introduce a specific course design model, called the Integrated Course Design Model (Fink, 2003). This session will focus on one of the components of this model, learning […]