This is the first of two sessions in a series on “How to teach when teaching feels unsafe.” The focus of this session is supporting the mental health and well-being of your undergraduate students, graduate student peers, and yourself. Graduate students and graduate student support staff members have a role to play in student mental […]
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 […]
Welcome to York as a graduate student and teaching assistant. To support you in your role as a teaching assistant, we are offering an orientation session for you to connect with a variety of resources across York, as well as your peers, other graduate students and teaching assistants. During the session, participants will learn, through […]
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. […]
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 […]
Since the publication of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report and the 94 Calls to Action in 2015, many institutions in Canada have begun making land acknowledgments. Acknowledging the land itself and the people living on it has been a tradition in Indigenous cultures for at least hundreds of years. As a small part of […]
Students who monopolize, who play devil’s advocate to get a rise out of people, and who disrupt discussions on controversial issues, can be a significant classroom challenge. Students may also come into conflict with each other, or call each other out. We may have students who are genuinely unaware of how their words or views […]
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, […]
Conflict can happen both in and out of the classroom. As a TA, what have been your experiences? What are your concerns? How can you be proactive and minimize conflict in your course? Can you identify the worrisome signs? If so, how do we deal with them? In this workshop an emphasis will be put […]
Tutorials, whether online or in-person, are typically highly participatory spaces where students have an opportunity to voice their own knowledge and opinions about course content. Facilitating discussions, though, can be intimidating. What do we do if no one raises their hand to speak? How do we make sure it’s not the same students speaking every […]