Graduate Student Teaching Orientation Debrief Session (ONLINE)

Are you a graduate student teaching for the first time, or looking for guidance on how to prepare for your first week of classes? If you haven’t done so already, enroll in the Teaching Orientation for Graduate Students, organized by the Center for Teaching and Learning at this link to access resources on the following topics:

• Establishing instructional goals and an inclusive learning climate
• Reviewing and reflecting on TA roles and teaching support
• Creating a policy sheet and first day of class plan
• Responding to common TA challenges and campus resources to help navigate them
• Planning next steps for teaching and professional development

Once you’ve completed these modules, we invite you to join the CTL for this 60-minute, online debrief session to discuss big ideas from the Orientation modules, think about the application of these ideas to your specific teaching practice, get feedback about materials you’ve prepared for the first day of classes, and ask burning questions you have about teaching this semester. Completion of the orientation modules and the drafting of a first day plan and/or policy sheet is strongly encouraged prior to joining this session in order to ensure meaningful participation in planned activities. Register here.

This online session will be facilitated via Zoom by Caitlin DeClercq, Senior Assistant Director of Graduate Student Programs and Services at the CTL.

Registrants will be emailed a Zoom link prior to the start of the session. Please note that registration closes at 11:55pm on September 1st. For same-day registration, please email CTLgrads@columbia.edu.

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For more information, visit the CTL website. Columbia University makes every effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities. Contact CTLgrads@columbia.edu or 212.854.1692 for accommodations. CTL staff may record or take screenshots of this event. For concerns, contact CTLgrads@columbia.edu.