Graduate
Programs
Campus-Wide GTA Orientation
(for all graduate teaching assistants)
Just before the start of each new semester, CTE and
Research and Graduate
Studies jointly sponsor an orientation for new and returning graduate teaching assistants
from across the disciplines. Fall Orientation is usually an all-day event, where
GTAs are introduced to important
members of the Administration, are given a comprehensive guide to campus
resources, are provided a host of teaching and learning tips from experienced
faculty, and are invited to participate in smaller workshops on a range of
teaching topics such as facilitating productive discussions, dealing with
problem students, and overcoming first-day jitters. Spring Orientation is
usually a half-day event, exclusive facilitated by CTE staff.
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Graduate Teaching Assistant Portfolio Retreat
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If you plan to teach on the university level, you will need a
statement of teaching philosophy and a teaching portfolio. Join
members of the CTE staff and fellow graduate teaching assistants in
a two and a half day retreat in which you will write your statement
of teaching philosophy and create your portfolio. This is a unique
opportunity for all graduate teaching assistants who anticipate
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Graduate Teaching Assistant
Program - University Teaching and Learning Program (UTLP)
The Center for Teaching Excellence, along with support from the Office of the
Dean for Undergraduate Studies and the Dean of the Graduate School, developed
the University Teaching and Learning Program (UTLP) to assist in the
professional development of graduate teaching assistants as college teachers. At
the heart of the UTLP is the philosophy that teaching, like research, is a
scholarly activity, one which requires intellectual engagement and public
conversation.
To complete the Center for
Teaching Excellence’s program in University Teaching and Learning, GTAs must
fulfill requirements which reflect this philosophy. When
GTAs complete the
program they will be recognized at an annual reception to celebrate graduate
teaching assistants and they will receive both transcript notation and a
certificate acknowledging their participation in the program, tangible evidence
of their thoughtful engagement with issues central to college teaching. This
program is self-paced. GTAs with at least one semester of college teaching
experience (at the University of Maryland or elsewhere) are welcome to apply.
For more information, please contact the
UTLP coordinator or call (301) 314-1283.
For applications for the UTLP, see:
Related Links:
TA Development Grants
The Center for Teaching Excellence and the Graduate School award a number of
small grants each year to departments and colleges working to improve the
professional development, support, and recognition of graduate teaching
assistants. Application deadline: November 30.
Lilly East Conference Grants
The Lilly Conferences combine interactive workshop sessions, discussions, and
feature presentations, with opportunities for informal discussion about
excellence in college and university teaching and learning. They bring together
faculty and graduate students from across disciplines and types of academic
institutions. CTE staff, along with University of Maryland faculty and graduate
teaching assistants, have attended this conference for a number of years. It is
an outstanding opportunity to meet others from the Mid-Atlantic interested in
the scholarship of teaching and learning and to discuss effective strategies for
undergraduate education. The 2008 Lilly East Conference is scheduled for
Wednesday, April 16 through Friday, April 18, 2008 and will be hosted at the
University of Delaware.
Graduate Students
– to apply for one of twenty-five 2008 Lilly-East Conference Grants click here.
For further information on the conference, visit
http://www.udel.edu/lillyeast/. For
further information on CTE’s Lilly-East Conference Grants, contact the Graduate
Coordinator at x 4-1283.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Resource Guide
The Graduate Teaching Assistant Resource Guide provides an overview of campus
policies and resources of interest to all GTAs. It includes sections on GTA
responsibilities, syllabus and assignment preparation, assessment, student
needs, and campus resources available on the web. This is the only campus-wide
print resource on teaching and learning for GTAs.
The Graduate School
To view Graduate
School publications and policies, click here.