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TA training Program
The Classics Department takes very seriously the need to guarantee UCSB undergraduates first-class instruction across the board, by its graduate student Teaching Assistants as well as by faculty. To this end the Department has instituted a TA Training Program that is intended to supplement UCSB's mandatory annual Teaching-Assistants' Orientation. The program consists of one-hour weekly discussions, directed by an experienced member of the faculty, of topics and issues that are especially relevant to the experience of Teaching Assistants assigned sections in Classics 40 (Greek Mythology), rounded out by a visit by the responsible faculty member to one of each TA's sections. The classroom visit will be followed by an oral and written evaluation to be filed in the main office. The program is offered at least once a year (usually the Fall) in conjunction with Classics 40 and is mandatory for all TAs assigned to Classics 40 over the course of the academic year.
TAs will meet with the Professor at least one hour weekly to discuss relevant topics and issues. These should include (but are not limited to):
- interpretations of myth
- plagiarism
- leading effective discussions
- paper-writing
- designing fair examinations
- classroom behavior and pedagogical ethics
- teaching large lecture courses
Some links that are relevant to the program:
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