Dan Garcia <ddgarcia@cs> Jeremy Huddleston <jeremyhu@cs>
Class outline
Welcome (again)
Who needs a name card?
1140-1205 : Reading Discussion
Reading Quiz (j)
Discussion (d)
Think, Pair, Share : What in the reading was the most non-obvious to you? What did you learn the most? What single tool or tip felt like it had the most impact?
1205-1210 : Break
1210-1230 : HowDidItGo (j)
1230-1300 : Topic For The Day
Comfortable Silence (j)
Role Play - Worst TAs (d)
Buddy TAing/Observing (j)
What did you see?
What is Buddy TAing?
know your audience
biases/perceptions
learning goals
organizing discussion (how to spend 50 min)
open disc vs lecture, activities
rules? (what kind of TA are you)
classroom dynamic
public speaking
outside discussion (OH,newsgroup,email,etc.)
Next week: How to be a Great TA
Homework
How Children Fail - Part I
"Classroom observation: The observer as collaborator" Teaching Guide (p.249-252)