CS301 Class #2 Spring 2002
February 1, 2002

Mechanics of Running a Section

Dan Garcia <ddgarcia@cs>
Christopher Hirsch <chirsch@uclink4>

Class outline

• Welcome (again)
  • Who needs handouts from last week?
  • Who needs a copy of the "GSI Teaching & Orientation Resources" (TOR) book?
  • Who needs a name card?
  • Who forgot to write in his journal- you!
  • And finally, who took Dan's blue pen?
• Outline of today's section
• Dan introduces Chris, Clint, Michael and Jen (5) [D]
• Name whip (10) [D]
  1. Make sure to begin with your name card facing down
  2. Name the person who picked you
  3. Your name
  4. Flip up your name card
  5. Something interesting that happened in section/lab this week
  6. Choose someone else and recall his stupid human trick as mentioned last week
• HowDidItGo(tm) (30) [C]
  • What did you learn as a buddy TA (new strategies, different approaches, pitfalls, etc)
• Break / finish photos (5)
• Veterans answer any remaining questions (15) [C]
• Discuss homework from last week (TA Essentials handout and readings) (15) [D]
• Wrap-up
• Next week: Outstanding TAs come to speak
• Homework
  • If you still have yet to register, do so soon!
  • Tools for Teaching
    • Chapter IX (secs 35-40) "Instructional Media and Technology"
    • Chapter XI (sec 44) "Holding Office Hours"
  • "Partial list of strategies for variety in the classroom" TOR (p.197)
  • "Classroom observation: The observer as collaborator" TOR (p.213)
  • Journal for next week: "What are 5 key elements to being a great teacher?"