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Ac a de mic Ca re e r Pa th

T he jour ne y star ts he r e …

UNI VE RSI T Y OF WAT E RL OO | CE

NT RE F OR T E ACHING E XCE L L E NCE

Miha e la Vla se a Gra dua te I nstruc tio na l De ve lo pe r July 17, 2013

Wha t yo u ma y wa nt to kno w...

Unde rsta nding .... Curre nt tre nds in hiring c o mmitte e e xpe c ta tio ns As a g ra d stude nt, wha t c a n yo u do ? ... Build stro ng te a c hing c re de ntia ls (T A, L e c ture r, Me nto r) Unde rta ke te a c hing -re la te d pro fe ssio na l de ve lo pme nt

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Curre nt tre nds in hiring e xpe c ta tio ns

Unive r sity T e ac hing

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• p tre nds in hiring e xpe c ta tio ns

T e a c hing re fe re nc e a lo ng side re se a rc h re fe re nc e Sta te me nt o f te a c hing philo so phy Pra c tic a l te a c hing e xpe rie nc e a nd te a c hing e va lua tio ns Pre pa re d te a c hing de mo nstra tio ns

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Gro wing tre nd...

T e ac hing matte r s!!!

…E ve n a mo ng st re se a rc h unive rsitie s

As a g ra d… Ho w c a n yo u g ro w yo ur te a c hing po rtfo lio ?

T Aing and your ac ade mic c ar e e r ...

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Gro wing yo ur te a c hing po rtfo lio ?

Use your T A e xpe r ie nc e wise ly

Ge t fe e db a c k o n yo ur te a c hing

F ro m stude nts F ro m c o urse instruc to r

I mpro ve yo ur pre se nta tio n skills Offe r to g ive g ue st le c ture s Dive rsify yo ur T A e xpe rie nc e (diffe re nt c o urse s, e tc .)

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Colle c t doc ume nts r e late d to your te ac hing

L ist c o urse s yo u ha ve T Ae d

Numb e r o f stude nts L e ve l , diffic ulty

Sa ve c o urse e va lua tio n re sults K e e p tra c k

T A a wa rds a nd no mina tio ns Curric ulum de ve lo pme nt E xa m/ a ssig nme nt/ tuto ria l q ue stio ns

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Gro wing yo ur te a c hing po rtfo lio ?

Atte nd te ac hing de ve lopme nt wor kshops or pr

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ams

I n yo ur de pa rtme nt, a sk wha t tra ining is a va ila b le

T A E xpe c ta tio ns, put o n CV (c e rtific a te , me nto ring )

Co mple te te a c hing c e rtific a te pro g ra ms o r wo rksho ps Ce ntre fo r T e a c hing E xc e lle nc e

F unda me nta ls o f Unive rsity T e a c hing Ce rtific a te in Unive rsity T e a c hing

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Gro wing yo ur te a c hing po rtfo lio ?

Ke y points:

T Aing is a to o l fo r b uilding stro ng te a c hing c re de ntia ls Se e k c a re e r de ve lo pme nt

• ppo rtunitie s

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T e a c hing de ve lo pme nt

• ppo rtunitie s

Available at Unive r sity of Wate r loo...

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T e a c hing de ve lo pme nt o ppo rtunitie s

Ce ntr e for T e ac hing E xc e lle nc e

We o ffe r pro g ra ms g e a re d to wa rds g ra dua te stude nts:

L e ve l 1: F

undame ntals of Unive r sity T e ac hing

L e ve l 2: Ce r

tific ate in Unive r sity T e ac hing

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Co urse De sig n Cla ssro o m De live ry Skills Pre pa ring Stude nts fo r Gro up Wo rk F ro m T A to Co urse I nstruc to r F unda me nta ls o f I nte rc ultura l Co mmunic a tio n I nstruc tio na l Skills Wo rksho p T e a c hing With Simula tio ns

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T e a c hing de ve lo pme nt o ppo rtunitie s

F undame ntals of Unive r sity T e ac hing

MASc / PhD Six te a c hing -re la te d wo rksho ps T hre e mic ro te a c hing se ssio ns Be twe e n 1-3 te rms to c o mple te

Ne w “b o c k” o ptio n (2 we e ks)

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T e a c hing de ve lo pme nt o ppo rtunitie s

F undame ntals of Unive r sity T e ac hing

Be ne fits: Appe a rs o n yo ur tra nsc ript Printe d c e rtific a te T e a c hing e va lua tio ns (3) I mpro ve d te a c hing skills “Quic k”

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T e a c hing de ve lo pme nt o ppo rtunitie s

Ce r tific ate in Unive r sity T e ac hing

PhD T hre e c o urse s T wo in-c la ss o b se rva tio ns Be twe e n 1-2 ye a rs

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T e a c hing de ve lo pme nt o ppo rtunitie s

Ce r tific ate in Unive r sity T e ac hing

Be ne fits... Co urse de sig n skills L e a rn ne w e duc a tio na l te c hno lo g y

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T e a c hing de ve lo pme nt o ppo rtunitie s

Ce r tific ate in Unive r sity T e ac hing

Be ne fits Appe a rs o n yo ur tra nsc ript Printe d c e rtific a te I n c la ss te a c hing e va lua tio ns (2) Assista nc e with fo rmula ting T e a c hing Do ssie r Assista nc e with fo rmula ting T e a c hing Philo so phy

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Ke y me ssage :

I mpro ve te a c hing a nd pre se nta tio n skills E dg e in the jo b ma rke t

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T e a c hing de ve lo pme nt o ppo rtunitie s

“I wo uld like to thank yo u ve ry muc h fo r all yo ur he lp during the CU T pro gram. Dur

ing my inte r vie w, one pe r son in

c harge o f te ac hing told me he had ne ve r

se e n suc h a c ompr e he nsive te ac hing dossie r

. If it we r

e not CUT , I would have ne ve r be e n able to le ar n so muc h about te ac hing and pr e par e my te ac hing dossie r

.” Sha hrza d, PhD, Me c hanic al and Me c hatro nic s E ngine e ring

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• c o nc lude

By ta king a dva nta g e o f te a c hing o ppo rtunitie s a nd tra ining pro g ra ms, yo u will: Appr

• ac h to the ac ade mic job mar

ke t with c onfide nc e

Build a te ac hing por

tfolio and a te ac hing philosophy

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mal te ac hing c r e de ntials (c e r tific ate s, tr ansc r ipts)

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Re so urc e s

https:/ / uwa te rlo o .c a / c e ntre -fo r-te a c hing -e xc e lle nc e /

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F urthe r Re so urc e s

Se e ha ndo ut Co nta c t I nfo :

Svitla na T a ra b a n-Go rdo n Se nio r I nstruc tio na l De ve lo pe r sta ra b a n@ uwa te rlo o .c a E V1 311, E XT 37110

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Que stio ns?

We ’r e he r e to he lp

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