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7/17/2013 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 2 1

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7/17/2013 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 .) 7 Gro wing yo ur te a c hing po rtfo lio ? 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 8 4

7/17/2013 Gro wing yo ur te a c hing po rtfo lio ? Atte nd te ac hing de ve lopme nt wor kshops or pr ogr 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 9 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 o ppo rtunitie s 10 5

7/17/2013 T e a c hing de ve lo pme nt o ppo rtunitie s Available at Unive r sity of Wate r loo... 11 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 12 6

7/17/2013 T e a c hing de ve lo pme nt o ppo rtunitie s � 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 13 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) 14 7

7/17/2013 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” 15 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 16 8

7/17/2013 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 17 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 18 9

7/17/2013 T e a c hing de ve lo pme nt o ppo rtunitie s 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 19 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 son in ing my inte r vie w, one pe r c harge o f te ac hing told me he had ne ve r se e n suc h a . If it we r c ompr e he nsive te ac hing dossie 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 20 10

7/17/2013 T o 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 oac 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 � F or mal te ac hing c r e de ntials (c e r tific ate s, tr ansc r ipts) 21 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 / 22 11

7/17/2013 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 23 Que stio ns? We ’r e he r e to he lp 24 12