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The TA Mentorship Program What is the TA Mentorship Program? The TA Mentorship program offers discipline-specific support in teaching and learning The program employs experienced TAs who act as mentors, passing on their knowledge,

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The TA Mentorship Program

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What is the TA Mentorship Program?

  • The TA Mentorship

program offers discipline-specific support in teaching and learning

  • The program employs

experienced TAs who act as mentors, passing

  • n their knowledge,

skill and sense of professionalism

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Program Information

  • Currently in its 4th year

– First at the EDC (originally at FGPA)

  • Replaces a traditional TAship

– 10 hrs per week – Content directed by the department/EDC – Supervised by the EDC

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What do Mentors do?

  • Promote teaching and learning to TAs
  • Observe and provide feedback on tutorials,

discussion groups and labs

  • Lead microteaching sessions to identify strengths

and challenges of their TAs

  • Facilitate workshops
  • Mentor TAs through challenging situations
  • Direct TAs to proper resources
  • Foster a sense of community in the department
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Examples of Activities

  • Departmental Orientations
  • Carleton Teaching Events

– September – December – January – April

  • Research on teaching and learning
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Support for Mentors

  • TA Mentors are

provided

– Extensive training at the start of each term (August & January) – Training sessions throughout the term – Resource Binders from past Mentors – Resources from EDC – Support from other TA Mentors

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Strengths

  • Flexibility
  • Teaching and learning centered
  • Opportunity to liaise with university and

department

  • Opportunity to diversify your (teaching) CV
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TA Mentor program 2010-2011

  • ~20 Mentors

– Arts & Culture – Biology – Business – Chemistry – Civil & Enviro Engineering – Computer Science – Earth Science – Economics – Electronics – Geography – History – Law – Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering – Math – Psychology – Sociology & Anthropology – Systems & Computer Engineering

  • Coming 2011

– Canadian Studies – Communications – Political Science

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Interested?

  • Apply before Tuesday, March 1
  • Fill out the application online at Carleton

Central

– Under Student Online Applications – TA Mentoring Applications

  • Interviews in mid-March