Winter GTA Orientation 

Friday, January 3rd, 2025
9am-2pm 
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Registration for Winter GTA orientation can be found here. (Registration is required)
Join the CTL on Zoom for an engaging day of interactive workshops focused on common challenges GTAs face as well as strategies for success. 
Topics of discussion will include the following:
•    Understanding the Art and Science of Teaching
•    Indigenizing the Academy 
•    A Discussion with Experienced GTAs
•    Choose Your Own Adventure Recorded Sessions
o    AI and Academic Integrity
o    Tips for Leading Seminars and Labs
o    Providing Helpful Feedback to Students
o    Making Referrals to Support Students' Academic and Mental Wellbeing
o    Supporting Student Success: Library Resources for Graduate TAs

GTA Professional Development Day: Responding to Difficult Classroom Situations

Friday, January 10th, 2024 
10am-4pm 
Location: Gathering Space
Registration is Required. Register by Monday January 6th.

Whether intervening in conflicts between students during a heated discussion or conversing with a student who is disappointed in their mark, many GTAs find responding to unexpected or difficult situations in the classroom challenging.

The Centre for Teaching and Learning and Dr. Mara Heiber invite you to join us for a special professional development day designed to help GTAs create strategies for responding to challenging classroom situations. We will use interactive and dynamic conversations to anticipate and imagine responses to common classroom scenarios. Through these activities, participants will work collaboratively to develop a “cheat sheet,” an innovative tool designed by Dr. Heiber that involves identifying specific language GTAs can use to respond to unexpected and challenging classroom situations.

Morning snacks and lunch will be provided.