New Graduate Teaching Assistant Orientation

    Fall 2023 New Graduate Teaching Assistant Orientation

     

    We are pleased to share information about the TWO required  components of the Graduate School’s Fall 2023 New Graduate Teaching Assistant Orientation:

     Schedule

    ONLINE MODULE

    All new Graduate Teaching Assistants are required to complete the Fall 2023 New Graduate Teaching Assistant Orientation Module. In this module, you’ll find the materials you’ll be required to know as well as some immediate resources. 

    You can find the Fall 2023 New GTA Orientation module HERE. 

    Please complete the module before the first day of classes, and ideally prior to the required in-person component of Fall 2023 New Graduate Teaching Assistant Orientation.

     

    IN-PERSON

    REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.

    All new Graduate Teaching Assistants are required to attend an in-person orientation on Monday, August 14, from 10:30am-4:30pm in the Student Activities Center (SAC) Multipurpose Room on the Belknap Campus.  The in-person component of the New GTA Orientation will include opportunities for question and answer, advice and suggestions from experienced GTAs, selected topics of interest, lunch, and prizes.

    Free parking will be available  in the Floyd St. Parking Garage (across the street from McDonalds, see map here). The parking gates should be up and you can enter and park in any of the “blue” spaces. You can then walk across the pedestrian bridge over the train tracks. The orientation sessions will be in the Student Activities Center.  The general parking map is available here. 

     If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Michelle Rodems, Director of Professional Development, Retention, and Success at michelle.rodems@louisville.edu.

     

    New Graduate Teaching Assistants who have attended a GTA Orientation at UofL within the last three years do not need to complete it again.

     

    Fall 2023 New GTA Orientation In-Person Schedule

    10:00am

    Check-in Begins

     

    10:30am

    Welcome & Intro

    Beth Boehm & Michelle Rodems

    10:45am-11:30am

    Teaching Goals and Strategies Discussion

    Graduate School Staff & Advanced Students

    11:30am-11:45am

    Concurrent Explanation & Transition

     

    11:45am-12:25pm

    Session I

    See Table Below

    12:25pm-12:35pm

    Transition

     

    12:35pm-1:20pm

    Lunch & Guiding Information

    Byron Lightsy, Dean of Students

    AnnMarie Steffes, Tim Johnson, Writing Center

    1:20pm-1:30pm

    Transition

     

    1:30pm-2:10pm

    Session II

    See Table Below

    2:10pm-2:20pm

    Transition

     

    2:20pm-3:00pm

    Session III

    See Table Below

    3:00-3:10pm

    Transition

     

    3:10pm-3:30pm

    Afternoon Treats & Resources

     

    3:30pm-4:15pm

    GTA Panel

     

    4:15pm-4:30pm

    Wrap Up & Requirements

    Beth Boehm and Michelle Rodems

     

     Concurrent Session Times and Locations by Presenter

     

    SAC Multipurpose Room

    (2nd Floor)

    SAC W116

    (1st floor near Houchens entrance)

    SAC W117

    (1st Floor, near Houchens entrance)

    SAC W107

    (1st Floor, near below the stairs)

    Session I

    Creating a Culture of Care in your Classroom

    (Boehm)

    Effective Teaching in the Lab

    (Kachanova)

    Inclusive Teaching

    (Boswell)

     

    Fostering Classroom Discussion

    (Pandit)

    Session II

    Creating a Culture of Care in your Classroom

    (Boehm)

    Active Learning Strategies for New GTAs

    (Anderson)

    Inclusive Teaching

    (Boswell)

     

    Fostering Classroom Discussion

    (Pandit)

    Session III

    Effective Teaching in the Lab

    (Kachanova)

    Active Learning Strategies for New GTAs

    (Anderson)

    Inclusive Teaching

    (Boswell)

     

    What to Know about Student Motivation

    (Walker)

     

    Additional GTA Resources