Coordinating, Managing, and Empowering TAs

Teaching Assistants are essential to student engagement and success, especially in large courses. This workshop focuses on optimizing TA performance to enhance student experience and streamline instructor responsibilities to help reduce and support a more balanced workload. Topics include TA hour allocation, effective communication, grade normalization, and more. Join us to explore strategies for empowering your TAs and ensuring a productive, supportive learning environment.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Implement strategies and approaches to guide positive TA contributions to one’s course
• Set expectations & establish clear communication with TA’s
• Consider practical ways of managing TA’s through examples and discussion with other instructors