Strategies for
Teaching Assistant and
International Teaching
Assistant Development
BEYOND MICRO
TEACHING
Catherine Ross, Jane Dunphy, and Associates
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T A B L E OF C O N T E N T S
About the Authors
Foreword
Preface
XXV
Acknowledgments
PART I • T A
XI
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DEVELOPMENT
1 . Getting Started
Acknowledging Teaching Fears: The Three-Minute Free Response
3
4
Janet Rankin
An Approach to Successful Collaborative Learning
6
Nancy C. McClure
Blended Learning: Focusing on Effective Teaching Through Online
Discussions and Concept Mapping
8
Gabriele Bauer
Diversity in the Classroom: Working Effectively with Undergraduate
ESL Students
11
Shawna Shapiro
Engaging Students In Active Learning
16
Shawna Shapiro
Identity and Authority In the Classroom: An Exercise for New TAs
Mary C. Wright
21
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Planning and Facilitating Discussion
24
Phillip M. Edwards, Stacy Grooters, Margaret Lawrence
Problems, Pitfalls, and Surprises In Teaching: Mini Cases
28
Lori Breslow, J. Mark Schuster
Responding to Student Writing
35
Stacy Grooters, Jennie Dorman
Stand and Deliver: Developing Impromptu Speaking Skills
39
Jane Dunphy
A TA Orientation Plenary Session on University Policies and
Resources for Teaching
44
Derek Bruff
Teaching in Computer Classrooms
48
Shaun K. Kane, Joe Hannah, Phillip M. Edwards, Jennie Dorman
Teaching in Lab Settings
52
Jennie Dorman, Michelle Smith, Sara O'Brien, Karen Freisem
2. A d v a n c e d Skills
Classroom Management Skills: Expanding Your Repertoire
57
58
Lee Warren
Determining Appropriate Course Goals and Pacing: An Exercise for
Advanced TAs
60
Allyson Polsky McCabe, Lu Zhang
Developing Effective Consulting Skills
62
Michele Marincovich, Marcelo Clerici-Arias, Mariatte Denman,
Robyn Wright Dunbar
Interdisciplinary Soapbox
68
Jill Bible, Robyn Wright Dunbar
Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning: Using Asynchronous
Discussions Effectively
70
Mary C. Wright
Reaction and Response: Group Problem Solving and Effective Feedback
74
Jane Dunphy
Teaching Practice: Emphasis on Active Learning
Tershia Pinder
76
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3. Professional Development
ASPECTS: Advancing Students' Professional Excellence with
Certificates in Teaching Series
82
Mark Decker
Mock Search Committee: Introduction to the Teaching Philosophy
88
Judith Gibber
Teaching Portfolio Overview: Peer and Whole Group Discussion
91
Gabriele Bauer
PART II • I T A
DEVELOPMENT
4. Culture
97
Cultural Adjustments
98
Barbara Gourlay
Diversity Awareness for
ITAs
101
Doris Yaffe Shiffman
High-Context Versus Low-Context Culture: Case Studies
103
Christine Liptak, Colleen Meyers, Kyoung-Ah Nam, Elena Stetsenko
The High School Visit
111
Catherine Ross
Interviews: Surveying College Undergraduates Who Attended
High School in the United States
113
Margo Sampson, Vel Chesser, Stacey Lane Tice
5. Pedagogy
117
American Teaching Performance
118
Pamela Pollock
Movie-Based Activities for the ITA Course
120
Theresa L. Pettit
Pedagogical Uses of Critical Incidents Videos for
ITAs
126
Stacey Lane Tice, Margo Sampson, Vel Chesser
Practice Identifying and Teaching to a Variety of Learning Styles
Anne Halbert
128
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Preparing the ITA for Office Hours
132
Elizabeth Wittner
6. L a n g u a g e
Departmental Introduction Speech
135
136
Kimberly Kenyon
Developing Oral Communication Skills
139
Margaret Lawrence
Discovering and Teaching the Vocabulary of the Academic Communities
142
Doris Yaffe Shiffman
Editorial Jigsaw
144
Barbara Gourlay
Fielding Questions: The IgNobel Prizes
146
Barbara Thompson
The Fine Art of Q&A
148
Barbara Gourlay
The Greek Alphabet: Speaking in Symbols
150
Barbara Gourlay
"International Teaching Assistant of the Year" Speech
153
Kimberly Kenyon
Mimicking American TA Discourse
156
Janet Goodwin
Practicing Communication Strategies
156
Doris Yaffe Shiffman
Presentation Summaries - Take Two!
161
Barbara Thompson
Working with Authentic TA Discourse
163
Janet Goodwin
Resources
167
Index
173