Resources for TAs

This wiki includes resources for Signature Course TAs and Sanger Center SI Leaders. 

Managing a Discussion Section

TA Skills
9 fundamental skills you need to manage an effective discussion section:

1. Planning

2. Creating an environment for student learning

3. Modeling

4. Effective questioning

5. Facilitating group discussion

6. Establishing a partnership with faculty

7. Creating tangible outcomes

8. Promoting self-directed learning

9. Assessing learning in the classroom

Translating research on learning to the classroom
7 research-based principles of learning and how to translate them to your discussion section

There are so many resources available through UT libraries, especially for Signature Courses.  The ; contact yours with questions for your own research or to help your students. Need help crafting activities to , or ?  The library has you covered.

How to incorporate student work in pairs or small groups for better learning outcomes.

looks intensely at a small section of students' work, highlighting concerns that they can use to find and correct their full paper.  More resources and .

Developing Student Skills

Help your students develop skills in:

• Reading

• Writing

• Note-Taking

• General Study Strategies

• Test Taking

• Post-Test Analysis

• Deep Learning & Metacognition

• Time Management

• Oral Communication

• Language Skills (for ESL students in Signature Courses)

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