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TA OrientationFall 2009
Dr. Jan Chomicki Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Computer Science & Engineeringhttp://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~chomicki
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TA Responsibilities• Attend all lectures of course (if required by instructor)• Meet regularly with instructor• Teach “recitation” sections, grade, hold office hours, supervise
projects:– attend all your recitation sections– if you must be absent,
please let instructor or CSE office know– grade in a timely fashion– TA performance impacts reappointment!Expect to work 16-20 hours/week on average
• Obligation begins BEFORE classes begin& ends AFTER all grades are computed– Don’t plan to leave early for or return late from a vacation!
• Read the Grad Handbook, especially Ch. 9!
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SPEAK Test• Required by UB
for all “international” grad students (TA, RA, GA)– unless “native” speaker of English– student has to pass during the first year of the TA
• Score ≥ 55 can teachScore = 45-50 need teaching demo & ESL 512Score ≤ 40 can’t teach;
need ESL 411/412; retake SPEAK
• http://wings.buffalo.edu/eli/esl_speak.htm
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How to Teach• Was covered in CSE 501 (& will be again)
– Golden rule of teaching:• Teach others the way you would like to be taught
– “Advice for (new) TAs” slide show:• http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport/cse501.ppt
– “How to Teach” website:• http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport/501/501teaching.html
• UB Center for Teaching and Learning Resources– http://wings.buffalo.edu/provost/ctlr/index.htm
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Give a midsemester course evaluation
• Course instructor should do this
• If not, you do it.
– 2 questions:1. What aspects of recitation would you like to see changed?2. What aspects of recitation do you especially like?
– Then give feedback to students.
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If you have problems teaching…
• Speak to the course instructor
• Speak to me
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End of presentation
• Any questions?