Welcome!CS Teaching AssistantsSpring 2012

Introductions

Faculty Dr. Ken Calvert, Chair Dr. Raphael Finkel, Director Graduate Studies Dr. Jurek Jaromczyk, Director Undergraduate

Studies Staff

Dee Fuhs, payroll / finances Paul Linton, CS systems administrator

help@cs.uky.edu

Keep your balance!

You have a teaching job, classes, research and a LIFE!

How do you balance it?TALK to your supervisor AND your

advisor if you are getting overloadedSchedules can be adjusted with some

notice!Check out gradshare.com – graduate

students talking about their problems and how they cope

Your class schedule

If you are a returning student, you should have already registered for classes – if not, then do it now!

If you are registered, please do not make changes unless absolutely necessary

If you make a change or have made one in the last few days, tell Dr. Keen now!

Class / Section Assignments

Rules for changing assignments are onlineTell Dr. Keen what you want to change TO,

not just what you want to change FROMWrite down what sections are changing

and who else is involvedBoth people sign the requestMUST be done before first day class meets

Graduate School Workshops

Every full-time TA goes to two during the semester

Make SURE you sign attendance sheet

Go to MORE if you like! They’re free!

Observations and Evaluations

Every TA is observed by a faculty member every semester (usually their supervisor)

Every TA is evaluated by their supervisor at the end of every semester

The TA gets a copy of each form and a chance to respond to it

Copies are kept by TA, Dr. Keen and Graduate School, and TA’s advisor

PLEASE help us by making sure your form is filled out and signed by the end of the semester!

Useful Information

Last day of the semester for us – Monday May 7 – AFTER Finals Week!

Midterm = March 5 Code for Xerox machine – 08980 – ABET

copiesTake care of payroll (I-9 and direct

deposit) with DeeTA page

www.cs.uky.edu/~keen/tas/tas.htmlPLEASE do not give this URL to anyone!!

More Useful Information

TA mailboxes are in 773 Anderson Hall Dr. Keen’s cell phone number is 576 5949 All TAs should KEEP ALL emails sent to

them by students and all emails sent to students, at least until final grades are done

University accounts? Make sure yours is set up and that Dr. Keen has an email address for you (either cs.uky.edu or uky.edu)

YOUR OFFICE HOURS!

BE there!They will be in the Multilab or in the

RGAN lab, scheduled in the next week or two

Students can show up at any time! Not just the start of the hour

Even if more than one TA is scheduled for a time, it is your job to be there

If you have to miss…

If you know that you are going to miss A TA meetingA Class meetingAn Exam proctoringAn Exam grading

Let your supervisor KNOW about it! Even if you have it covered, they need to know! In advance if possible but even after the fact!

Food / Drink PoliciesPLEASE enforce in the labs!Keep it below desk levelKeep it hidden!Don’t make a mess!

What’s the best thing to give your students?

A cookie?

What’s the best thing to give your students?

A hug?

What’s the best thing to give your students?

Your attention!

Student who ‘fell through the crack’

Student 8/26 9/1 9/3 9/9 9/11 9/13 9/18 LT1 LT2

StudentA

1 1 1 1 45 95

LT3 LT4 T1 T2 T3

90 80 180 170 175

What do you do about it?

Make a note to speak to this person in lab

Send them an email if you have their address

Speak to your supervisor about the student

Communicate!

Do you want to “Teach like a Champion” ?

What next?

Specific Class meetings115 TA meeting Tuesday 2pm – Dr. Keen –

FPAT 773C215 TA meeting – see Dr. Seales 101 TA meeting Tuesday 10am – Dr. Keen

– FPAT 773C221 TA meeting - see Mr. Piwowarski

TAs assigned to other classes – see your supervisors for instructions

Graders – wait a few days for decisions

A Song “We’ve Got to be That Light”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haUj3qUncOs

Lyrics—

Every generation must pass onThe wisdom of the previous generationsIf we don't keep the next chain connected to the ones that came before itIt's all gone

And who's the glue between those chains?It's you, it's you

This is a sacred trustAs educators and parentsA sacred trustWe've got to be that light

We've got to be that lightThat shining light that guides the wayWe've got to be that lightThat shining light that guides the way

A classroom is a sacred placeIt's not a room in a schoolIt's any placeAny place where a teacher helps a childPatiently and artfullyIn their journey

In this sacred placeWe must nurture the gift of a questionIn this sacred placeThe teacher lights the way

We have to ensureThat testing serves educationWe have to ensureThat education does not serve testing

We as a nation nowAre teaching to the testWe as a nation nowAre beating all of the joy out of our classrooms

The book of knowledge is not written in our genesWhat's written in our genes is the journeyWe should be nurturing that gift of a questionWe should help frame that pathway to an answer

The teacher's the guideIt's a student's classroomIt's a student's classroomThey are remarkable explorers

Symphony of Science

Symphonyofscience.com

For many more songs / videos like this

This song/video done by: Dr. Jeff Goldstein, Center Director

National Center for Earth and Space Science Education

John BoswellSymphony of Science

Ending Activities

Take Pictures –Pengpeng, Chris, others

Supplies – pens, folders, textbooks

Night TAs – laptops, syllabus