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EECS Graduate Students Association

EECS Teaching Assistant Workshop
John Sun
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: EECS graduate students interested in teaching

Want to improve your teaching skills and your chances of getting a TAship in the future? Please come to the annual EECS TA Workshop. We will have group discussions focused on different aspects of TAing, led by experienced TAs who will share some of the things they wish they had known before they began teaching.

During this first workshop in the series, we will address topics such as the following:
What can I do to ensure that my students learn the material?
How do I write good problem sets and solutions?
How much time does TAing really take?
How do I make progress in my research, keep up in my classes, and do a good job as a TA, all in the same term?

For the second event:
During this second workshop in the series, we will address topics such as the following:
What are the differences between recitations and tutorials?
How do I encourage my students to interact with me and each other?
How much should I prepare and present, and how much time should I devote to answering students' questions?
What are some good uses of office hours?

Dinner provided. Please RSVP at website below.
Web: https://eecsgsa.mit.edu/events/
Contact: John Sun, johnsun@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Basics of TAing
John Sun
What can I do to ensure that my students learn the material?
How do I write good problem sets and solutions? How much time does TAing really take? How do I make progress in my research, keep up in my classes, and do a good job as a TA, all in the same term?
Mon Jan 30, 06-07:30pm, Grier B, 34-401B


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