Product Description
A short guide on how to be a good teaching assistant for an undergraduate course in the sciences or engineering.
Content:
1. Introduction
2. Why Teach?
3. What is a Tutorial?
4. Like Your Students
5. Respect Your Students
6. Learn From The Best
7. Be Patient
8. Be Prepared
9. Write Neatly on the Chalkboard
10. Erase the Chalkboard When You're Done
11. Admit Ignorance
12. Defer Inappropriate or Inopportune Questions
13. Quiet the Class
14. Ask Questions of the Class
15. Don't Hold Grudges
16. Motivate the Material
17. The Questions Are More Important Than the Answers
18. Tell a Story
19. Talk to the Instructor Regularly
20. Prevent Cheating
21. Run Quizzes With Stern Authority
22. Avoid Email
23. Give Two Extra Tutorials
24. Mark Quizzes and Assignments Quickly and Fairly
25. Ask For Feedback on Your Teaching
26. Be Prepared
27. Acknowledgments
Content:
1. Introduction
2. Why Teach?
3. What is a Tutorial?
4. Like Your Students
5. Respect Your Students
6. Learn From The Best
7. Be Patient
8. Be Prepared
9. Write Neatly on the Chalkboard
10. Erase the Chalkboard When You're Done
11. Admit Ignorance
12. Defer Inappropriate or Inopportune Questions
13. Quiet the Class
14. Ask Questions of the Class
15. Don't Hold Grudges
16. Motivate the Material
17. The Questions Are More Important Than the Answers
18. Tell a Story
19. Talk to the Instructor Regularly
20. Prevent Cheating
21. Run Quizzes With Stern Authority
22. Avoid Email
23. Give Two Extra Tutorials
24. Mark Quizzes and Assignments Quickly and Fairly
25. Ask For Feedback on Your Teaching
26. Be Prepared
27. Acknowledgments
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