TA Training Programs at Other Universities
Training Focused on Postgraduate Teaching Assistants: the North American Model by Karron G. Lewis
An overview and background of TA training programs, methods, and practices.
English Language Institute of UTA Teaching Tips for International Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs)
Teaching in a foreign country using a second language can be a challenging experience. The expectations of American students, methods of organizing material, and classroom format can be very different from what you have been accustomed to in your native country.
International Teaching Assistant Handbook: An Introduction to University and College Teaching in the United States
The roles of a teaching assistant are very demanding. To assist you in adapting to your new surroundings, this booklet provides background information about the TA role, the American educational system, various perspectives on American undergraduate students, and the perceptions and experiences of international teaching assistants.
University of California at Santa Barbara TA Handbook
This link connects to the University of California’s TA development program. The handbook discusses many aspects of who TAs are and what they do. It includes chapters in effective TA-ing, special teaching topics, promoting academic integrity, dealing with cheating, and campus resources.
University of Pennsylvania Teaching Assistant Handbook
This handbook serves as a starting point for thinking about teaching. Much of this book is a discussion of ideas about teaching: about running a classroom, about evaluating student work, and about practices that work or do not work.
University of Utah Teaching Assistant Resources Page
Within this site you will find several useful tips and strategies for being a TA. Whether you are teaching classes or simply leading discussions, this site will be able to assist you with your needs.
Vanderbilt University’s International Teaching Assistant Program
ITAP assists and supports international graduate students as they prepare for and begin their teaching duties at Vanderbilt. It is specifically designed for those international teaching assistants (ITAs) for whom English is not their first language and who have not completed a baccalaureate degree at an institution where English is the language of instruction.
Washington University in St. Louis TA Teaching Tips
This collection of tips for teaching assistants is an attempt to provide a way for experienced teaching assistants to share their experiences, insights, and ways of doing things with other teaching assistants. It is not a systematic manual on either teaching or assisting, but you may find some invaluable tips which will help you be an excellent teaching assistant and, in the long run, a first-rate teacher.
York International Teaching Assistant Handbook
This book is concern with the specific areas in which being an International Teaching Assistant differs from being a TA.