Last updated: March 14, 2013

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UF's Teaching Handbook

 

2010 TA Handbook
Teaching at the University of Florida describes expectations of and resources available to UF's TAs.
  • Part One: The TA's Role on Campus
  • Part Two: The TA as Teacher
  • Part Three: Teaching and Learning Resources


Click here to download the teaching assistant handbook for 2012-2013 (new window, size 1,809K).


Teaching More Effectively Workshop Series

 

Sponsored by the Graduate School & the Teaching Center

 

Free workshops for teaching assistants and other graduate students who want to improve their instructional skills are conducted each semester.  There are two strands of workshops: "Improving Your Teaching" and "Using Technology to Enhance Learning."  Certificates of participation are given for attending each workshop strand (one for pedagogy and another for teaching with technology).

Click here to read the workshop descriptions and register online.

Orientation for Graduate Teaching Assistants
(required of all new TA's)

Click here to view the orientation program.

  • Day 1
    Monday, August 13, 2012, 1:00-3:30pm
    Grand Ballroom, J Wayne Reitz Union
  • Day 2
    Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 8:30am-3:30pm
    Grand Ballroom, J Wayne Reitz Union
  • Effective Use of Media in UF's Wired Classrooms
    Wednesday, August 15, 2012, 9:00-11:00am
    Room L011, Turlington Hall

(Registration is not required for orientation or the media workshop listed above.)

Teaching Awards

Each year a committee (administered by the Graduate School) selects graduate teaching assistants to be recognized for their excellence in teaching, with the highest ranked graduate assistants receiving the Calvin A. VanderWerf award.  Click here for to view current and previous Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards.

Online Resources

UF Handbook on Testing and Grading (pdf)
Leading Discussions
Grading
Lecturing
Syllabus Design
Technology