{"id":7,"date":"2015-07-13T16:28:42","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T16:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.tntech.edu\/gmullins\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2022-01-25T11:35:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T17:35:03","slug":"for-tas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.tntech.edu\/gmullins\/for-tas\/","title":{"rendered":"For TA’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Teaching Assistants\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Spring 22 TA Assignments<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Being a teaching assistant is an important job.\u00a0 It is a time for you to help students learn more about chemistry and to do so in a safe environment.\u00a0 It is a time for you to demonstrate to faculty and your fellow TA\u2019s that you are responsible, reliable, and a team player.\u00a0 Employers in academia and industry value these attributes.<\/p>\n

To assist you in developing these attributes, here are some requirements and guidelines.<\/p>\n

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  1. All TA\u2019s will be expected to complete required safety training (both general and site-specific) before the first experiment of the course.<\/li>\n
  2. Attend the weekly TA meeting (required).\u00a0 This should be a good opportunity to review what went right or wrong with the previous lab and share information about the next lab.<\/li>\n
  3. Read the complete experiment (including data sheet and supplemental questions) prior to each lab.\u00a0 Also, review TA information and PowerPoint presentations if available.\u00a0 Make sure you understand the procedure for each lab.\u00a0 Your students deserve a well-prepared, confident TA.<\/li>\n
  4. Plan to be present at the start of your assigned lab section and to stay until the last student is gone.\u00a0 If you have to be absent for all or part of a lab, please make arrangements with your fellow TA\u2019s to have your position covered.\u00a0 Swapping out time is a good way to do this.\u00a0 Try not to take advantage of each other.<\/li>\n
  5. Try to project a professional attitude and demonstrate professional behavior while you are in the laboratory.\u00a0 You are no longer \u201cjust a student\u201d when you are a TA.<\/li>\n
  6. Discuss division of assignments (pre-lab lecture, preparing\/grading quizzes, and grading experiments) with your fellow TA\u2019s in each lab section.\u00a0 Each TA should present at least two pre-lab lectures, prepare and grade at least one quiz, and grade at least two experiments.\u00a0 The skills you need for each of these tasks will serve you well in your future employment, whether you enjoy them or not.<\/li>\n
  7. Record lab grades in a timely fashion, before the next lab occurs.\u00a0 Each course\u2019s faculty coordinator will let you know the how the grades should be recorded (iLearn, Excel, etc.)<\/li>\n
  8. Encourage your students to practice good housekeeping in the lab.\u00a0 This will make your job of straightening up after each lab much easier.<\/li>\n
  9. Do not open waste containers until the lab actually begins.\u00a0 Make sure all waste containers are closed at the end of your lab section.\u00a0 Report any unlabeled containers immediately to the lab coordinator.<\/li>\n
  10. Be accessible.\u00a0 Check your mailbox in the chemistry office.\u00a0 Read and promptly respond to student and faculty emails.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    For Teaching Assistants\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Spring 22 TA Assignments Being a teaching assistant is an important job.\u00a0 It […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.tntech.edu\/gmullins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.tntech.edu\/gmullins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.tntech.edu\/gmullins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.tntech.edu\/gmullins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.tntech.edu\/gmullins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":86,"href":"https:\/\/sites.tntech.edu\/gmullins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":304,"href":"https:\/\/sites.tntech.edu\/gmullins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.tntech.edu\/gmullins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}