Workshops & Certificates for TA Professional Development
We work in partnership with the Teaching Assistants’ Training Program (TATP), a tri-campus peer-to-peer training program for any student working as a TA at the University of Toronto.
TATP Workshops at UTM
These workshops focus on specialized aspects of:
- classroom teaching;
- teaching preparation;
- employment training; and
- professional development for TAs.
Delivery format:
- Hosted by the RGASC on the UTM campus
- Run during the Fall and Winter terms
- Workshops are normally three hours long
Who is eligible to attend TATP workshops at UTM?
- Graduate and undergraduate students employed as Teaching Assistants at the University of Toronto are eligible to attend TATP workshops.
Schedule and registration:
Sample of past workshops held at UTM:
- The Multilingual Classroom: Cultivating a Multilingual Teaching Team and Learning Community
- Good Questions, Better Discussions: How to Design and Facilitate Effective Classroom Discussions
- Between Myth and Reality: Teaching Presence in Higher Education
- Presentation Skills for Instructors and Teaching Assistants
- Teaching Creative Problem Solving Skills: An Experiential Workshop
- After your Teaching Assistantship: Professional Development, Transferable Skills and Teaching Portfolios
TATP Certificate Programs
TATP workshop attendance may count towards completion of a TATP certificate. Learn more about the benefits of certification:
2021-2022 Call for Proposals for ELLI, NDI, and WDI
Faculty of UTM! We are accepting proposals for ELLI, NDI, and WDI.
Call for Proposals: UTMSU Clubs and Associations Academic Skills Development Fund
The Office of the Dean, UTMSU, and the Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre are pleased to invite applications for funds to support student-driven initiatives (outside of academic societies) that have an academic skills development component.
