GTA Series - Oh, the Joys of Teaching: Managing Your Classroom and Other Issues (Session 5)

Friday, October 20, 2023 :: 12:00-1:30 PM

Park Library | 413

Intended Audience: CMU Graduate Teaching Assistants

With other students often observing, what is your plan for dealing with chatty, texting, sleeping, tardy, discussion-dominating, or confrontational students? This interactive session examines strategies for dealing with student behaviors that can detract from effective instruction, explore elements of good classroom management, effective planning, active listening, demonstrating empathy, and identifying CMU campus resources designed to help your students. Lunch will be provided.

In partnership with the Office of Research and Graduate Studies (ORGS), CIS is pleased to introduce the Building Excellence in Graduate Teaching Assistants Series. These sessions are designed to prepare graduate students for their teaching roles at CMU, enhance their teaching skills, increase their pedagogical knowledge and practice, and equip them with the tools and strategies necessary to effectively support undergraduate education. GTAs receive guidance in various pedagogical techniques, teaching methods, and classroom management strategies.

NOTE: Registration for this session closes at 2:00 p.m. on the day prior to the session.