Contents

CHAPTER 1
THE TA-SHIP AND THE UNIVERSITY

Conditions of Service
TA Eligibility
Financial Assistance and Benefits
University Offices Of Interest To TAs

CHAPTER 2
ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE TA-ING

PLANNING WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO TEACH
IMPLEMENTING WHAT YOU'VE PLANNED
EVALUATING WHAT YOU'VE DONE

CHAPTER 3
SPECIAL TEACHING TOPICS FOR TAs

DISCUSSION SECTIONS
LAB SECTIONS AND THE TA
STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE LEARNING
USING COOPERATIVE LEARNING GROUPS
LECTURING AND THE TA
RE-ENTRY STUDENTS AND THE TA
FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES AND THE TA
TAs AS WRITING TEACHERS
STRATEGIES FOR NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKING TAs

CHAPTER 4
PROMOTING ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND DEALING WITH CHEATING

PREVENTING CHEATING
DETECTING CHEATING
REPORTING CHEATING

CHAPTER 5
CAMPUS RESOURCES FOR TEACHING & LEARNING

INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT
CLASSROOM LEGAL ISSUES
STUDENT SERVICES

CHAPTER 6
A REFERRAL GUIDE FOR HELPING DISTRESSED STUDENTS

INTRODUCTION
EMOTIONALLY DISTRESSED STUDENTS
SUBSTANCE ABUSING STUDENT
VICTIM OF AN UNSAFE SITUATION
THE DISABLED STUDENT
THE STUDENT NEEDING CAREER DIRECTION
CAMPUS RESOURCES
REFERENCES