Defining the TA
Introduction: the role of a TA; facts and benefits; setting teaching goals.
Faculty Statements

The First Day
Essential points for a first day handout.
A sample lesson plan replete with openers, strategies for getting to know your class, discussion jump-starts.

Teaching Strategies
Teaching Strategies to Adapt and Vary
Group Work
Facilitating Discussions
Sequencing Discussion Questions
Collaborative Teaching
Tips on Teaching Theory
Writing Effective Paper Topics (under construction)
Sample questions for discussions and some lesson plans (under construction)

Diversity in the Classroom
General Overview
Women in the Classroom
Race Sensitivity
The Affirmative Action and Diversity Project: A Web Page for Research

Responding to Student Work
Grading - An Overview
Establishing Grading Policies
Assigning Grades
Grade Disputes
A Note on Student Rewrite/Revision Policies
Responding to Student Writing
Sample Statements of Grading Criteria: Sample 1, Sample 2
Tips for Time Management and Grading

Teaching Resources
Sample Section Syllabi
English Department Knowledge Base (Local Index)
Voice of the Shuttle English Department Knowledge Base (Amplified Index)

Plagiarism
UCSB Statement on Academic Dishonesty
UCSB Student Handbook Statement on Academic Conduct
UCSB Regulations on Student Conduct
Strategies to Promote Academic Integrity (UCSB Office of Instructional Development)
Plagiarism: Finding the Original Source (West Texas A&M U.)
Rutgers Anti-Plagiarism Site
"School Sucks" (A database of downloadable term papers)
UCSB Writing Program Resources for Plagiarism
An Instructor's Guide on Reporting Misconduct (UCSB Office of Student Life)