Work toward the LFS TA Letter of Completion!

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Happy New Year, LFS TAs! We wanted to remind you about the LFS Advanced TA Skills Letter of Completion, which recognizes TAs who have gone above and beyond to develop teaching skills.

Eligibility:

  • A TA must be a part of the LFS Faculty to receive a letter.
  • TAs must attend 5 independent advanced TA skills training opportunities to receive a letter. These training opportunities can be offered by the LFS TA Training Program, the LFS Learning Centre, The Centre for Teaching Learning and Technology (CTLT) or another recognized TA training entity at UBC. Three of 5 workshops must be completed within LFS programs.
  • The 5 workshops must consist of the following content:
    • 3 workshops related to content in teaching fundamentals.
    • 1 workshop related to content in equity, diversity and inclusivity (EDI) aspects.
    • 1 workshop related to teaching theory/pedagogy.

Good news! The CTLT is hosting a winter TA Institute, which has many workshops that can count toward your Letter of Completion. Here’s some examples below.

Teaching Fundamentals

  • Establishing a Positive TA Experience Working with Faculty Members: Dos and Don’ts
  • Facilitating Discussions
  • Marking, Assessment, and Feedback as a TA

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

  • Active Learning and Inclusion: Using Student Gender, English as an Additional Language, and Neurodivergence Case Studies
  • Social Class in Our Classrooms

Teaching Theory/Pedagogy

  • Designing High Impact Experiential Learning

See all of the sessions here: https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/event-category/ctlt-institute/

Not sure where a session that you’re interested in fits? Have questions about the Letter of Completion? Email us! (lexisly@mail.ubc.ca & sbristow@student.ubc.ca)