Greetings all,

You are invited to the LFS TAs Community of Practice.

Having a space to share insights or troubleshoot issues is an important part of your professional development. Our Community of Practice space is an informal get together of TAs once a month over coffee. For the month of October, we will have an open-topic gathering to hear about your experiences and feedback. Below are the details:

DATE: Wednesday 30th | 11-12:00 PM

VENUE: MCML 139

RSVP at: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ePsdYwC5mucEsDP

Looking forward to seeing you.

Best Regards,

Lennie and Tebby

Greetings all,

I hope your semester is progressing well. Thank you to those who attended the Marking and Assessment workshop. This is an invitation to another important activity.

LFS TAs Community of Practice

Having a space to share insights or troubleshoot issues is an important part of your professional development. Our Community of Practice space is an informal get together of TAs once a month over coffee. For the month of October, we will have an open-topic gathering to hear about your experiences and feedback. Below are the details:

DATE: Wednesday 30th | 11-12:00 PM

VENUE: TBA

RSVP at: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ePsdYwC5mucEsDP

Looking forward to seeing you.

Best Regards

Lennie and Tebby

Hello Everyone,
especially Term 2 TAs –

Now that Winter Session is well underway, you probably have a pretty good feel for how your course load and activities are balancing out.

Sometimes a student will realize a change has to be made: he/she has taken on too much, or something comes up, and s/he decides to withdraw from his/her Term 2 TA-ship.

For those of you who accepted offers for a Term 2 TA-ship and are considering a change like this,

• • • • • your deadline is October 31st, 2019.

Please first inform your instructor, then contact me at: lfs.ta@ubc.ca.

This deadline for foreseeable changes allows time for your instructor to find another TA, and to process your changes, before the term ends, everyone scatters, and the holidays are upon us.

Thank you for your cooperation!
Questions? Let me know.

Regards,
Virginia

Virginia Frankian
Academic Coordinator
UBC Faculty of Land & Food Systems
FNH Building, Room 230
2205 East Mall
Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4
Phone: 604 822-0434
For all TA-related correspondence, please use lfs.ta@ubc.ca

Hello LFS TAs,

This is a friendly reminder that registration closes tonight for the Midterm season workshops.

These workshops are offered to help LFS TAs:

• follow rubrics consistently
• deliver effective feedback
• take appropriate action should they be concerned about a student in class

Midterm Season Workshops – Mon, Oct 7 at FNH 300
10 AM – 12 PM | Marking and Feedback (facilitated by CTLT)
12 PM – 1 PM | Early Alert Training (facilitated by UBC Student Support Services)

For catering purposes, please register at: http://bit.ly/LFS_MT

Cheers,
Tebby Leepile
Lennie Cheung

Hello LFS TAs,

Hello LFS TAs,

Registration closes soon for LFS TA Orientation
If you intend to attend the Orientation next week but have not registered yet, please do so by Sun, Aug 25th at: 

http://bit.ly/LFSTA_Orientation

This will help us submit an accurate catering order.

LFS TA Orientation
Wed, Aug 28 | 9 AM – 1 PM
Agora Cafe
(Please arrive 15 minutes early for registration; Welcome Remarks begin at 9 AM)

LFS TA Needs Assessment

New and returning LFS TAs will assist in interdisciplinary courses with diverse pedagogical approaches. Let your TA Training Program know what resources and topics are most relevant and useful to you by completing the survey below:

http://bit.ly/LFSTA_Needs

Have a great weekend,
Lennie

Lennie Cheung
TA Coordinator
Faculty of Land and Food Systems

We wanted to highlight our SIN Clinic starting August 27 – International Advising Office in collaboration with Service Canada are offering exclusive on-campus appointments for new UBC students to obtain their SIN.

Students are welcome to sign up for an appointment here.

Sign up for your SIN clinic appointment

Does your TA position begin soon or do you want to work in Canada? Before you can start working you need to get a Social Insurance Number (SIN) from Service Canada. You will also need to provide your SIN to UBC for tax purposes.

Service Canada will come to the UBC Life Building to issue SINs exclusively for UBC students starting August 27. This saves you a one hour commute to the nearest Service Canada office.

Spaces are limited, register online today!

Please let our office know if you have any questions, and many thanks for supporting incoming international graduate students!

Emilie

Emilie Omi, RISIA
International Student Advisor
International Student Development | Student Development and Services
The University of British Columbia |1200 UBC Life Building
6138 Student Union Boulevard | Vancouver, BC  Canada V6T 1Z1
xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Territory
E: emilie.omi@ubc.ca  | P: 604-822-1810
Subscribe to the I. House Community Update 

Applying for an immigration document soon and want it reviewed before applying?
Join the next Application Review. Get your questions answered, avoid common application mistakes, and leave the session ready to click on ‘submit’.
>> Enroll in the  Application Review Registration course through Canvas. <<

Kind regards,
Lia

Lia Maria Dragan
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia
344-2357 Main Mall | Vancouver BC Canada V6T 1Z4
Phone 604.822.8373 | Fax 604.822.4400
Lia.maria@ubc.ca / lfs.gradapp@ubc.ca www.landfood.ubc.ca

LFS TA ORIENTATION

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 | 9 AM – 1 PM AGORA CAFÉ

The LFS TA Training Program invites all new and returning LFS TAs to attend Orientation. With speakers from the Learning Centre, your local union, and CTLT, you will learn more about:

• TA Program Overview – Resources and Responsibilities
• Confidentiality for TAs and The Learning Centre
• Instructor Expectations
• CUPE 2278 Collective Agreement
• Canvas Essentials (Lunch n’ Learn)

For catering purposes, please register by Aug 25 at: bit.ly/LFSTA_Orientation

Dear LFS TAs,

The 2019-20 academic year is right around the corner, and the TA Training Program would like to highlight a few upcoming events and opportunities to help start your year of teaching.

LFS TA Orientation | Wed, Aug 28 (9 AM – 1 PM)

Join us at the LFS TA Orientation to get an overview of your responsibilities and rights, understand instructor expectations, gain technical skills, and meet your fellow TAs. Please see the attached poster for more details and register by Aug 25^th at: http://bit.ly/LFSTA_Orientation

Need more reasons to participate? See attached for what Dean Yada has to say about TA Training and the Orientation!

LFS TA Needs Assessment

Voice your needs and opinions by completing the anonymous LFS TA Needs Assessment Survey at:
http://bit.ly/LFSTA_Needs
Your feedback will help us shape future TA Training Programs!

Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW)

Want to attend CTLT’s highly sought-after ISW and not get waitlisted? We have seats reserved just for LFS TAs! Successful completion of the ISW will be noted in your transcript and is recognized by various institutions. E-mail Lennie (Lennie.Cheung@ubc.ca) if you are interested in attending an ISW this year.

August – September CTLT Workshops for TAs

Workshop Facilitation | Mon, Aug 26 (9 AM – 5 PM)
Working Effectively Together: TA-Instructor Working Relationships – Saving Everyone’s Time | Tue, Aug 27 (1 – 3:30 PM)
Mentoring | Tue, Sep 17 (9:30 AM – 3:30 PM)

Regards,
Lennie

Lennie Cheung
TA Coordinator
Faculty of Land and Food Systems