New Student Orientation
8:30 - 9:00
9:00 - 9:30
9:30 - 10:30
10:45 - 11:30
11:45 - 12:30
Check-in & Continental Breakfast – (LH 102)
Office of Community Standards and Center for Students with Disabilities – (LH 102)
Preparing to Teach – (LH 102)
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What are UCONN undergraduates like? (Overview of what to expect from students in your class)
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Your role as an instructor
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Hi-Tech Classroom overview
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Grading Overview
Concurrent Sessions 1
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Managing discussion sections
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Managing laboratory sections
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Introduction to HuskyCT
Concurrent Sessions 2
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Creating an effective learning environment
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Public Speaking, managing anxiety – teaching as performance, communications
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Time Management (Office hours, research, etc..)
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Introduction to HuskyCT
LANGSA Tip
After the Graduate Teaching Assistant Orientation, the Graduate School offers open sessions about campus resources for graduate students, processes and procedures of the Graduate School, etc.
More Information:
Laurel Hall 102
Laurel Hall 102
Laurel Hall 102
8:30 - 9:00
9:00 - 9:30
9:30 - 10:00
10:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 1:00
1:00 - 2:00
2:00 - 4:00
Coffee and refreshments, chat
Introduction/Welcome
Section meetings, Section heads meet with their TAs
French: OAK 239
CLCS: OAK 269
German: OAK 268
Italian: OAK 235
Spanish: OAK 236
Full group workshop: The communicative approach
Profs. Wagner and Urios-Aparisi
Lunch & LANGSA Assembly
Discussion of TA guidelines
All TAs:
Section meetings, Each section meets with its coordinator
French: OAK 268
CLCS: OAK 267
German: OAK 301
Italian: OAK 201
Spanish: OAK 239
LANGSA Tip
Have a bite, meet graduate students from other departments, and get information about resources to connect to your community at the GAIN BBQ and Community fair 5:00pm – 7:00pm, Rome Ballroom
Oak Hall 236
Oak Hall 117
Oak Hall
Oak Hall 117
Oak Hall236
Oak Hall 117
Oak Hall
9:30 - 10:00
10:00 - 11:00
New TAs:
Introduction to the LCL Lab Tour, policies & procedures, equipment, LCL website, network registration - Jen Dassouki
New TAs:
Introduction to PeopleSoft - Steven Park
Time for additional meetings as
discussed with coordinator.
Day to prepare for classes and for the
semester.
Please make sure to contact your
coordinator for any question or doubt
you may have.
Oak Hall 111
Oak Hall 117
Have a look at our Events and Workshops, and sign up for the LANGSA Google Calendar!