TAing Psychology at Stanford

“…in teaching, you must simply work your pupil into such a state of interest in what you are going to teach him that every other object of attention is banished from his mind; then reveal it to him so impressively that he will remember the occasion to his dying day; and finally fill him with devouring curiosity to know what the next steps in connection with the subject are.”

– from William James Talks to Teachers on Psychology

TA WORKSHOP MATERIALS

The Psychology Department hosts annual TA training workshops. On the following links, you will find the PowerPoint presentations and handouts for every session at these workshops:

January 2007

Successful Oral Communication (I-Chant Chiang)
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PowerPoint

First impressions: Considerations for the first day of class (Cendri Hutcherson)
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PowerPoint

Leading Effective Discussions (Sapna Cheryan)
Outline

Teaching Statistics (Chris Bryan & Hal Ersner-Hershfield)
PowerPoint

Mentoring Undergraduates (Mary Murphy)
PowerPoint

A Quick One While He's Away: Guest Lecturing (Jeff Cooper)
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PowerPoint

How to Help Every Student Learn (Aneeta Rattan & Shantal Marshall)
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PowerPoint

Consistency in Grading Exams and Papers (Asha Smith)
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PowerPoint

Summer Session Teaching/Team Teaching (Beth Nichols)
PowerPoint

MS Word version of the schedule from January 2007.

September 2007

Classroom Dynamics (Kelly McGonigal)
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PowerPoint

First Impressions (Jessica Cameron)
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PowerPoint

Leading Effective Discussions: Dealing with Roadblocks (Valerie Jones)
PowerPoint

Teaching Statistics (Chris Bryan & Hal Ersner-Hershfield)
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It's Not Them, It's You: Teaching Incrementally (Aneeta Rattan & Shatal Marshall)
PowerPoint

Consistency in Grading Exams and Papers (Asha Smith)
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PowerPoint

MS Word Version of the schedule from September 2007