Archives: TA News

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Carleton’s Outstanding TA Award recipients honoured at luncheon

On April 20, 2017, the recipients of the Outstanding TA Awards for 2016-17 were honoured at an awards luncheon at Baker's. In attendance were the award recipients: Justin Berquist (Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering), Matthew Conte (Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's and Gender Studies), Melissa Conte (Department of Sociology... More

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Blog: Supporting Students with ADHD and Performance Anxiety

By: Lucas Jerusalimiec As teaching assistants (TAs), many of us have experience in assisting students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). These students are often highly engaged in tutorials and demonstrate intelligence during class discussions. Those who are in the upper years of their undergraduate degrees are most likely aware... More

Friday, March 31, 2017

Announcing the EDC’s 2017-2018 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award Recipients and Honourable Mentions

The EDC is pleased to announce the five outstanding Teaching Assistants (TAs) who have been named recipients of the 2017-2018 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. The awards celebrate the support TAs give to the undergraduate programs in their disciplines, their roles in establishing a positive learning environment, and their work in... More

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Celebrating Carleton’s outstanding TAs

Congratulations to all of the Teaching Assistants (TAs) who were nominated for the EDC’s Outstanding TA Awards and many departmental TA awards. We received approximately 300 nominations for almost 140 unique nominees this year, highlighting the amazing accomplishments of Carleton’s TAs. The awards celebrate the TAs’ dedication to... More

Monday, March 20, 2017

Celebrating Carleton’s Outstanding TAs

Congratulations to all of the Teaching Assistants (TAs) who were nominated for the EDC’s Outstanding TA Awards and many departmental TA awards. We received approximately 300 nominations for almost 140 unique nominees this year, highlighting the amazing accomplishments of Carleton’s TAs. The awards celebrate the TAs’ dedication to... More

Monday, March 6, 2017

Blog: “Hey, you guys!”: Avoiding non-inclusive, gendered language in the classroom

By: Anita Grace As I wrapped up a TA workshop on participatory classroom activities, I was feeling positive about the energy in the classroom and the engagement from all the participants. Everything seemed to have gone so well. But when I reviewed the index cards that I had used to gather feedback, two responses... More

Friday, February 10, 2017

Blog: Learning at Play: Integrating Live Action Role-Playing into the Classroom

By: Noah Schwartz Children learn through play. As we grow into adulthood and are socialized through the school system, however, play becomes a smaller and smaller part of our educational training regime. In recent years, scholarship has continued to demonstrate that traditional styles of teaching, which emphasize lecturing and see students as... More

Thursday, January 26, 2017

EDC Wraps Up Another Successful TA Training Day!

The EDC’s Winter 2017 TA Training Day event on January 21 saw approximately 300 TAs take part in 10 unique training sessions aimed at their personal and professional development. We were especially privileged to hear keynote addresses from award-winning faculty members Dr. David Dean (Department of History) and Dr. Michael Hildebrand... More

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Blog: The Choice is Theirs: Offering Students Choice as an Inclusive Teaching Practice

By: Jeff Carette Inclusive education refers to a method of teaching that advocates equal opportunity learning for all students, regardless of background or learning disabilities. Through the application of inclusive practices, we can avoid the kind of “ability labeling” that has been shown to stifle a learner’s capacity to achieve... More

Friday, December 23, 2016

Winter 2017 TA Training Offerings

The EDC's TA Training offerings for the Winter 2017 term are now fully viewable and open for registration! Our new Events page provides a complete overview of all our workshops and sessions, but you can view the list of regular workshops here (all in 422 DT) and the full program for our TA Training Day... More

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Blog: Nurturing an Environment for Engagement: Inclusive Teaching Practice and its Challenges for Teaching Assistants

By: Megan Graham “If a child can't learn the way we teach, perhaps we should teach the way they learn.” - Ignacio Estrada “Tell me and I’ll forget. Teach me and I’ll remember. Involve me and I’ll learn.” - Ben Franklin Inclusive teaching practices are vital at every level of education. The above quotations speak... More

Friday, November 11, 2016

Become a TA for the EDC!

The EDC is looking to hire a Teaching Assistant (130 hours) in a service role for the Winter 2017 term. The position will involve providing support for the EDC’s TA-related initiatives, including TA Training and the TA Mentor Program. The candidate will help the EDC to fulfill its obligation to track attendance hours for... More

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