New Graduate Teaching Assistant Institute

Date/Time:

August 18, 2025 - 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM E.T.

Audience:

All new graduate teaching assistants (international and domestic)

Registration:

https://grad.msu.edu/tapreg

Location:

Virtual, via Zoom

Format:

D2L Modules and in-person sessions.

Goal:

New Graduate Teaching assistants will engage with information necessary to successfully start teaching undergraduate students.

Learning Outcomes:

New GTAs will be able to:

  • Identify ways of how to best address various learner differences including identities and experiences to help foster student success.
  • Discuss strategies to successfully run their classrooms, their recitation sessions, their work as graders or homeroom tutors.
  • Provide procedures to address policy related issues in their individual roles as GTAs.
  • Find solutions to student scenarios they may encounter in their GTA role.
  • Connect with graduate students to discuss engagement opportunities.

Full agenda available July 1