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New TA Workshop

On Monday, August 11, 2025 the Graduate School and its campus partners will host the annual New TA Workshop. It will be held in-person at the McKimmon Center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PLEASE NOTE: REGISTRATION IS FROM 8 to 8:45 a.m. and participants need to arrive no later than 8:45 a.m. Those interested in attending must pre-register via this registration form before August 1, 2025 as lunch will be provided, at no charge, to those who pre-register. This event will include a series of workshops on a variety of teaching-related topics and participation in this full-day event can also be applied towards the Teaching Certificate. While this event is especially geared towards new TAs, all graduate students and postdocs with an interest in teaching are welcome to attend.

Agenda

Morning Plenary Session

  • 9:00-9:10: Opening Remarks; Dr. Peter Harries, Dean of the Graduate School
  • 9:10-10:00 Competent Communication in the Classroom; Dr. April Kedrowicz
  • 10:00-10:30: Supporting Students in Uncertain Times; Angel Bowers
  • 10:30-10:45 Break
  • 10:45-11:15 FERPA and Other Legal Considerations; Betsy Lanzen
  • 11:15-12:00 Active Learning Strategies; Dr. Phil Tietjen

Lunch 12-1

Afternoon Sessions

Breakout Sessions 1-1:50

  • Library Resources for Instructors and Students; Anne Burke & Kim Duckett
  • Tips for Managing the Classroom Environment; Dr. Rhonda Sutton
  • Making Science Fun & Engaging for Students; Dr. Lucian Lucia
  • Teaching a Lab in the College of Engineering; Tommy Stephenson

Breakout Sessions 2-2:50

  • Library Resources for Instructors and Students; Anne Burke & Kim Duckett
  • Teaching a Lab in the College of Sciences; Dr. Miriam Ferzli
  • Grading Hacks; Dr. Jason King
  • Gradescope; Dr. Bevin Maultsby
  • Pedagogy Lab; Dr. Phil Tietjen

Breakout Sessions 3-3:50

  • Communicating as a Teacher/Your Teaching Persona; Dr. Malaka Friedman
  • Evaluation and Grading; Dr. Jason King
  • Using Moodle to Support Student Learning; Kerri Brown Parker
  • Generative AI & Teaching; Dr. Julio Teran

Graduate Student Panel 4-4:50

  • Keisha White; College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development
  • Abby (“Bee”) Rinaldi; Communication, Rhetoric & Digital Media
  • Keysi Barrios; Textile Technology Management
  • Brooklynn Joyner; Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management
  • Azizah Conerly; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

You can also learn more about the New TA Workshop by watching the video recording of last year’s morning sessions (see below). Questions? Contact Dr. Phil Tietjen, Director of Teaching Programs, at phil_tietjen@ncsu.edu.

Zoom recording of the 2024 TA Workshop morning session.