Final Presentations and Essays
Final Presentations:
To complete this course, you will give one more 15-minute, video-recorded presentation to the class as if you were the TA. Please leave the last few minutes for questions. The topic for this third presentation is up to you, but it must be a topic for a general audience (see Unit 7). This presentation is the final for this course. It is graded by a committee, and a letter is sent to your graduate coordinator with comments from the committee evaluations and a recommendation regarding your level of readiness to be a TA. Your graduate coordinator will also have access to this presentation. The final should be a presentation that you want to take with you for your teaching portfolio. It should be indicative of your superior teaching and communication skills.
The rubric for these presentations is the same as for the first two, and is available on eLC and in your textbook (p. 173-177). Please review the rubrics and time limits before presenting.
Observation Essay
You will observe two undergraduate classes in your department or a related field. One should be taught by a US or international TA and the other should be taught by an experienced professor, American or international. If possible, observe someone you have heard is a good instructor but who you do not know closely so that you can begin with a somewhat objective observation. If none of the courses in your field are taught by TAs, then you may observe a lab or undergraduate classes taught by professors.
DO NOT WRITE A REPORT FOR CLASSES IN WHICH YOU ARE A STUDENT as this sets up conflicts for evaluation and learning. You will write one essay combining each observation according to the guidelines provided below.
You need to get the instructor’s or TA’s permission to observe the class. On the day of the observation, please arrive at the class a few minutes early, so that you can observe what happens before class begins.
The observation essay should be double spaced, at least 2,000
To complete this course, you will give one more 15-minute, video-recorded presentation to the class as if you were the TA. Please leave the last few minutes for questions. The topic for this third presentation is up to you, but it must be a topic for a general audience (see Unit 7). This presentation is the final for this course. It is graded by a committee, and a letter is sent to your graduate coordinator with comments from the committee evaluations and a recommendation regarding your level of readiness to be a TA. Your graduate coordinator will also have access to this presentation. The final should be a presentation that you want to take with you for your teaching portfolio. It should be indicative of your superior teaching and communication skills.
The rubric for these presentations is the same as for the first two, and is available on eLC and in your textbook (p. 173-177). Please review the rubrics and time limits before presenting.
Observation Essay
You will observe two undergraduate classes in your department or a related field. One should be taught by a US or international TA and the other should be taught by an experienced professor, American or international. If possible, observe someone you have heard is a good instructor but who you do not know closely so that you can begin with a somewhat objective observation. If none of the courses in your field are taught by TAs, then you may observe a lab or undergraduate classes taught by professors.
DO NOT WRITE A REPORT FOR CLASSES IN WHICH YOU ARE A STUDENT as this sets up conflicts for evaluation and learning. You will write one essay combining each observation according to the guidelines provided below.
You need to get the instructor’s or TA’s permission to observe the class. On the day of the observation, please arrive at the class a few minutes early, so that you can observe what happens before class begins.
The observation essay should be double spaced, at least 2,000