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Mar 28, 2024
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STAT 777 - Seminar in Teaching Mathematics and Statistics (2 units) Prepares graduate students to become successful Teaching Assistants in mathematics and statistics courses. The activities, discussions, and work are designed to be useful and practical during the first semester of teaching and beyond. Topics include fostering student engagement, selecting appropriate mathematical tasks, formative assessment, reflective instruction, lesson planning, preparing to be a peer mentor, building a teaching CV, and documenting teaching practices.
Maximum units a student may earn: 2
Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Units of Lecture: 2 Offered: Every Fall
Student Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. participate in professional development activities related to mathematics teaching assistants’ duties. 2. discuss instructional strategies for teaching mathematics that can be used by teaching assistants in classroom, group, or individual learning settings. 3. reflect on how these new strategies and skills will be implemented into their current teaching assistant duties and future instructional responsibilities. 4. document their teaching and prepare a CV and teaching statement.
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