Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Section I: Introduction to the Teaching Assistant Role
Chapter 1. Focusing of Student Learning
Angela Lumpkin (Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA)
Chapter 2. Interacting with Students
Heather Hagenbuch and Lauren Nitecki (McNair Scholars Program, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA, and others)
Chapter 3. Overcoming Resistance: Trust-Building for Content Delivery
Vanessa L. Haddad (Department of General Studies, SUNY Erie Community College, Williamsville, NY, USA)
Section II: Designing and Delivering Instruction
Chapter 4. Curriculum Development
Cathleen Morreale (Center for Educational Innovation, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA)
Chapter 5. Instructional Strategies for Active Learning
Rebecca Rotundo (Center for Educational Innovation, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA)
Chapter 6. Multicultural Metacognition: ‘Thinking About Your Thinking’ as a Facilitator for Diverse Student Populations
Tara Jabbaar-Gyambrah and Seneca Vaught (University Honors College, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA, and others)
Chapter 7. Wild Problems, Messy Learning: Leveraging the Strengths of Project- and Problem-Based Learning
Korydon Smith, Nicholas Rajkovich and Beth Tauke (School of Architecture and Planning, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA)
Chapter 8. Serving as a Teaching Assistant in Large Class Sections
Donald McGuire and Averill Earls (Departments of Classics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA, and others)
Chapter 9. Teaching Labs and Recitations
Christine Human (School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA)
Chapter 10. Contemplative Practices in the Classroom
Jamie Carr and Abigail Levin (Department of English, Niagara University, Lewiston, NY, USA, and others)
Chapter 11. Using Technology and Apps
Christopher A. Rates (Center for Educational Innovation, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA)
Chapter 12. Assessing and Evaluating Student Learning and Achievement
Carol Van Zile-Tamsen (UB Curriculum, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA)
Section III: Professionalism
Chapter 13. Self-Care and the Teaching Assistant: Strategies to Ensure Academic and Career Success
Ryan Bronkema and Matt Varga (Department of Commination Sciences and Professional Counseling, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA, USA)
Chapter 14. Teaching as a Profession
Cathleen Morreale, Michelle Messenger and Carol Van Zile-Tamsen (Center for Educational Innovation, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA, and others)
Index
