Working as an International TA: Brilliant Chance to Develop your Personal and Professional Skills

Working as an International TA: Brilliant Chance to Develop your Personal and Professional Skills

Presented by: Iman Moazzen

1My Teaching Experience

Tutorial TA (four time)Lab TA (two times)Academic Assistant (four times)Marker (one time)Lab Manager

2OutlineHighlighting the benefits of working as an ESL TA What students expect from you as a TA (Tutorial and Lab TA)What you should expect from students Teaching tips for ESL TAs How to overcome potential problems of communications

3Benefit of working as an ESL TA Great on your ResumeImprove your English Improve your Presentation & Personal SkillsTest Innovative Teaching MethodsLearn LogisticsMake a lot of FriendsEarn Money

4Students Expectations for Tutorial TAsOrganized (systematic approach)

5Signal Representation in Frequency

Fourier Series

6What does Frequency mean?Frequency Means How Fast a Signal is Changing

7If the signal is changing very fast: high frequenciesIf the signal is changing very slowly: low frequencies

Explaining Frequency using Music

Fast SongSlow Song

8Filtering

9Students Expectations for Tutorial TAsOrganized (plan & time)Knowledgeable Confident Approachable (answering questions & dedicating extra time & answering emails)

10Students Expectations for Lab TAsKnowledgeableTreat all groups the sameBe specific about lab report and marking rubricsMark lab report till next lab (technical content)

11What you should expect from students

Professional Behavior

12Teaching tips for ESL TAs Get prepared for each classSpeak as simple as possibleTry to speak loud and slowCheck if students follow what you are sayingDont worry about your English

13How to overcome potential problems of communications

Practice What to do if you dont understand the question

14General SuggestionsPersonal HomepageHandout

15Conclusions OrganizedWell PreparedApproachableSpeak as simple as possibleLoud and clear voice Dont worry about your English

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