Resources for New and International TAs

Allen, R.R. & Rueter, T. (1990). Teaching Assistant Strategies: An Introduction to College Teaching. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt. Highly recommended.

"Coping With Teaching Anxiety." (1995). The Teaching Professor, August/September.

Davis, B.G. (1993). Tools for Teaching, San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Highly recommended.

Fraher, R. (1984). "Learning a New Art: Suggestions for Beginning Teachers." In M.M. Gullette (Ed.), The Art and Craft of Teaching. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. (pp. 103 -115)

Frederick, P. (1981). "The Dreaded Discussion: Ten Ways to Start." Improving College and University Teaching, 30 (Summer), pp. 109-114.

Freeland, R. (1998). Collected Wisdom: Strategies and Resources for TAs. Pittsburgh, PA: Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence, Carnegie Mellon University. Highly recommended.

Garcia, R. (1991). "Twelve Ways of Looking at a Blackboard." The Teaching Professor, October.

Grasha, A.F. (1994). "A Matter of Style: The Teacher as Expert, Formal Authority, Personal Model, Facilitator, and Delegator." College Teaching, Vol. 42, No. 4. (pp.142-149).

Hall, R. M. & Sandler, B. R. (1982). The Classroom Climate: A Chilly One for Women? Washington, DC: Project on the Status and Education of Women, Association of American Colleges. Highly recommended.

Hocker, J. (1986). "Teacher-Student Confrontations." In J.M. Civikly, (Ed.). Communicating in College Classrooms. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, no. 26. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. (pp. 71-82).

"Irritating Behaviors: Theirs and Ours." (1990). The Teaching Professor, October.

Kline, B. (1994). "Cooperative Learning and the Role of the TA." Journal of Graduate Teaching Assistant Development, 2 (2), pp. 53-61.

McKeachie, W.J. (1994).Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University Teachers, Ninth Edition. Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath. Highly recommended.

"One-to-One Teaching." (1990). The Teaching Professor, November.

Walvoord, B.E. & Anderson, V.J. (1998). Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Weimer, M.G. (1988). "Reading Your Way to Better Teaching." College Teaching, 36(2), pp. 48 -53. Includes further recommended reading on college teaching.