Teaching Resources for TAs

Available in our Office

Workshop Videos

Our office contains video copies of a number of past seminar series presentations. We also have a set of tapes from Harvard University’s Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning and episodes from the University of Victoria’s Critical Incidents series. Contact us to arrange a viewing.

Print Resources

The Office of Teaching Advancement has an extensive resource page available online. Teaching Assistants and Faculty are welcome to browse through their print resources in the office. Unfortunately, they cannot be signed out for home use.

Tips For Teaching

We have posted a number of teaching and grading tips sheets and encourage you to make use of these materials.

TA Handbooks and Survival Guides

Tips for Teaching: A Handbook for New TAs
A good resource covering the various aspects of being a Teaching Assistant at the University of Toronto.
The TATP is currently updating this document.

McGill University's Teaching Handbook (includes information for Teaching Assistants)

Queen's University: A Handbook for Teaching Assistants

University of Guelph TA Resources

University of British Columbia: An Instructional Resource Guide for Teaching Assistants

An Instructional Resource for Teaching Assistants from Dalhousie University

Teaching at Stanford University: An Introductory Handbook

Ohio State University Teaching Resources

Michigan State University TA Handbook

Writing Resources for Faculty and TAs

The UofT website provides a section with many useful links and advice on responding efficiently to student work, deterring plagiarism, and designing assignments; also lists and annotates relevant books, articles, and websites.

Writing Courses

Writing Centres

Responding to Student Writing, University of Minnesota

Writing Resources for Faculty and TAs: A section of the U of T website on writing gives advice on responding efficiently to student work, deterring plagiarism, and designing assignments; also lists and annotates relevant books, articles, and websites. Start with:

Advice on Teaching

There are a number of Teaching Resource (PDF) offices available on all three campuses.

Faculty of Arts and Science, U of T
Teaching Resources for Faculty and TAs

Teaching Tips: Questions and answers from McMaster University on common classroom problems (students don't talk, don't do readings, don't understand what I say, etc.)

Tools for Teaching: An online version of Barbara Gross Davis's excellent book. Cogent well-reasoned advice, set out for easy reading, about the common challenges of university teaching (first day of class, handling academic dishonesty, helping students write better, etc.).

AskERIC: A huge searchable database, made available here by Syracuse University, that gives information about educational research and links to published work (usually in abstract form, sometimes in full text). This database is intended for Faculty use but Teaching Assistants may find some helpful advice.

A List of Online Teaching Resources: Provided by the Faculty Development Associates, a Florida based consultation company.

Instructional Services at U of T

Let your students know about the Writing Centres at U of T. They give group and individual instruction to develop skills of organization, style, and revision; all include people with training and experience in teaching ESL. The associated website also includes over 60 files giving advice about academic writing--let your students know about it.

The Counselling and Learning Skills Service helps students develop study skills and strategies for handling work overload and anxiety. Students can check the web for announcements of free drop-in group sessions, and get online advice on time management, exam preparation, and other academic skills.

Accessibility Services provides support on all three campuses for students with visible and hidden disabilities, starting with assessment and registration. Records for individual students are confidential, but the website outlines the range of support and accommodations available for registered students and sets out contact information for referrals.

Please follow these links for Crisis Response (PDF) and Community Services (PDF) available at the University of Toronto, St. George Campus.



	Teaching Resources for TAs Available in our Office Workshop Videos Our office contains video copies of a number of past seminar series presentations. We also have a set of tapes from Harvard University’s Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning and episodes from the University of Victoria’s Critical Incidents series. Contact us to arrange a viewing. Print Resources The Office of Teaching Advancement has an extensive resource page available online. Teaching Assistants and Faculty are welcome to browse through their print resources in the office. Unfortunately, they cannot be signed out for home use. Tips For Teaching We have posted a number of teaching and grading tips sheets and encourage you to make use of these materials. TA Handbooks and Survival Guides Tips for Teaching: A Handbook for New TAs A good resource covering the various aspects of being a Teaching Assistant at the University of Toronto. The TATP is currently updating this document. McGill University's Teaching Handbook (includes information for Teaching Assistants) Queen's University: A Handbook for Teaching Assistants University of Guelph TA Resources University of British Columbia: An Instructional Resource Guide for Teaching Assistants An Instructional Resource for Teaching Assistants from Dalhousie University Teaching at Stanford University: An Introductory Handbook Ohio State University Teaching Resources Michigan State University TA Handbook Writing Resources for Faculty and TAs The UofT website provides a section with many useful links and advice on responding efficiently to student work, deterring plagiarism, and designing assignments; also lists and annotates relevant books, articles, and websites. Writing Courses Writing Centres Responding to Student Writing, University of Minnesota Writing Resources for Faculty and TAs: A section of the U of T website on writing gives advice on responding efficiently to student work, deterring plagiarism, and designing assignments; also lists and annotates relevant books, articles, and websites. Start with: Advice on Teaching There are a number of Teaching Resource (PDF) offices available on all three campuses. Faculty of Arts and Science, U of T Teaching Resources for Faculty and TAs Teaching Tips: Questions and answers from McMaster University on common classroom problems (students don't talk, don't do readings, don't understand what I say, etc.) Tools for Teaching: An online version of Barbara Gross Davis's excellent book. Cogent well-reasoned advice, set out for easy reading, about the common challenges of university teaching (first day of class, handling academic dishonesty, helping students write better, etc.). AskERIC: A huge searchable database, made available here by Syracuse University, that gives information about educational research and links to published work (usually in abstract form, sometimes in full text). This database is intended for Faculty use but Teaching Assistants may find some helpful advice. A List of Online Teaching Resources: Provided by the Faculty Development Associates, a Florida based consultation company. Instructional Services at U of T Let your students know about the Writing Centres at U of T. They give group and individual instruction to develop skills of organization, style, and revision; all include people with training and experience in teaching ESL. The associated website also includes over 60 files giving advice about academic writing--let your students know about it. The Counselling and Learning Skills Service helps students develop study skills and strategies for handling work overload and anxiety. Students can check the web for announcements of free drop-in group sessions, and get online advice on time management, exam preparation, and other academic skills. Accessibility Services provides support on all three campuses for students with visible and hidden disabilities, starting with assessment and registration. Records for individual students are confidential, but the website outlines the range of support and accommodations available for registered students and sets out contact information for referrals. Please follow these links for Crisis Response (PDF) and Community Services (PDF) available at the University of Toronto, St. George Campus.