2024 Graduate TA Training
Teaching Assistant Training 2024 is a 5-part training program that begins in mid-August. We ask all TAs to participate in TA Training, even if you have participated in the past. We will address important topics covered in previous workshops, as well as content based on new initiatives and new rules.
5-Part Training – once you register, you will receive links to access and register for all parts of TA Training:
- Mental Health First Aid Training for Graduate TAs, August trainings are complete or at capacity. Additional MHFA training dates are listed here.
- Self-Paced TA Training Brightspace Modules – early August
- Know Your Instructional Tech Tools: Intro & Refresher on Brightspace, live via Zoom – Monday, August 26, 2:30-4 p.m.
- TA Training Workshop, live on Zoom – Wednesday, August 28, 9:00 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- Breakfast on the Quad, in-person at the Multicultural Student Services Center Patio – Friday, August 30, 9-10:30 a.m.
Once you register, you will receive links to access all 5 parts of TA Training.
The Agenda for the Live Virtual TA Workshop on Wednesday, August 28:
2024 TA Training Agenda*REQUIRED TITLE IX SEXUAL MISCONDUCT PREVENTION TRAINING: If you attend the “Title IX” session of the 2024 TA Training Workshop, either live or via Brightspace, and your participation is confirmed, you will be deemed in compliance with the university’s Title IX Sexual Misconduct Prevention Training for its employees and you will be certified for completion of this required training. More information on Title IX Requirements, click here.
RECORDINGS: TA Live Training and Tech Training sessions will be recorded and posted to the Brightspace page. Mental Health First Aid sessions will not be recorded because participants share personal information not appropriate for distribution.
For more information: contact Cara Mitnick, Director of Professional and Community Development, at cmitnick@uri.edu.