{"id":9182,"date":"2019-07-19T14:42:48","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T18:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/?page_id=9182"},"modified":"2025-08-19T15:26:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:26:15","slug":"teaching-assistant-workshop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/academics\/academic-calendar\/teaching-assistant-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Teaching Assistant Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Annual Teaching Assistant Workshop<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/843\/DJI_0001.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<h1>2025 Graduate TA Training<\/h1>\n<p>Teaching Assistant Training 2025 is a 4-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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4-Part Training &#8211; once you register, you will receive links to access and register for all parts of TA Training:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mental Health First Aid Training for Graduate TAs<br><\/strong>Register for one of these Fall semester sessions:<br>\n<ul>\n<li>September 26, 2025 &#8211; 9:00 am &#8211; 4:00 pm (offered simultaneously as either an in-person or virtual training)<\/li>\n<li>October 14 &amp; 15 &#8211; 5:30 pm &#8211; 8:30 pm (BOTH DAYS) &#8211; virtual<\/li>\n<li>November 21 &#8211; 9:00 am &#8211; 4:00 pm, virtual<\/li>\n<li>December 5 &#8211; 9:00 am &#8211; 4:00 pm, in-person<\/li>\n<li>December 12 &#8211; 9:00 am &#8211; 4:00 pm, virtual<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Register here: <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/VNFxbedsBhGo4HgXA\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/VNFxbedsBhGo4HgXA<\/a> for live workshops, via Zoom | Sessions led by URI Mental Health First Aid Training professionals.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Self-Paced TA Training Brightspace Modules<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 early August\n<ul>\n<li>Campus Resource List<\/li>\n<li>Advice from Teaching Assistants<\/li>\n<li>Classroom Management:&nbsp; How to Ensure Your Classroom Runs Smoothly \u2013 Common Scenarios and Resolutions<\/li>\n<li>Navigating Difficult Situations \u2013 Emotional &amp; Mental Health<\/li>\n<li>FERPA<\/li>\n<li>Violence Prevention<\/li>\n<li>Bystander Intervention<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Know Your Instructional Tech Tools: Intro &amp; Refresher on Brightspace, <\/strong>Monday, August 25, 2:30-4 p.m. Live via Zoom&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>TA Training Workshop,<\/strong> Wednesday, August 27, 9 a.m. &#8211; 3:30 p.m. In-Person, Beaupre. REGISTER<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfqlKfdBN1m8pIB_Xrev4wwa5X-XJ4Zbqv2zerL0d00Tv7yrQ\/viewform?usp=header\" title=\"\">Register Here for TA Training<\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once you register, you will receive links to access all 4 parts of TA Training.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"gmail_default\">The agenda for the TA Workshop on Wednesday, August 27:<\/p>\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/843\/2025-URI-Graduate-SchoolTeaching-Assistant-Workshop-Final.pdf\" title=\"\">2025 TA Training Agenda<\/a>\n<div><hr><\/div>\n<p><strong>*REQUIRED TITLE IX SEXUAL MISCONDUCT PREVENTION TRAINING: <\/strong>If you attend the \u201cTitle IX\u201d session of the 2025 TA Training Workshop, either live or via Brightspace, and your participation is confirmed, you will be deemed in compliance with the university\u2019s 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, <a style=\"font-weight: bold\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/title-ix-sexual-misconduct-prevention-training\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>RECORDINGS:<\/strong> 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.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information: contact Cara Mitnick, Director of Professional and Community Development, at <a href=\"mailto:cmitnick@uri.edu\">cmitnick@uri.edu<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 Graduate TA Training Teaching Assistant Training 2025 is a 4-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. 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