Resources

Sample Forms for TAs and TA Supervisors

• Early Term Feedback from Students
• Needs Assessment Form: Experience, Needs and Concerns of Incoming TAs
• TA Evaluation by Supervisor
• TA Evaluation of their Supervision Experience
• TA Responsibilities Checklist (pdf)

Sample sites for Departmental or Institutional Support of TAs

• University of Minnesota Composition Program's Instructor Web: A Model for Program-Level Resources
• University of Minnesota English Department's Teaching Information Page
• University of Kansas-Lawrence: Links to Teaching Centers around the World

Articles and Guides about TA Supervision

• Caveats on Using Classroom Observations for Summative Evaluation
• Collaboration Among TA Supervisors
• Conducting Classroom Observations: Formative Evaluation for Professional Development
• Documenting Teaching: Creating a Teaching Portfolio
• Enhancing GTA Training in Academic Departments: Some Self-Assessment Guidelines
• Interpreting Student Evaluations of Teaching
• Making the Most of Your Working Relationship: Communicating with TA Supervisors
• Mentoring TAs: Going Beyond the Essentials
• Northwestern University TA Handbook
• Talking About Final Student Evaluations of Teaching
• Teaching with TAs: Guidelines for Departments
• Teaching with TAs: Guidelines for Instructors