2012 International Teaching Assistant Orientation (ITAO)

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Thursday August 16, 2012 - Friday August 17, 2012
      12:30 pm - 3:59 pm
  • Location: Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons, Room 102
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Contact

Tammy McCoy

tm133@mail.gatech.edu

Summaries

Summary Sentence: One-day orientation to the American classroom

Full Summary: ITAO is a one-day orientation to the roles and expectations of students and teachers in the American classroom and effective communication techniques for International TAs

The Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) and the Georgia Tech Language Institute invite all International Graduate Teaching Assistants to participate in the International Teaching Assistant Orientation. All new international graduate teaching assistants who are new to the United States and who will be working as a TA in Fall 2012 and/or Spring 2013 should attend. Returning international graduate students who have never attended the orientation, international faculty, and post-docs are also invited to attend. Advanced registration is required to attend the orientation.

 Note: New International Graduate Teaching Assistants should also attend the New Graduate Teaching Assistant Orientation (GTAO) for new TAs on Friday, August 17, 2012, 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. [http://www.cetl.gatech.edu/students/tas/orientations/gtao]

 

 Registration opens at 12:00 p.m.

 

 Refreshments will be provided.

 

Please check with your Graduate Coordinator before you RSVP.

 

For individual TA registration: http://www.cetl.gatech.edu/students/itao_registration

 

Registration Deadline: Friday, July 27, 2012

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Status
  • Created By: Felicia Turner
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Jul 11, 2012 - 5:41am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 9:59pm