2007 Professional Development Conference for Graduate Teaching and Research Assistants

Welcome to this year's conference! Each concurrent session offers six tracks: Teaching with Technology, Classroom Management, Grading, Active Learning, Gender & Diversity, and Professional Development. Your senior TA will recommend the sessions most appropriate to your upcoming duties and responsibilities. Try to attend at least one session per track.

If you intend to enroll in the graduate Certificate in University Teaching (CUT) Unit 1, EdPsy 7647, your first assignment--the conference journal--which explains how and why to take notes in every session, will be due the first night of class, September 10.

To learn more about the CUT program, check out the Professional Development sessions at 9:20 a.m. Wednesday and 2:00 p.m. Thursday. You can also download the brochure via the CTL website above by following links to "Programs for Teaching Assistants."

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15: Getting Started

8:30-9	Registration and Check-in, Coffee & Conversation	SGA Rotunda
9-9:20	Introduction: Sally Barr Ebest, TA Coordinator Welcome: Chancellor Thomas George	SGA Chamber
9:20-10	Plenary Session: Setting the Stage for Learning Margaret Cohen, Director Center for Teaching & Learning	SGA Chamber
10:00-10:15	BREAK	SGA Rotunda
10:15-11:00	Session I (choose one)
Technology	Preparing to Teach Online, Peter Acsay, History	CCB103
Classroom Management	Establishing Authority, Dayna Stock, Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life	SGA Chamber
Grading	Grading College Algebra (for Math TAs), Shahla Peterman, Mathematics & Computer Science	CCB104
Active Learning	Making Your Students Do the Work, Sally Barr Ebest	MSC313
Gender & Diversity	Thinking Outside the Box, Deborah Henry, Continuing Education	MSC314
Professional Development	Why Earn a Certificate in University Teaching? Cynthia Palozzolo, Polticial Science TA; Sara Hanly, Psychology TA; Matthew Reeg, English TA.	MSC-C
11:10-12:00	Session II (choose one)
Technology	Developing Effective Power Point Presentations, Peggy Cohen	SGA Chamber
Classroom Management	Classroom Mgmt Loud Boys, Rude Girls, Lori Tagger, Counseling	MSC313
Grading	Making Grading Easier, Sally Barr Ebest	CCB103
Active Learning	Why Use Active Learning? Wendy Saul, Shopmaker Endowed Professor for Education	MSC314
Gender & Diversity	Find a Mentor, Be a Mentor, Deborah Henry	MSC315
Professional Development	Surviving Graduate School, New Faculty Teaching Scholars: Patti Wright, Anthropology; Jennifer Reynolds Moehrle, Business; Matthew Davis, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies; Tom Fletcher, Psychology	MSC-C
12:00-1:00	Box Lunch with Senior TAs Survival Skills I: Teaching Tips	Pilot House
1:00-1:50	Session III (choose one)
Technology	Research Tools for You and Your Students Chris Niemeyer, TJ Library	CCB103
Classroom Management	How Not to Blow Up Your Lab, Brian Huesgen, Biology	MSC313
Grading	Using Software to Grade and Comment Online, Bill Klein, English	CCB104
Active Learning	Making Discussion Groups Work, Cassie Gross & Leesa Althen, Political Science TAs	MSC-C
Gender & Diversity	Gender Issues in the Classroom, Dayna Stock	MSC315
Professional Development	Preparing and Presenting Lectures, Barbara Kachur, English	SGA Chamber
2:00-2:50	Session IV (choose one)
Technology	Introduction to MyGateway, Peggy Cohen	CCB103
Classroom Management	Leading Recitation Sessions, Keith Stine, Chemistry	MSC315
Grading	Dealing With Plagiarism & Resolving Grade Disputes, Tanisha Stevens, Academic Affairs	MSC314
Active Learning	Using Active Learning to Introduce New Concepts, Steve Moehrle, Business	MSC313
Gender & Diversity	Someone Else's Shoes, Bridgette Jenkins, Multicultural Relations and James Linsin, Health, Wellness & Counseling	SGA Chamber
Professional Development	Planning a Course, Designing a Syllabus, Sally Ebest	MSC-C
2:50-3:10	BREAK	SGA Rotunda
3:10-4:00	Session V (choose one)
Technology	Teaching in a Technology Classroom, Bill Klein	CCB103
Classroom Management	Staying Legal/Avoiding Lawsuits, Deborah Burris, OEO	MSC314
Grading	Evaluating Lab Work, Hal Harris, Chemistry & Biochemistry	MSC313
Active Learning	Resources for UMSL Students, Greg McCalley, Ctr for Student Success; Michelle Schmidt, Student Life	MSC 225
Gender & Diversity	Cultural Differences in the U.S.: Tips for ITAs Aticha Subsaewangul, Political Science TA and Ekaterina Panarina, Education (for International TAs)	MSC315
Professional Development	Table Tent Fair: Move from One to the Next TA Pay, Mary Ellen Heckel, Graduate School TA Benefits, Crystal Phillips, Lockton Cos. LLC TA Safety and Security, Tim McEwen, Campus Police Improve Your English Language Skills, Denise Mussman, Center for Language and Culture Earn a Graduate Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies Kathleen Nigro and Jess Harris, Institute for Women's and Gender Studies Student Support Services, Rachel Sommerer	MSC-C

THURSDAY, AUGUST 16: Getting Better

8:30-9	Registration, Coffee and Conversation	SGA Rotunda
9-9:20	Introduction: Sally Barr Ebest, TA Coordinator Welcome: Provost Glen Cope	SGA Chamber
9:20-10:00	Plenary Session:	SGA Chamber
9:20-9:30	Campus Safety and Security, Robert Roeseler, Chief of Police	SGA Chamber
9:30-10:00	Be a Scholar With Integrity, Judith Walker de Felix, Dean, Graduate School	SGA Chamber
10:00-10:15	BREAK	SGA Rotunda
10:15-11:00	10:15-11:00 Session VI (choose one)
Technology	Intermediate MyGateway, Cheryl Bielema, Instructional Technology and Ctr for Teaching & Learning	CCB103
Classroom Management	Becoming a Reflective Teacher, Carolyn Brown, Teaching & Learning TA & RA	MSC314
Grading	Piles of Papers: How to Stay on Top, Grace Wade, History TA; Leesa Althen, Political Science TA	MSC-C
Active Learning	Experience the Learning, How to Make Your Teaching Experiential; Lori Tagger, Counseling	MSC313
Gender & Diversity	Working With "Other" Students, Michael Rankins, Student Life; Kathleen Nigro, Institute for Women's & Gender Studies	MSC315
Professional Development	Advising Students, Sharon Clark, Associate Dean, Colleges of Arts & Sciences and Fine Arts & Communication; Monica Farrell, Business; Lorraine Simeone, Center for Student Success	SGA Chamber
11:10-12:00	Session VII: Practice Grading, Senior TAs	Pilot House
12:00-1:00	Pizza with Sr. TAs Survival Skills II: Balancing Teaching & Taking Classes	Pilot House
1:00-1:50	Session VIII (choose one)
Technology	I'm Teaching Online?! Derek Kluba and Grace Wade, History TAs	CCB103
Classroom Management	Advanced MyGateway, Aaron Franzel	CCB104
Grading	Making the Writing Lab Work for You, Daphne Drohobyczer, History; Capuchina Taylor, English; Jess Harris, Institute for Women's and Gender Studies	SSB409
Active Learning	Learner-Centered Teaching, Peggy Cohen	MSC313
Gender & Diversity	What a Difference an "Utterance" Can Make: Talking About Diversity, Virginia Navarro, Teaching & Learning	MSC314
Professional Development	Making Lectures Interesting, David Robertson, Political Science	SGA Chamber
2:00-2:50	Session IX (choose one)
Technology	Detecting and Deterring Plagiarism, Bill Klein	CCB103
Classroom Management	Engaging Undergraduates in Research, Ann Steffen, Psychology	MSC313
Grading	Early Alert! Jennifer Taylor, Nursing; Floyd Welsh, Center for Student Success	CCB104
Active Learning	Creating Interactive Lectures, Nancy Kinney, Political Science	SGA Chamber
Gender & Diversity	What American Students Expect of ITAs, Denise Mussman, English as a Second Language	MSC314
Professional Development	CUT: Learn More/Sign up, Sally Ebest & Peggy Cohen	MSC315
2:50-4:00	Reception and Awards Ceremony	MSC-C
2:50-3:15	Reception	MSC-C
3:15-4:00	2006-07 Outstanding TA Awards, Dean Judith Walker de Felix 2006-07 CUT Certificate Earners, Sally Barr Ebest, TA Coordinator Closing Remarks, Chancellor Tom George	MSC-C

This conference is sponsored by The Center for Teaching & Learning and The Graduate School.