CS TA Orientation Fall 2009 Welcome to another year!

CS TA Orientation

Fall 2009

Welcome to another year!

Introductions• Faculty

– Dr. Ken Calvert, Chair– Dr. Raphael Finkel, DGS– Dr. Jurek Jaromczyk, DUS

• Staff– Martha Wells, graduate records– Dee Fuhs, payroll / finances– Paul Linton, systems manager

• [email protected]

TA SupervisorsTA Supervisors

• Dr. Debby Keen, CS 101, CS 115Dr. Debby Keen, CS 101, CS 115• Dr. Brent Seales, CS 215Dr. Brent Seales, CS 215• Mr. Paul Piwowarski, CS 221Mr. Paul Piwowarski, CS 221• Dr. Ken Calvert, CS 100Dr. Ken Calvert, CS 100• Dr. Greg Wasilkowski, CS 275Dr. Greg Wasilkowski, CS 275• Others for graders as determined by needOthers for graders as determined by need

Try to keep your balance!

• You have a teaching job, classes, research and a LIFE!

• How do you balance it?• TALK to your supervisor AND your

advisor if you are getting overloaded• Schedules can be adjusted with some

notice!

Class / Section assignmentsClass / Section assignments• Rules for changing assignments are onlineRules for changing assignments are online• Tell Dr. Keen what you want to change TO, Tell Dr. Keen what you want to change TO,

not just what you want to change FROMnot just what you want to change FROM• Write down what sections are changing and Write down what sections are changing and

who else is involvedwho else is involved• Both people sign the requestBoth people sign the request• MUST be done before first day class meetsMUST be done before first day class meets

Observations / Evaluations• Every TA is observed by a faculty member

every semester (usually their supervisor)• Every TA is evaluated by their supervisor at

the end of every semester• The TA gets a copy of each form and a

chance to respond to it• Copies are kept by TA, Dr. Keen and

Graduate School, and DGS• PLEASE help us by making sure your form is

filled out and signed by the end of the semester!

Peer ObservationsPeer Observations• Experienced TA paired with new TAExperienced TA paired with new TA• New TA observes experienced TA before New TA observes experienced TA before

their first class/labtheir first class/lab• Later in the semester experienced TA Later in the semester experienced TA

observes new TAobserves new TA• After each observation, TAs meet to give After each observation, TAs meet to give

feedbackfeedback• Final report to Dr. KeenFinal report to Dr. Keen

Useful Information• Code for Xerox machine – 08980 – ABET copies

• Take care of payroll (I-9 and direct deposit) with Dee

• TA page www.cs.uky.edu/~keen/tas/tas.html

• PLEASE do not give this URL to PLEASE do not give this URL to anyone!!anyone!!

• Start of Semester reminders on page

More Useful Information

• TA mailboxes are in 762 Anderson Hall• Dr. Keen’s cell phone number is 576 5949• All TAs should KEEP ALL emails sent to them by

students and all emails sent to students, at least until final grades are done

• Make sure your University account is set up and that your supervisor has an email address for you

I-9 forms

• If you are a new TA or

• if you have been off the payroll for a while

• See Dee Fuhs as soon as possible to get back on payroll!! They need a new I-9 form

Addition to informer• Create a file called “index.html” in the

directory where you put the grade web pages• <html>

<body>

Don’t be nosy!

</body>

</html>

Your class scheduleYour class schedule• If you are a returning student, you should

have already registered for classes – if not, then do it NOW!

• If you are registered, please do not make changes unless absolutely necessary

• If you make a change or have made one in the last few days, TELL Dr. Keen NOW!

Last Day of the Semester

• Last day of the semester – Monday December 21 – AFTER finals week!

If you have to miss…If you have to miss…• If you know that you are going to miss aIf you know that you are going to miss a

– TA meetingTA meeting– Class meetingClass meeting– Exam proctoringExam proctoring– Exam gradingExam grading

• Let your supervisor KNOW about it! Even if Let your supervisor KNOW about it! Even if you have it covered, they need to know! In you have it covered, they need to know! In advance if possible but even after the fact!advance if possible but even after the fact!

Busy this semester!

• Enrollments are up in several classes

• New languages being taught (Python)

• New lab being prepared in FPAT

• New building getting ready for ground breaking

Duties of a TA

• New link on TA web page

• Please check it out and tell me what to add to it

Pay attention to the poor performer!

• Case at end of last semester– Short-term lesson

• Accuracy is important• Using the forms is important

– Long-term lesson• Caring about the students and• SHOWING them that you care!• Documenting how you are communicating with them

Academic Alert!!• Program to alert students and advisors

to 'risky' behavior of students– Missed Classes (at least 2-3 in the first weeks)– Habitually Late (more than 10 minutes on a regular basis)– Homework assignments not completed or of inconsistent

quality– Poor performance on tests or quizzes– Disruptive Behavior in class– Other

Academic Alerts

• We will try this again this semester• With some additions

– When I send an academic alert, I will also mail the affected TA AND the affected student

– Ask the student to see their TA and to see me– Give them your personal attention!

YOUR OFFICE HOURS• YOUR Office Hours - BE there!• They will be in the Multilab or in the RGAN lab,

scheduled in the next week or two• Students can show up at any time! Not just the start of

the hour• Try to help every student who asks, even if they are

not in your section• Even if more than one TA is scheduled for a time, it is

your job to be there

Office hours

• We will try to give students reasons to come to office hours

• Keep records of who does come, how often

"Seven things you must know about public speaking"

• Richard Zeoli, speaking coach

• www.forbes.com

• link on the TA web site

Zoeli's tips

• Stop trying to be a great speaker

• Stop trying to be perfect

• Visualize

• Be disciplined

• Describe

• Inspire

• Build anticipation

• Stop trying to be great – RELAX! be yourself and talk directly to the

audience

• Stop trying to be perfect– most people won't notice small mistakes– only correct the major ones

• Visualize– if you can see it you can speak it– visualize yourself giving a good talk over

and over - athletes do it all the time

• Be disciplined– Practice in private– preparation = confidence

• Describe– Make it personal– Tell stories, about yourself or specific other

people

• Inspire– Speak to serve your audience– Try to give them what they need from you

• Build anticipation– leave them wanting more

What next?What next?

• 101 TA meeting Friday 2pm - CE 113101 TA meeting Friday 2pm - CE 113• 115 TA meeting Friday 1pm - CE 113115 TA meeting Friday 1pm - CE 113• 221 TA meeting - see Mr. Piwowarski now221 TA meeting - see Mr. Piwowarski now• TAs assigned to other classes – contact your TAs assigned to other classes – contact your

supervisors for instructionssupervisors for instructions• Graders – wait a few days for decisions of Graders – wait a few days for decisions of

assignmentsassignments

Something Fun!

• The Kentucky State Fair opens today! through August 30

• Lots of food, rides, exhibits

• Inexpensive - $6 per adult (not including rides)

• See a lot of Kentucky in one place

• Louisville State Fair Grounds

CS TA Orientation Fall 2009 Welcome to another year!

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