Teaching Fundamentals
This certificate is open to all currently-registered students at the University of Toronto who are interested in improving their teaching skills, and who will be working as teaching assistants at the University of Toronto.
It is open to both graduate and undergraduate students who are currently working as teaching assistants, or who soon will be. You do not have to hold a teaching appointment at the time of registration in order to register for this certificate.
Requirement: 6 TATP-sponsored Workshops
Time Commitment: 2-hours per workshop = 12 hours
Deadline: One year (12-months)
This basic level certificate recognizes participation in a minimum of six (6) TATP-sponsored workshops.
A list of the TATP workshops currently being offered are available on the Workshop Series registration page. Workshops are identified as either Introductory (Stream A) or Advanced (Stream B). Please note that the TATP runs three workshop series throughout the year: one in the fall, one in the winter and one in the summer/spring.
This certificate must be completed within one year (12-months).
To track your workshop attendance for the Teaching Fundamentals certificate, please download this form.
BENEFITS
The Teaching Fundamentals Certificate (1 year) provides graduate students and undergraduate students with the opportunity to interact with fellow TAs and experienced faculty members to learn more about teaching and learning at the postsecondary level. The Fundamentals certificate is meant to introduce certificate program participants to effective teaching strategies and techniques and to broaden their understanding of how undergraduate students learn. Through participation in their choice of 6 (six) interactive workshops, Teaching Fundamentals participants can:
REQUIREMENTS
The Teaching Fundamentals Certificate is open to both graduate students and undergraduate students, as long as they are currently-registered students at the University of Toronto. The Fundamentals Certificate is open to students on any of the three campuses: St. George, UTM and UTSC.
The Teaching Fundamentals Certificate is ideal for those graduate students who are interested in pursuing academic teaching as a career but who do not have time to complete the AUTP Certificate. It is also appropriate for undergraduate students who will be working as TAs for the first time and would like additional professional development to help prepare them for their teaching duties.
Participation in a minimum of 6 (six) TATP-sponsored workshops within a 1-year period (12-month) is required to obtain the Teaching Fundamentals Certificate. The TATP runs three Workshop Series throughout the year: one in the fall, one in the winter and one in the spring/summer. Teaching Fundamentals participants must register separately for individual workshops of their choosing. See our Workshop Series registration page for details and a list of currently-offered sessions.
You do not need to hold a TA appointment at the time of registration in order to enroll in the Teaching Fundamentals Certificate Program.
The Teaching Fundamentals Certificate must be completed within 1 (one) year (12-months).
If you have any questions about the certificate program, please visit our FAQ page.
REGISTRATION
Interested students must first register for the Certificate program itself and then register for the six individual workshops they would like to attend.
It is open to both graduate and undergraduate students who are currently working as teaching assistants, or who soon will be. You do not have to hold a teaching appointment at the time of registration in order to register for this certificate.
Requirement: 6 TATP-sponsored Workshops
Time Commitment: 2-hours per workshop = 12 hours
Deadline: One year (12-months)
This basic level certificate recognizes participation in a minimum of six (6) TATP-sponsored workshops.
A list of the TATP workshops currently being offered are available on the Workshop Series registration page. Workshops are identified as either Introductory (Stream A) or Advanced (Stream B). Please note that the TATP runs three workshop series throughout the year: one in the fall, one in the winter and one in the summer/spring.
This certificate must be completed within one year (12-months).
To track your workshop attendance for the Teaching Fundamentals certificate, please download this form.
BENEFITS
The Teaching Fundamentals Certificate (1 year) provides graduate students and undergraduate students with the opportunity to interact with fellow TAs and experienced faculty members to learn more about teaching and learning at the postsecondary level. The Fundamentals certificate is meant to introduce certificate program participants to effective teaching strategies and techniques and to broaden their understanding of how undergraduate students learn. Through participation in their choice of 6 (six) interactive workshops, Teaching Fundamentals participants can:
- identify survival skills for working with students for the first time
- identify and practice grading strategies
- identify and practice techniques for managing in-class discussions
- practice strategies for handling difficult students
- develop time management skills for juggling teaching duties and thesis work
- identify different learning styles
- develop their own approach to teaching through seeing how others teach
- discuss common TA concerns with fellow TAs and faculty members from across all three campuses
REQUIREMENTS
The Teaching Fundamentals Certificate is open to both graduate students and undergraduate students, as long as they are currently-registered students at the University of Toronto. The Fundamentals Certificate is open to students on any of the three campuses: St. George, UTM and UTSC.
The Teaching Fundamentals Certificate is ideal for those graduate students who are interested in pursuing academic teaching as a career but who do not have time to complete the AUTP Certificate. It is also appropriate for undergraduate students who will be working as TAs for the first time and would like additional professional development to help prepare them for their teaching duties.
Participation in a minimum of 6 (six) TATP-sponsored workshops within a 1-year period (12-month) is required to obtain the Teaching Fundamentals Certificate. The TATP runs three Workshop Series throughout the year: one in the fall, one in the winter and one in the spring/summer. Teaching Fundamentals participants must register separately for individual workshops of their choosing. See our Workshop Series registration page for details and a list of currently-offered sessions.
You do not need to hold a TA appointment at the time of registration in order to enroll in the Teaching Fundamentals Certificate Program.
The Teaching Fundamentals Certificate must be completed within 1 (one) year (12-months).
If you have any questions about the certificate program, please visit our FAQ page.
REGISTRATION
Interested students must first register for the Certificate program itself and then register for the six individual workshops they would like to attend.