2004 GTA Orientation and Training Program
| WEDNESDAY Aug 25th | 320 Whitmore Building | |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | LUNCH and Registration | |
| 1:00 - 1:15 | Welcome and Introductions | Andrew Belmonte |
| 1:15 - 1:45 | Overview of Teaching at Penn State | James Sellers |
| 2:00 - 2:45 | Class Administration | Yuliya Gorb |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Tour of Whitmore
(essentials) |
Two groups,
Dima Matsnev to organize |
| 3:30 - 4:00 | Refreshments and distributions of books,
assignment of case studies |
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| THURSDAY Aug 26th | ||
| 12:00 - 1:00 | LUNCH | |
| 1:00 - 1:30 | Preparing your First Class | Carl Mummert |
| 1:45 - 2:15 | Strategies for Teaching | Dima Matsnev |
| 2:15 - 2:45 | The GTA Development Program | Andrew Belmonte |
| 2:45 - 3:30 | Who are your Students? | Two parallel sessions
-Teaching in Fall (Andrew) -Not teaching in Fall (Dima) |
| 3:30 - 4:30 | Refreshments and Case Studies | Andrew Belmonte /
Dima Matsnev |
| FRIDAY Aug 27th | ||
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Technology Training Session
(111 Scott Building) |
Carl Mummert |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | LUNCH | |
| 1:00 - 1:45 | Developing Teaching Skills | Jo Battaglia |
| 1:45 - 2:30 | Evaluation and Assessment | Yuliya Gorb |
| 2:30 - 3:15 | Policies and Issues | James Sellers |
| 3:15 - 4:00 | Refreshments and Case Studies | Andrew Belmonte /
Dima Matsnev |
| 4:00 - 4:15 | Questions and Wrap-up |