Project TEAM (Training, Experience, And Mentoring for first-year GTAs) is a new initiative in the Department of Mathematics at The University of Arizona, partially funded by an S-STEM grant. The purpose of this project is to provide a formative teaching experience to new GTAs, and to establish a nuturing environment in which they can make the transition from undergraduate student to graduate student and teacher. TEAM pairs each new GTA with a TEAM mentoring teacher who serves as a mentor and guide. Mentoring teachers are experienced instructors, and are typically members of the instructional faculty in the Math Department. Together the GTA and mentoring teacher form an instructional pair that work together to teach a class of 35 entry-level students.
The three major components of the program are described below.
Training
Experience
Mentoring
Important Links
Guidelines for TEAM GTAs
Guidelines for TEAM mentoring teachers
Suggested TEAM syllabus for Math 112 - Fall 2008
GTA responsibilities checklist for TEAM mentoring teachers
GTA Feedback Form for TEAM mentoring teachers
TEAM policy statement for mentoring teachers to include in course policy
TEAM GTA evaluation forms
Math Department pre-semester GTA Training Outline
Math Department GTA Training Handbook
Math 597T course web page