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Welcome to the math department's teaching wiki! Much of the original information on this site was based on the TF handbook created by the East Asian Languages and Civilizations Department. Please feel free to add any information that might be useful to other members of the department.
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Contents
- Types of Teaching
- Calculus, tutorials, and more
- Apprenticeship
- A teaching practicum that graduate students do before teaching their own sections
- General information for teachers
- Teaching tips and advice
- Answering questions
- Feedback and evaluation
- First day of class
- General advice for getting started
- Making your class (more) interactive
- Office hours
- Preparing for class
- Presentation skills
- Using worksheets in class
- Improving your teaching
- General resources for teachers, as well as resources for international TFs
- Student resources
- Resources that your students (especially struggling ones) may find useful
- Miscellaneous background information
- Course-specific tips
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What is a wiki?
A wiki is a collaborative website that users can edit. Here are some links that will help you get started editing.
- Basic editing information
- Wikitext examples: How to do fancy things like make tables or type math.
If you want to experiment with editing but don't have any actual content to add, please use the Sandbox to play.
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Links to other teaching resources
- GSAS TF Handbook
- Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning
- The Torch or the Firehose: A Guide to Section Teaching (free printed copies are also available from the Bok Center)
