2007-08-21

CsTAOrientationFall07?

https://agora.cs.uiuc.edu/display/AGORA/Requesting+an+Agora+Space

Kim Graber

• spends only 15 min in continuous lecture
  • ask questions
  • walk up aisle

Jose Mestre

• Organize knowledge for students
• write big ideas down
• emphasize multiple contexts
• "How many believe X?"
• formative assignments - questions during class
• summative assignments - exam questions

Making Critical Connections

• pass out note cards the first day, collect names
• talk about unrelated things to unwind?

Tech talk

• al wiess
• Compass: https://compass.uiuc.edu
  • To connect to the compass webdav: file manager -> view webdav info
• Ask about certificates after the training.
• http://podcast.ics.uiuc.edu

Larry Debrook

• No cheating
• No emailing grades without permission
• no handing graded papers back in groups
• no posting grades
• offer DRES to help with disabilities

http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/pdf/planning_a_class_session.pdf

Doug Jones - lab instruction

• lab- carefully designed "hands-on" experience
  • not real world, not demonstration
• good for visual andkinestehtic learners
• good for teaching teamwork
• good for communication
• teach how to use equipment
• teaches good documentation
• what students fear
  • unclear or unfiar grading policy
    • unambiguous grading policy
  • bias (gender, ehtnic, personality)
  • unhelpful TAs
  • embarrassed in front of their peers
  • lab assigments shoudn't take more than 3-4 hours per week for each credit hour
  • labs should be efficient in terms of real learning/hour
• things to do
  • give clear assignmetsn and grade fairly
  • explain process and shwy
  • avoid negative/positive responses to student's errors
• know and prioritize your leaning objectives
• keep to 3/4 weekly hours per credit hour
• what students expect
  • knowledgeable enoug to answer questions
  • engaged, approachable, available, spuuportive helpful
  • be fair, and let them know that you are fair

Dept TA orientation

• Needs our desired appointments before we offer to new students.
• began Jan 1
• end May 15
• need professor's permission to leave early, Barb needs to know about it as well
• Finke controls my payment
• If I don't get paid this Tuesday, go see Finke.

Chuck Thompson:

• https://agora.cs.uiuc.edu/display/tsg/Technology+Services+Group+Home
  • resource guides for CS students is the best to read.
  • userhelp@cs.uiuc.edu - good catchall for things
• https://agora.cs.uiuc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?spaceKey=tsg&title=TA+Orientation+-+January+12%2C+2007
• Can't use AIM for class related chats. Must use the dept server: https://agora.cs.uiuc.edu/display/tsg/Jabber+Instant+Messaging+Service

Lesson plan Objectives

• apply casting out 9s procedure to numbers
• use the method to check arithmetic
• be aware of why the procedure works

Methods

• derive method for a number
• apply the procedure to various numbers
• list theorems about 9s

Examples

• example math problems
• apply procedure to numbers
• instant answer to multiple choice tests

Activities:

• math trick - orange kangaroos

Outline

• begin with trick, post instructions on an overhead
  • reveal answer last
• Isolate casting out 9s procedure
  • quick outline of rest of lesson
• apply casting out 9s to a few numbers
• show shortcuts
• show bigger problems
• apply to addition
• apply to multiplication
  • m. choice question
• derive way that it works.