CS TA Orientation
Fall 2013New Faces!
Introductions
FacultyDr. Brent Seales, Department ChairDr. Mirek Truszczynski, Director Graduate
StudiesDr. Jurek Jaromczyk, Director Undergraduate
StudiesStaff
Jennifer Doerge, graduate recordsDee Fuhs, payroll / financesPaul Linton, systems manager
TA Supervisors
Dr. Debby Keen, CS 101Dr. Debby Keen, CS 115Dr. Neil Moore, CS 215Mr. David Brown, CS 216Mr. Paul Piwowarski, CS 221Dr. Manivannan, CS 275
Try to keep your balance!
You have a teaching job, classes, research and a LIFE!
How do you balance it? TALK to your supervisor AND your advisor if
you are getting overloaded Schedules can be adjusted with some notice!
No more Lockerspace on lab machines – use the Cloud or a USB stick
CS 101 will use RGAN 211 instead of WTYLB larger sections (30) in CS 101 different lab arrangement for CS 221 TA office hours will not be in Multilab
Changes this semester
Class / Section assignments
Rules for changing assignments are onlineTell your supervisor what you want to change
TO, not just what you want to change FROMWrite down what sections are changing and
who else is involvedBoth people sign the requestMUST be done before first day class meets
Observations / Evaluations
Every TA is observed by a faculty member every semester (usually their supervisor)
Every TA is evaluated by their supervisor at the end of every semester
The TA gets a copy of each form and a chance to respond to it
Copies are kept by TA, Dr. Keen, DGS and Graduate School
PLEASE help us by making sure your form is filled out and signed by the end of the semester!
Every full-time TA goes to two during the semester
Make SURE you sign attendance sheet
Go to MORE if you like! They’re free!
Grad School Workshops
Peer Observations
Done in 115, 101 Experienced TA paired with new TANew TA observes experienced TA before their
first class/labLater in the semester experienced TA observes
new TAAfter each observation, TAs meet to give
feedbackCommunciate to your supervisor that the
observations were done
Useful Information
Xerox machine in 773 FPAT – every TA has a code – for ABET copies
TA page www.cs.uky.edu/~keen/tas/tas.html
PLEASE do not give this URL to anyone!!
More Useful Information
TA mailboxes are in 773 Anderson Hall Dr. Keen’s cell phone number is 859 576 5949 All TAs should KEEP ALL emails sent to them by
students and all emails sent to students, at least until final grades are done
Make sure your University account is set up and that your supervisor has an email address for you
If you are a new TA or if you have been off the payroll (even a few
days!) See Dee Fuhs, Marksbury 102D, as soon as
possible to get on payroll!! They need a new I-9 form
I-9 forms for Payroll
Your Class Schedule
If you are a returning student, you should have already registered for classes – if not, then do it NOW!
If you are registered, please do not make changes unless absolutely necessary
If you make a change or have made one in the last few days, TELL Dr. Keen NOW!
Mark your calendars now! Last day of the semester – Monday December
23 – AFTER Finals Week! We hope we’re finished sooner than that, but
don’t make plans until after 12/23/13 Start of next Spring Semester
January 15, 2014 Wednesday is the first day of class
January 10, 2014 Friday will be CS TA orientation
Last Day of the Semester
If you have to miss…
If you know that you are going to miss a TA meeting Class meeting Office hours Exam proctoring Exam grading
Let your supervisor KNOW about it! Even if you have it covered, they need to know! In advance if possible but even after the fact!
PLEASE enforce in the labs! Keep everything below desk level and in their packs unless they are actually using it
Don’t have bottles, even capped, sitting next to a keyboard!
Food / Drink policies
Enrollments are up in several classes 16 sections of 115, 93% full 6 sections of 215, 2 seats left 10 sections of 221, all full
Busy this semester!
Caring about the students andSHOWING them that you care!Documenting how you are communicating with
themTry to get names of people who come to office
hoursPeople who miss classes, miss assignment
deadlinesGive them a short note to ask what is wrong
Pay attention to the poor performer!
Biggest part in terms of time taken Very important part! Feedback is where
learning happens! Rubrics should be provided by supervisor
If not, make your own and show to supervisor Follow them as closely as possible
If you disagree with one, take it up with your supervisor
Keep the grading consistent across all sections
Grading
Program to alert students and advisors to 'risky' behavior of students Missed Classes (at least 2-3 in the first weeks) Habitually Late (more than 10 minutes on a
regular basis) Homework assignments not completed or of
inconsistent quality Poor performance on tests or quizzes Disruptive Behavior in class Other
Academic Alert!!
Academic Alerts 101 and 115 will do this this semester
The alerts are sent through the IRIS system - it automatically mails the student!
I ask the student to see their TA and to see me Give them your personal attention!
In classes besides 101 and 115, ask your supervisor
YOUR OFFICE HOURSYOUR Office Hours - BE there!They will be in RGAN 102 lab or FPAT 773C,
scheduled in the next week or two by Dr. KeenStudents can show up at any time, Not just the
start of the hourTry to help every student who asks, even if they
are not in your section or even your classEven if more than one TA is scheduled for a
time, it is your job to be there
What is one thing that every teacher worries about?(see separate set of slides)(this is from 20-minute Mentor Commons, access code UKY253)
Separate set of slides What do you have to convince your students
of?
Persuasion
What’s next?101 TA meeting Tuesday 3pm - FPAT
773C115 TA meeting Tuesday 1 pm – FPAT
773C221 TA meeting Monday 10am – RGAN
102215 TA meeting –TAs assigned to other classes – contact
your supervisors for instructions
Take Pictures –Menghua, Anirban, Ting, Hamid, Pengpeng, Tarik, Ying
Supplies – pens, folders, textbooksName tags – wear them first dayNight TAs – laptops, syllabus
Ending Activities
If you have time, the Kentucky State Fair is still going on until Sunday
In Louisville $10 per person admission See ALL of Kentucky in one place!
Relax!