Social & Behavioral Science 395T - S-Teaching Assistant/1st Year
Spring
2016
03
3.00
Luke Bloomfield;Mark Lange
F 1:00AM 1:00AM
UMass Amherst
71037
This course is for SBS who want to learn to teach their peers to be successful in college. Students assist a primary instructor in the teaching of a First Year Seminar that meets weekly throughout the semester. In addition, some assignments will occasionally require working with the FY students outside of class. Students in this class meet weekly in their own seminar where they discuss issues around classroom management, teaching techniques, and organizational skills, such as working with Moodle.
Open to Seniors and Juniors in the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences. Students must be enrolled in an SBS major, and have earned at least 60 credits and a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
An initial meeting with the primary instructor is required to get permission to take the course. Prior experience as a Peer Mentor or Orientation Leader is a plus. This course is appropriate for students interested in a career in education, the helping professions and/or a graduate degree in the social and behavioral sciences.
An initial meeting with the primary instructor is required to get permission to take the course. Prior experience as a Peer Mentor or Orientation Leader is a plus. This course is appropriate for students interested in a career in education, the helping professions and/or a graduate degree in the social and behavioral sciences.
Varies from 1 to 3 credits