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Schedule for International Teaching Assistants
Orientation Program, 2008


Monday, September 1
Ryder Hall, Rooms: 157, 103, 105, 107, 109, 115 and 117

Registration & Introduction 9:00 - 9:30
Photo; Composition; Interview; Listening Comprehension & Husky ID Card
9:30 - 12:00
Lunch Break 12:00 - 12:30
Program Orientation 12:30 - 1:30
Mandatory SEVIS Information Session 1:30 - 2:30
Late Immigration Clearance; Interview 2:30 - 4:30


Tuesday, September 2
Ryder Hall, Rooms 157, 103, 105, 107, 109, 115 and 117

Teaching Skills: Cathy Sadow
"Presentation Techniques and Designing a Syllabus" 8:30 - 9:30
Speaking Skills: Practice for First Videotaping 9:30 - 11:30
Lunch Break: University Faculty 11:30 - 12:00
First Videotaping Session: Presenting Me 12:00 - 1:45

Wednesday, September 3
Ryder Hall, Rooms 157, 103, 105, 107, 109, 115 and 117

Speaking Skills: Practice making presentations 9:00 - 12:00
Lunch Break: University Faculty 12:00 - 12:30
Teaching Skills: Judy DeFilippo, "You and your Students" 12:30 - 1:30
Reviewing Syllabus: Soo Choi
 

University-Wide Teaching Assistants Orientation
Location: West Village F 020

Registration and Greetings 2:00 - 2:20
University Benefits 2:20 - 2:30
Technology at NU 2:30-3:30
Special Teaching Concerns 3:45 - 4:15
Managing Your Classroom (West Village F 272) or
Managing Your Lab (Village F 020) 4:20 - 5:30

         
Thursday, September 4
Ryder Hall, Rooms 157, 103, 105, 107, 109, 115 and 117

Speaking Skills: Practice for Second Videotaping 9:00 - 11:30
Lunch Break: University Faculty 11:30 - 12:00
Second Videotaping Session: First Day 12:00 - 1:30

University-Wide Teaching Assistants Orientation
Location West Village F 020
Effective Faculty Communication 2:00 -3:00
Effective Presentations 3:15 -4:15
TA Panel Discussion 4:30-5:30

Teaching Assistants Reception
Location: Raytheon Amphitheatre,
              Egan Research Center

Reception 6:00-8:00 P.M.
Faculty and Invited Guests
                                                                    
Friday,  September 5
Ryder Hall, Rooms 157, 103, 105, 107, 109, 115 and 117

Third Videotaping Session: Interacting 9:00 - 10:30
Teaching Skills Symposium: "Teaching at Northeastern" 10:30 - 11:30
Graduate TA speakers: Lenny Dao, et. alia
Lunch Break: University Faculty 11:30 - 12:00
Teaching Skills Symposium:  Videotapes:"TA Dilemmas" 12:00 - 1:15
                                         Suzanne Davis & Kate Dingle
Evaluation Results: 312 EL Building 4:00 - 4:30


General: See "Dead Poets Society", Media Center, Snell Library, MV8-0485

                                    


 


 

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