Announcing the New Fall Teaching Assistant ADVANCED Skills Series! Have a chance to earn a CIRTL certification!

Join us in the Graduate Student and Postdoc Development (GSPD) unit this fall for the Teaching Assistant ADVANCED Series, a 5-session professional development workshop series designed to support Teaching Assistants, Postdocs, and graduate students in general in building effective, inclusive, and transferable teaching skills. It is also a opportunity to earn a CIRTL certificate!

      Location:Admin 218 Conference Room and Hybrid on Webex
      Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM
      When: THURSDAYS this Fall
      Hosted by: Dr. Robin Cresiski & Dr. Jamie Gurganus 

Fall 2026 Workshop Schedule:

Click each date to sign up!

  1. September 17: Reverse Course Design

  2. October 1: Writing an Inclusive Syllabus

  3. October 15: Lesson Planning

  4. October 29: Designing Assessments

  5. November 12: Leveraging Group Work

This 5-session series contributes toward earning a CIRTL Certificate, a strong addition to your CV or resume and a valuable credential for future academic and professional opportunities.

We hope you will join us for a fall of learning, reflection, and community-building!

Please sign up for each session by clicking on the links abve and add to your calendar. We will send a reminder e-mail closer to each workshop date to those who RSVP to each session.

We also have a TA Basic Skills series; check it out!

Share this post and the flyer below with your fellow TAs, postdocs, and graduate students. You can still earn a CIRTL certificate if you are not a TA--all graduate students are eligible!ta advanced flyer

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Join us in the Graduate Student and Postdoc Development (GSPD) unit this fall for the Teaching Assistant Basic Series, a 7-session professional development workshop series designed to support Teaching Assistants, Postdocs, and graduate students in general in building effective, inclusive, and transferable teaching skills. It is also a opportunity to earn a CIRTL certificate!

      Location: ILSB 118 (and ILSB 237 on Oct 9)
      Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM
      When: FRIDAYS this Fall
      Hosted by: Dr. Robin Cresiski & Dr. Jamie Gurganus 

Fall 2026 Workshop Schedule:

Click each date to sign up!

  1. September 11 – Fostering Belonging & Community

  2. September 24 – Active Learning: What Why and How?

  3. October 9 – Formative Classroom Assessment Techniques

  4. October 30 – Improving Your Teaching Through Feedback and Classroom Management

  5. November 13 – Grading Assignments

  6. November 20 – Overcoming End of Semester Overwhelm

  7. December 11 – Translating Your TA Skills to Your Resume

This 7-session series contributes toward earning a CIRTL Certificate, a strong addition to your CV or resume and a valuable credential for future academic and professional opportunities.

We hope you will join us for a fall of learning, reflection, and community-building!

Please sign up for each session by clicking on the links abve and add to your calendar. We will send a reminder e-mail closer to each workshop date to those who RSVP to each session.

Already attended the Basic Skills Series in prior semesters? Gear up for the Teaching Assistant Advanced series, also coming this fall! It will also be posted on our myUMBC.

Share this post and the flyer below with your fellow TAs, postdocs, graduate students, and those interested in becoming a TA. You can still earn a CIRTL certificate if you are not a TA!

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