Graduate Assistant Teaching Experience (G.A.T.E.)
To register go to http://www.wcu.edu/7482.asp and click on each G.A.T.E. workshop.
G.A.T.E. is a program designed to enhance the graduate experience by providing a thoughtful and thorough preparation in the art of teaching. The sessions are interactive and innovative, and an experienced team of WCU faculty will model many of the practices that they use in their own classrooms.
The Coulter Faculty Center began offering G.A.T.E. workshops in 2005 after receiving an overwhelming number of requests from graduate assistants and graduate program directors for more opportunities in faculty and career development. The G.A.T.E. sessions have evolved from basic nuts and bolts sessions to more advanced workshops designed to develop skills for teaching in higher education and more. Regardless of your background in teaching or other jobs, there is a G.A.T.E. workshop for you.
All graduate students who participate in the GATE sessions will be given a certificate for their attendance. Those who complete all four GATE workshops will be presented with a special completion certificate and honored at the end-of-year banquet for their achievement.
Gate Flyer (PDF)
Gate Brochure (PDF)
G.A.T.E. Orientation (Required for all New Graduate Teaching Assistants)
An intensive session that provides graduate teaching assistants with the information they need to be successful in the classroom
Date: Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Time: 2:00-3:30 PM
Place: 358 Belk
Workshop 1 : Nuts and Bolts
An introduction to philosophy of learning in higher education, tips and tricks for effective teaching, and an interactive segment on new methods in course design, creating learning-centered syllabi, and integrating course elements towards pedagogical goals.
| Date: September 11, 2008 Time: 3:00-5:00 PM Place: Hunter 245 |
Date: September 12, 2008 Time: 3:00-5:00 PM Place: Hunter 245 |
Workshop 2: How to Tell How Well You’re Doing and How Well They’re Doing
A critical evaluation of a variety of formative and summative assessment methods including frequently asked questions (and answers) on grading policies.
| Date: September 25, 2008 Time: 3:00-5:00 PM Place: Hunter 245 |
Date: September 26, 2008 Time: 3:00-5:00 PM Place: Hunter 245 |
Workshop 3: How to be an Effective Manager
Role-playing exercises on how to handle frequently encountered classroom situations with questions and answers from experienced teachers. Topics include plagiarism, sexual harassment, teamwork, leadership and personality conflicts.
| Date: January 15, 2009 Time: 3:00-5:00 PM Place: Hunter 245 |
Date: January 16, 2009 Time: 3:00-5:00 PM Place: Hunter 245 |
Workshop 4: How Technology Can Enhance What You Do
Hands on experience with using the latest and greatest technological tools to achieve scholarly outcomes.
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Date: February 12, 2009 |
Date: February 13, 2009 |
To register go to: http://www.wcu.edu/7482.asp and click on each Graduate Assistant Training workshop.
Coulter Faculty Center (828-227-7196) http://www.wcu.edu/7062.asp
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