About Us
The TA Training and Support Team is part of the Teaching, Learning, & Academic Planning unit within the College of Letters & Science.
Mission
The TA Training & Support Team is dedicated to serving Graduate Student Assistants within L&S. We seek to empower all L&S Teaching Assistants (TAs) and Lecturer Student Assistants (LSAs) to flourish by providing continuous training and support. We help TAs and LSAs acquire knowledge, skills, and confidence to cultivate engaging, inclusive environments where all students (and teachers!) can thrive as they navigate the challenges and joys of learning. We value TAs and LSAs as whole persons and are dedicated to developing excellent, effective, and empathetic teachers strengthened by sustainable teaching practices.
Our Frequent Collaborators
L&S Partners
We frequently collaborate with the Instructional Design Collaborative on several initiatives both within Teaching, Learning, and Academic Planning and across L&S.
Campus Partners
Outside of L&S we work with the Center for Teaching, Learning and Mentoring, the Graduate School, and the Collaboratory for Engineering Education and Teaching Excellence.
Meet our Team
Team Alumni
Orion Risk
PhD, Interdisciplinary Theater Studies
Performing Arts Center Manager, Sun Prairie School District
Orion launched the Learning Forward newsletter and developed the web Resource for Instructors Working with TAs.
Dani Clevenger
PhD, Philosophy
Director of Strategic Ethics Education Initiatives, The Center for Practical Ethics, The University of Mississippi
Dani spearheaded a thorough re-design of the New TA Training and the Teaching Mentors program.