New TA Training Recap
L&S hosts New TA Training before every fall and spring semester. Every TA Training has a Canvas course and a training day with small group workshops lead by experienced L&S Teaching Mentors.
200+ TAs from all across campus attended the in-person training event at Sewell Social Sciences Thursday, August 27th, 2026.
L&S teaches 65% of undergraduate credits, and 85% of first and second year credits.
1500+ TAs across L&S lead discussion sections, facilitate labs, run office hours, and guide studio classes.
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L&S Teaching Mentors facilitate the annual L&S Fall TA Training event and provide mentorship throughout the semester. Those selected to be Teaching Mentors have not only a proven track record of excellence as educators, but also a strong desire to share their experience and mentor other graduate student teachers.
TAs ask, “How do I get to know my students?” “What are ways to grade fairly and efficiently?” New TA Training offers practical tips for these and other teaching challenges. TAs also learn foundational teaching concepts about backward design, classroom community, and active learning.
New TA Training by L&S is put on by the TA Training & Support Team in L&S Teaching, Learning, and Academic Planning, with support from campus partners.
Photos by Jake Piper (Photography Intern with the College of Letters & Science’s Office of Strategic Communication & Advancement), and Jonathan Klein (Director of the Instructional Design Collaborative).