ENG 5933 Spring 2018 Teague

Pedagogy Workshop is intended to provide GTAs with continued support during their first year of teaching in the FSU College Composition Program. ENC 2135 teaching skills and preparation for future teaching opportunities and course design will be emphasized. PhD students will work with Dr. Montgomery for the last half of the semester to develop expertise and lesson plans for teaching upper-level non-composition courses.

Course Requirements:

1. Attend class regularly. This class will depend heavily on your participation. I expect you to have as much (or more) to learn from each other as from me or the guest speakers. If you must miss a class, please let me know. You should miss no more than one class during the semester. Missing a meeting with your mentor counts as a missed class.
2. If you are an MA or MFA student, you will design a course you plan to teach in the summer or next year, and if you are a PhD student, you will work with Dr. Montgomery during the last half of the semester and submit to her any assignments she gives you.
3. Observe two classes you are interested in teaching, and write a 2-page observation/reflection essay on the courses you observed and the ideas/techniques you picked up that you might use in your own classes.
4. Participate in activities with your mentor. You will meet with your mentor and the other GTAs in your mentoring group three times over the course of the semester. Your mentor will be available to offer support to you and will also observe classes you teach and write a letter for your teaching file. (GTAs who work with Dr. Montgomery during the last half of the semester will not attend the final mentoring meeting.)