CTE offers a web-based newsletter for new GTAs. In it, you'll find timely suggestions to help you succeed with the many challenges you're facing.

We hope this resource will be useful to you--let us know what you think about it! E-mail us at cte@ku.edu with your feedback.

For past pages, check below:

#1: Pre-semester Planning

#2: What GTAs Need Their First Semester

#3: Beginning Well

#4: Establishing Credibility and Leading Discussions

#5: Assisting Students and Assessing Their Learning

#6: Returning Graded Exams; Making the Most of Lectures

#7: Motivating Students; Keeping a Teaching Log

#8: Upgrading Your Assignments

#9: Midterm Check

#10: Use Writing in Your Class

#11: Student-Teacher Conferences: Benefits and Pitfalls

#12: Working With Groups

#13: Tests and Papers Due Again?

#14: Assess Your Progress as a Student and a Teacher

#15: Balancing Teaching Duties With Your Responsibilities As A Student

#16: The Final Approach: Be Redundant

#17: Electronic Grading; Document Your Work

#18: Rewarding Yourself