Tea and Teaching Grad Series: Grading and Time Management Strategies
Tea and Teaching: a Series for Grad TAs
March 6, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Location
Teaching Excellence Building (TEB), Room 201
Address
924 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL
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As a teaching assistant, balancing multiple responsibilities can quickly become overwhelming, so finding ways to streamline your workload is crucial. In this session, we will explore strategies for managing your time effectively, prioritizing tasks, and increasing efficiency in your day-to-day duties. We’ll focus on practical grading techniques, how to provide meaningful feedback, and methods for supporting student success through clear communication and effective assessment practices. By the end of the session, you’ll have actionable tools to reduce your workload, improve productivity, and enhance the quality of your work as a TA.
After participating in this event, graduate students will have:
- Developed strategies for managing time and prioritizing tasks.
- Discussed efficient grading techniques and practiced crafting meaningful, constructive feedback
- Explored methods for fostering student success through clear communication, empathy, and equitable assessment practices.
EVENT FORMAT: This workshop will be held on-campus, in-person in room 201 in the Teaching Excellence Building (TEB) located on 924 S. Morgan Street.
EVENT LEAD: Emily Potratz, epotra2@uic.edu
EVENT CO-FACILITATOR: Jenny Torres, jtorr74@uic.edu
Inclusion and Accessibility Information:CATE is committed to making events accessible. CATE’s in-person events typically involve a combination of presentation and discussion-based activities. We welcome ASL interpreters, note-takers, and accompanying assistants to in-person CATE events. The TEB is wheelchair accessible with an elevator to the second floor space. The TEB space is equipped with fixed-height tables that are moveable and can be reconfigured. There are single-occupancy, all-gender, accessible bathrooms on the second and basement levels of TEB.
Date posted
Nov 25, 2024
Date updated
Feb 26, 2025