Getting Ready to Teach
Resources for Teaching Assistants

The following sites provide useful tips for those preparing to teach. The first few links are general resources for teaching assistants and teachers from any discipline, while the last few links will be most helpful to those teaching psychology and related social sciences. My FavoriteTeaching Tips Site: Honolulu Community College Teaching Tips from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Stanford's Very Comprehensive CTL Handbook  A Berkeley Compendium of Suggestions for Teaching with Excellence Resources to Help You Create a Good Syllabus Preparing a Course Syllabus Syllabus Worksheet by Chuck Spuches OTRP Project Syllabus - examples of syllabi for many Psych classes Tips for Preparing Learner-Centered Syllabi (ISU) Resources for Designing a New Course Tomorrow's Professor: How to Prepare New Courses While Keeping Your Sanity (type 800 in box) Planning a Class Session Motivating Students: 8 Simple Rules for Teachers Teaching 101: Lecturing Determining Students' Prior Knowledge (and Misconceptions) An Online Book: The Penn State Teacher Techniques and Strategies for Teaching (ISU) Tips for Large Lecture Classes (ISU) Leading Small Group Discussions (ISU) Favorite Selections fromTeaching Sites: Stanford's 6 Ways to Handle Nervousness  Penn State's Planning a Class Session From UNC: First Day of Class OSU's First Day of Class First Day -The Most Important Day  CTL's Active Learning and Alternative Formats OSU's Using Electronic Discussions OSU'sUsing Group Assignments Large Class FAQ  Good Course Endings Teaching Psychology: Teaching Psychology--An Online Handbook  Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology  Teaching of Psychology in Secondary Schools Home Page APA's Teaching Page APS Teaching Resources A Variety of Teaching of Psych Resources from the Iowa Teachers of Psychology Movies for Psychology Students, by Brooke J. Cannon

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This page was prepared by Linda Walsh, Dept. of Psychology,
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0505.
Last updated 9/12/12.