GTA Professional Development Day: Responding to Difficult Classroom Situations

Friday, September 27th, 2024
10am-2pm
Location: Gathering Space
Registration is Required. Register by September 24th.

Whether intervening in conflicts between students during a heated discussion or conversing with a student who is disappointed in their mark, many GTAs find responding to unexpected or difficult situations in the classroom challenging.

The Centre for Teaching and Learning and Dr. Mara Heiber invite you to join us for a special professional development day designed to help GTAs create strategies for responding to challenging classroom situations. We will use interactive and dynamic conversations to anticipate and imagine responses to common classroom scenarios. Through these activities, participants will work collaboratively to develop a “cheat sheet,” an innovative tool designed by Dr. Heiber that involves identifying specific language GTAs can use to respond to unexpected and challenging classroom situations.

Morning snacks and lunch will be provided.