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Section I: Advice and Suggestions on Teaching

Advice on Teaching from Econ Faculty and Grad Students
Advice to Teaching Assistants
Teaching Tips for TAs: Recommendations for First Time TAs
Tips for a Successful Semester as a Teaching Assistant
Beyond the Answer Key
Tips on Grading Exams

College of Letters and Science - Teaching Tips and Resources
Teaching Environment and Tips - College of Letters & Science
TA Resources - College of Letters & Science

Links to Other TA Training Programs
Links for Teaching Assistants
Menu for Handouts from Stanford University Center for Teaching and Learning

Examples and Samples: Handouts, Lecture Notes, Overheads
Example of How Newspaper Articles Can be Instructive Tools
Sample Lecture Notes (Prof. Scholz) and Sample Section Notes (TA - Chad Bown)
Sample Overhead Notes - Econ 101 (Prof. Samuelson)

Section II: University, Departmental and Other Information for TAs

Letters and Science - Student Academic Affairs

Student Academic Affairs - Handbook - Table of Contents
• Cross-College Advising Service
• Student Records
• Academic Misconduct
• Accommodation of Religious Beliefs in Making Up Exams/Assignments
• UW System Policy and Guidelines Applying to Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability
• Mid-Term Examinations, Summary Blocks and Final Exams
• Grading Policies
• The Grading System
• Grade Change Procedure
• Student Appeals of Grading

Information and Services from the University
Your Rights as a Student
Dean of Students Office
University Health Services - Counseling
Sexual Harassment - Information and Procedures
McBurney Disability Resource Center

Class Rosters
Class Rosters - available online

Classlists
Classlists - email distribution list

Exam Services
Testing and Evaluation Services - for machine graded exams
Student Exams, Papers and FERPA Compliance

Services available in 7470 Social Science
Economics Faculty Services Office - Operating Procedures for TAs

Resources from the UW Campus
Services Available for Faculty and TAs

Sample Evaluation Forms
Early - Final

Sample Workload Forms
101/102 | 300/400 level

Tutorial Services for Students
Econ Tutor List
Economics Student Association (ESA) Tutoring
GUTS Tutorial Services
The Learning Center

Videos
LSS Media Catalog