Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) -- University  of Michigan

Services for Graduate Student Instructors (GSIs)

CRLT offers programs and services designed to support graduate students in all stages of their teaching careers from training for their first teaching experiences through preparation for the academic job market. Many of CRLT's services are open to all graduate students, whether or not they are GSIs.

Programs for New GSIs

• Campus-wide Teaching Orientation
      Agenda and registration for Fall 2008 GSI Orientation
      Future GSI Orientation dates
      Web Resources for GSIs  
• U–M Graduate Teacher Certificate  
• Engineering Orientation
• ELI/CRLT Course
• GSI Guidebook
• GSI Guidebook for Teaching Labs

Seminars

• Seminar Series

Preparing Futue Faculty (PFF)

• Preparing Future Faculty Seminar
• Getting Ready for an Academic Career: Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) Conference
• Graduate Student/Postdoc Intercampus Mentorship Program

Consultations

• Individual Consultations
• Course Design and Development

Student Feedback

• Midterm Student Feedback

 

Departmental GSI Training Resources

• Departmental Consultations
• Departmental GSI Development: A Handbook for Faculty and GSMs who Work with GSIs
• Programs for GSMs and GSI Coordinators

 

Employment Opportunities

• Engineering Graduate Student Mentors
• Graduate Teaching Consultants Programs

 

Publications for GSIs

• GSI Guidebook
• GSI Guidebook for Teaching Labs
• Guidelines for Classroom Discussions
• Occasional Papers on Topics of Learning and Teaching

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