Unfortunately, the Teaching Assistant Development Program (TADP) does not offer programming over the summer. That doesn’t mean, however, that there are no resources available to help you with teaching during the summer. Below are some options to consider if you’re teaching for the first time or just looking to improve your teaching over the break.

[Image Description: The camera cuts between Shaquille O’Neal smiling and shaking his shoulders and a brown and white cat shaking its hips while looking at the camera intensely, as if about to pounce.]

Pictured: Get excited for summer teaching!

A good place to start your pedagogical search is the TADP website's general resources page. There we have materials on a variety of topics including leading lab sections, building rapport, and fostering inclusive classrooms.

[Image Description: Scooby Doo and the gang search the ground for clues]

Pictured: We’ve rounded up the teaching resources so you don’t have to search for them yourself.

TADP offers a number of workshops every quarter during the academic year, and we post recordings of these workshops to an online portal that you can access through our website. On that page, you'll also find a full list of the available workshop recordings, which cover a variety of pedagogical topics such as “Troubleshooting in STEM Labs,” “Best Hybrid Teaching Practices,” and “Student Centered Teaching.” All you need is your student number and you can watch any of our workshops at any time!

[Image Description: Kandi Burruss, from The Real Housewives of Atlanta, makes a sleepy face, saying “I need a nap.”]

Pictured: We won’t blame you if you need a nap between workshop recordings…

Finally, if you are teaching online this summer, Teaching@UCR (formerly Keep Teaching) is a great source of information for all things related to online teaching. They also have guides to help familiarize yourself with Canvas/eLearn, UCR’s new learning management software.

[Image Description: Several kittens are shown sitting at group workstations in a corporate office. A fluffy kitten in the foreground turns to look at the camera.]

Pictured: Unfortunately, we can’t guarantee that your online teaching experience will be this adorable.

P.S. If you are working as an instructor for the first time this summer, I wrote a blog post just for you.

Happy Teaching!

[Image Description: A pug, wearing a striped bow tie, is seen sitting in a dog-sized pool float. The dog appears very relaxed.]

Pictured: Enjoy your summer!