The School of Graduate Studies and CITL sincerely appreciate your support as a teaching mentor for the TSEP for Graduate Students. Your guidance helps prepare graduate students for future faculty roles by giving them meaningful opportunities to observe, teach, and engage in undergraduate teaching activities.

To ensure the best learning experience, we recommend mentoring no more than two TSEP students per semester. If you agree to mentor two students, please assign each one to a different course or section.

As a teaching mentor, you will play a key role in the following areas:

Pre-course Planning

Before the semester begins, meet with your graduate student to:

• Share the course outline, readings, and other materials.
• Develop a teaching schedule for the student.
• Review the course evaluation plan.
• Discuss how you will introduce the student to the class.

Course Delivery

Throughout the semester, ensure the student is fully engaged in the course by:

• Inviting the student to attend classes regularly to understand course goals, learning outcomes, activities, assessments, and classroom dynamics.
• Observing their teaching and providing constructive feedback.
• Recording at least one teaching session (one hour or more) and reviewing it together.
• Discussing lesson plans, aims, and teaching methods before each class.
• Encouraging the student to observe your teaching regularly.
• Offering opportunities for the student to assist with grading and discuss evaluation criteria.

Post-course Apprenticeship Conclusion Form

At the end of the semester, complete the Apprenticeship Conclusion Form to confirm the student’s successful completion of the teaching apprenticeship.

Post-course Feedback

Consider writing a letter of commentary evaluating the student’s teaching experience and potential. Students may include this letter in their teaching dossier as part of their professional development.