TA Resources
Look below for information regarding policies and resources to assist you in being a TA at Illinois.
Grad Academy Building Map
August 2019 Grad Academy Program
August 2019 Symposium on Grading Program
Grad Academy Folder Contents
These are the rules outlining student responsibilities at Illinois. Included is information about academic integrity, attendance, and discipline.
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)
Information regarding students, including their grades, is federally protected. Follow the links below to learn how to ensure you are following the law.
An overview of FERPA
FERPA Tutorial
Avoiding FERPA problems
FERPA (and other topics) in 5 minutes
Academic Integrity
We generally expect students to submit only their own, original work. But sometimes students are not sure about the rules surrounding plagiarism and other breaches of academic integrity, or sometimes they are familiar with the rules and go beyond them anyway. Follow the links below to learn more about the rules and how to foster a sense of academic integrity on the part of your students.
Academic Integrity and Procedure - from the Student Code
Preventing and Detecting Plagiarism - from the University Library
Ten Principles of Academic Integrity for Faculty
See also our page on Classroom Environment for more information on Academic Integrity.
Copyright
It can be very difficult to know the limits of what can and can't be given, shared, or shown to your students. Follow the links below for guidance on respecting copyright.
Copyright information for Teaching Assistants
Copyright Basics - from the United States Copyright Office
Copyright and Instruction - from the University Library
A Student's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use - from the University's Office of Technology Management
Helping Distressed and Distressing Students
As a TA, you may notice signs of distress or disruption in a student. Follow the links below for resources to help you handle such distressing encounters appropriately.
Resources for Faculty - from the Office of the Dean of Students
Consult about a student in distress - from the Counseling Center
Kognito At-Risk Suicide Prevention Training - from the Counseling Center
Getting Feedback on your Teaching
Successful teachers regularly collect feedback from students, peers, and mentors on how their teaching is going. See this timeline for collecting feedback for suggestions on how to get valuable feedback on your teaching. Also see our page on Informal Early Feedback.
Request a Consultation
You can request a consultation from a CITL staff member by using our consultation request form: http://go.illinois.edu/citlconsultrequest
Grad Academy Resources
Towards a More Dramatic Classroom - companion document to day one Keynote