Announcing the Spring Teaching Assistant Workshop Series! 

Join us this spring for the Spring Teaching Assistant Series, a 7-session professional development workshop series designed to support Teaching Assistants and Postdocs in building effective, inclusive, and transferable teaching skills.

      Location: ILSB 101
      Time: 10:00–11:00 AM
    When: Every other Thursday
    Hosted by: Dr. Robin Cresiski & Dr. Jamie Gurganus

Spring 2026 Workshop Schedule

• February 13 – Building Community & Belonging

• February 27 – Active Learning

• March 13 – Mid-Semester Evaluations & Classroom Management

• March 27 – Question, Persuade, Refer: Suicide Prevention Training

• April 3 – Formative and Summative Assessment

• April 17 – Overcoming End-of-Semester Overwhelm

• May 1 – Translating Your TA Skills to Your Resume

This 7-session series contributes toward earning a CIRTL Certificate, a strong addition to your CV or resume and a valuable credential for future academic and professional opportunities.

Learn more about CIRTL and certification requirements here: at UMBC and General.

We hope you'll join us for a spring of learning, reflection, and community-building!

Please RSVP to each session and add to your calendar. We will send a reminder e-mail closer to each workshop date to those who RSVP to each session.