Word: tfs
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Embedded deep within the third floor of the Science Center, the Bok Center does not nearly have the space for a greenhouse, but the plants are highly reflective of the center’s responsibility for taking in and turning around Teaching Fellows (TFs) who haven’t quite made...
...past 30 years, subpar TFs have turned to the center—made up of just two classrooms and a dozen offices—ready to help them hone their skills...
...many TFs, the Committee on Undergraduate Education (CUE) ratings published each year offer an important tool for self-evaluation of their teaching skills, and the Bok Center also uses the CUE guide marks to grade the TFs, Wilkinson said...
...should be leading the push for change, but right now, it is essentially silent on the matter. Part of the problem is the UC’s tactics: position papers may be a start, but they do not accomplish much in themselves. In spite of numerous such papers, TFs have not noticeably improved from past years, and coursepacks—a perennial favorite in all campaigns—are still unduly expensive. And TFs and coursepacks are among the smaller items the UC needs to tackle. The new leaders of the UC need to find more effective and innovative means...
...feel bad for our TF. Our discussion is going nowhere, and I’ve seen her check the clock three times in the last 15 minutes. I’ve found that there are three types of TFs. First, you have the ones who get stuck teaching a subject that they know very little about. So you’re a graduate student in archaeology? Well then I guess it makes sense that you’re teaching a class on astronomy, since both subjects deal with rocks on occasion. Next, you have the TF who is actually overqualified...