Educational Training for Teaching Associates (ETTA) is a program offered by the Center for Teaching and Learning to graduate students in the area of teaching, complementing discipline-specific efforts.  Research shows TAs with training exhibit a significantly higher level of self-efficacy than those with no training (Prieto and Altmaier, 1994), as well as being more confident, comfortable in front of students, and overall more effective in the classroom.  The keystone event of the ETTA is the Fall Conference.  In its second year, the conference is an all-day event designed for all IUPUI graduate students who serve in any type of teaching-related role. 130 students attended the Fall 2014 conference, with 71 attendees from the School of Science, and 90 total from STEM disciplines. Session evaluations showed positive responses, and will be used to refine session offerings for next year’s conference. Lessons learned are transferable to chemistry TA training.

ETTA: Educational Training for Teaching Associates

249th National Meeting (2015)

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