Supporting Students through Challenges  

The end of the semester can be challenging for your students (and yourself). TAs are often the first to notice these difficulties. The Office of Student Assistance and Support provides Guides to help you navigate student absences, life events, academic complaints, and general concerns about how a student is doing.

  • Supporting the Mental Health of Students
  • Absences from Class
  • Helping a Student with Anxiety
  • When You are Concerned About a Student
Refer a student you are concerned about and OSAS will connect them with resources.
Guides for Supporting Students
 

  Proctoring Exams    

If you are proctoring exams this finals season, tips and best practices can help you run a fair and equitable exam session.

This resource comes from the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards.

  Responding to Academic Misconduct   

While handling academic misconduct is often the responsibility of your course lead instructor, TAs may be the first to notice a concern. See examples of academic misconduct in this resource from the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards.

 

Teaching and Learning Symposium Returns May 15

The annual Teaching and Learning Symposium provides an opportunity for the UW–Madison teaching and learning community to share best practices, celebrate accomplishments, and discuss new learning and teaching practices and theories in a forum dedicated to enriching the student learning experience.

The theme for 2025 is “Engage and Inspire: The New College Classroom.” The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Mentoring invites proposals from graduate students, faculty, staff, and postdoctoral fellows for breakout sessions and poster presentations.
Guest lecturer Lisa Barker leads an improvisational exercise with a student in a Curriculum & Instruction class
Teaching & Learning Symposium Call for Proposals
 

Important Dates for the End of the Semester

Last class day: Dec 11, 2024 (Wednesday)
Study day: Dec 12, 2024 (Thursday)
Exams: Dec 13 (Friday) - Dec 19 (Thursday), 2024
Commencement: Dec 15, 2024 (Sunday)
Grading deadline: Dec 22, 2024 (Sunday)
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