{"id":18534,"date":"2020-12-24T10:58:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T15:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/?page_id=18534"},"modified":"2024-08-20T11:05:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T15:05:57","slug":"biology-teaching-assistant-responsibilities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/graduate\/current-students\/graduate-manual\/guidelines-for-graduating\/biology-teaching-assistant-responsibilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching in Biology Responsibilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18456 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TA_Banner-300x126.jpg\" alt=\"Student writing on whiteboard\" width=\"1067\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TA_Banner-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TA_Banner-1024x429.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TA_Banner-768x322.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TA_Banner-1536x643.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TA_Banner-2048x858.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TA_Banner-430x180.jpg 430w, https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TA_Banner-610x256.jpg 610w, https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TA_Banner-420x176.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Averaged over the semester, students should spend up to 20 hours per week on teaching a course. That is total time, including preparing recitations, teaching, and contributing to problem sets.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: Undergraduate students who teach in Biology typically have different expectations for weekly time commitment, usually 10-12 hours per week depending on the funding or credit available. Check with the Biology Education Office to confirm your expected workload.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At other times during the semester, students who teach in Biology should continue with lab research and\/or classes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students who teach in Biology attend all lectures and take notes, which may be requested by the faculty lecturer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students who teach in Biology are responsible for preparing and teaching recitations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students who teach in Biology hold regular office hours.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students who teach in Biology proctor exams.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students who teach in Biology grade problem sets and exams.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students who teach in Biology may play a role in designing problem sets and study problems, under guidance from a faculty member.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While students who teach in Biology may make suggestions for exam questions and give feedback on drafts written by faculty, students who teach in Biology are not responsible for writing exams.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Answer keys for exams or problem sets are a shared responsibility of faculty and students who teach in Biology, with faculty responsible for the final content of the answer key.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As requested by faculty, students who teach in Biology will take exams before they are given to the class, to improve ability to grade.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Averaged over the semester, students should spend up to 20 hours per week on teaching a course. 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