Math 597: Teaching Internship
Instructor to be arranged
Autumn/Winter/Spring; time to be arranged
The Teaching Internship is a program that pairs advanced graduate students
(the Interns) with faculty members (the Advisers) to help graduate students
to prepare and teach an undergraduate mathematics course. The Adviser
and Intern establish their own one or two quarter program to do this.
For example:
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They may meet before the quarter to discuss the outline/goals for the course.
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They may continue to meet regularly during the quarter to discuss and evaluate
the teaching of the course.
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They may jointly prepare homework, quizzes, and exams, or review and comment
on each other's materials. Furthermore, the Intern may be able to
examine course materials prepared previously by the Adviser and use them
as a source of ideas.
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They may observe and discuss each other's classes.
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They may choose to develop a new approach to a part of the course, and
work together to implement and evaluate the new ideas.
This list is not exhaustive, and the details are to be determined by each
Adviser/Intern pair.
Graduate students are expected to enroll in Math 597 the first two times
they teach their own sections of courses they have not taught before; they
may optionally enroll a third time as well. Among the possible advantages
to the Intern:
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The Advisor has experience with the course in question, and can field questions,
help with class preparations, and suggest or critique materials.
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If the Intern has not TA'ed the course, tapping the Advisor's experience
may be essential. If the Advisor is teaching the same course the
preceeding quarter, the Intern may wish to visit the Advisor's class during
that preceeding quarter.
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The Intern gets practice discussing issues of pedagogy, an important skill
for the job interview process.
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The Advisor gains a wide exposure to the Intern's teaching skills and ideas.
This provides a basis for a substantial teaching letter of recommendation,
if the Intern requests it.
If you have any questions about the Teaching Internship, contact Judith
Arms (arms@math.washington.edu).