Math 597: Teaching Internship
Judith Arms
Autumn, Winter, Spring 1998-1999; 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 a 300-level mathematics course. The Adviser
and Intern establish their own one or two quarter program to do this.
For example,
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The Adviser and Intern may meet before the quarter to discuss the outline/goals
for the course.
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The Adviser and Intern may continue to meet regularly during the quarter
to discuss difficulties, ideas, and suggestions for teaching the course.
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The Adviser and Intern may jointly prepare homework, quizzes, and exams.
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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The Adviser and Intern may choose to develop a new approach to a part of
the course, and both may jointly work on its success.
This list is not exhaustive, and the details are to be determined by each
Adviser/Intern pair.
There are many advantages to doing this Internship as a graduate student.
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You will have a chance to become familiarized with a course that you would
have not TA'd.
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You will have another experienced teacher with whom you can ask questions,
help prepare for class, and give suggestions for materials.
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You will get practice learning to discuss issues of pedagogy, which is
an important skill for the job interview process.
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You will be able to get a letter of recommendation from a faculty member
discussing your abilities to teach.
Doing an Internship is not a requirement for teaching one of these courses.
However, it is preferred that you do an Internship during the first quarter
you teach at this level. Expressing an interest in an Internship,
along with previous teaching experience, time to degree, etc., is one of
the factors for deciding 300 level teaching assignments.
If you have any questions about the Teaching Internship, contact Judith
Arms (arms@math.washington.edu).