Chiyeon Hwang
Doctoral candidate in the Department of East Asian Languages and…
Teaching Assistant Training (TAT)
August 18 – 20, 2025
Aloha Teaching Assistants!
Welcome to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa! We think you’ll enjoy our offerings for your training. Teaching Assistant Training is mandatory for new TAs. Experienced TAs from several departments will be available throughout the training program.
There is no cost for TA Training.
Topics Include
- Experienced TA panel
- Undergraduate Student Panel on Teaching and Learning
- Rights and Responsibilities of TAs
- Teaching Your Own Class or Lab
- Classroom Management Skills
- Grading and Assessing Student Work
- Professional and Ethical Issues
- Teaching in a Multicultural Environment
- Facilitating Effective Discussions
- Encouraging Active Learning
- UH as a Hawaiian Place of Learning
- Fostering Honest and Productive Relationships
- And more!
Presented by the OFDAS Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE), UHM Graduate Division, and the English Language Institute.
All training topics, times, and dates are subject to change.
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TA Training Videos
All TA Training participants are required to watch pre-recorded videos prior to the start of their classes.
Looking for presentation slides and handouts? View our TA Training Handouts & Resources page.
Information on TA Training
Watch this video for a brief tutorial on participating in TA Training.
Monday, August 18, 2025—International TAs Only
 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm |
ITA Check-in |
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1:00 pm – 2:00 pm |
Welcome and Mahalo Juggling Manapua: How to Balance Study, Work & Life in Hawai‘i |
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2:00 pm – 2:15 pm |
Coffee Break |
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2:15 pm – 3:15 pm |
Mixed Plate: Experienced International TAs Give Advice & Answer Questions |
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3:15 pm – 4:00 pm |
International Student Services Advisor (ISS) Q&A Time |
Co-sponsored by the English Language Institute
Tuesday, August 19, 2025—All TAs
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9:00 am – 9:30 am |
Check-in |
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9:30 am – 10:30 am |
Welcome Becoming a Teacher |
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10:30 am – 10:45 am |
Transition |
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10:45 am – 11:45 am |
Concurrent Sessions I: On Teaching |
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Kuykendall Hall Rm TBD |
Assisting a Professor |
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Kuykendall Hall Rm TBD |
Supporting Student Learning in STEM Sections |
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Kuykendall Hall Rm TBD |
Teaching Your Own Class |
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11:45 pm – 12:45 pm |
Break for Lunch (on your own) |
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12:45 pm – 1:45 pm |
Concurrent Sessions II: On Engagement |
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Kuykendall Hall Rm TBD |
Classroom Management and the Student Conduct Code |
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Kuykendall Hall Rm TBD |
Assisting Students with Mental Health Concerns: Resources for TAs |
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Kuykendall Hall Rm TBD |
Accessibility—KOKUA Team |
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1:45 pm – 2:00 pm |
Transition |
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2:00 pm – 3:00 pm |
Getting Started with Lamakū |
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3:00 pm – 4:00 pm |
Undergraduate Student Perspectives on Supportive and Empowering Learning Environments |
Wednesday, August 20, 2025—All TAs
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9:00 am – 9:30 am |
Check-in |
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9:30 am – 10:15 am |
He Aupuni Palapala Koʻu: Mine is a Kingdom of Literacy |
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10:15 am – 10:30 am |
Break |
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10:30 am – 11:30 am |
Title IX Training Jennifer Matayoshi & Jessica Kaneshiro |
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11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
Break for Lunch (on your own) |
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12:30 pm – 1:30 pm |
Concurrent Sessions III: On Resources |
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Library in a Flash: Business, Humanities & Social Sciences Dave Brier, Social Sciences Librarian and Department Chair | |
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Library in a Flash: Science & Technology | |
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1:30 pm |
Pau |
This program is sponsored by Graduate Division and the English Language Institute.
Scan & Check In
Scan a QR code with your mobile device to check in.
QR codes for faster check-ins will be displayed near entrances of event rooms throughout TA Training. Web links will be available for people who prefer to check in using a web browser, and pen and paper will be available for those without devices.
Look for these Scan & Check in signs through-out TAT.
Mahalo to our Affiliate TAs
Kapilialoha Bovard
Sociology, Women’s Studies, and Indigenous Research Models; ABD and part-time…
Amali Wedagedara
PhD program in Political Science
Rafael Borges Amaral
PhD student in Music Composition
Jade Lum
PhD student and Graduate Teaching Assistant in English
This program is sponsored by Graduate Division and the English Language Institute.