The Graduate/Undergraduate Instructor Academy (GUIA) is designed to assist graduate adjunct instructors, instructional assistants, graduate assistants, lab instructors, teaching assistants, tutors, mentors, supplemental instructors, and more with instructional training and resources for the betterment of student success.
To ensure we order the appropriate amount of supplies - please try to register before Aug 4th
When? - Friday, Aug 18th
Where? - Lowman Student Center (start in White Ballroom) & some online options
When will sessions occur? - Start at 8:00am
The goals for the academy are to:
1) Provide student instructional employees (SIE) with quality, pertinent, and/or research based holistic development to promote career readiness, both personal and professional (e.g.,IDEA, TACS, SHSU Online, headshots, business cards)
2) Provide SIE with quality, pertinent, and/or research based holistic development to prioritize student success and access (e.g., classroom management, Blackboard training, Tutoring/Mentoring101)
3) Align processes and institutional resources to improve efficiency, training, and messaging (e.g., pool campus resources for purchasing participant food, bringing experts to one meeting for greater impact and consistency)
4) Provide supportive and empowering workplace to make SIE aware of their legal/professional obligations (e.g., FERPA,Title IX)
5) Make SIE aware of the various support services across campus to prioritize student success and access, provide excellent/timely service, and provide supportive, empowering, and culturally responsive workplace (e.g., Food Pantry, Counseling Center, etc.; because students are more likely to relay needs and hardships to instructors their own age)
6) Provide SIE with greater awareness of diversity in the classroom AND training to create more inclusive learning environments (e.g., HAVEN, IDEA, Title IX)
