Prospective Teachers

Here is a document that came from the Dean's Office. It describes alternative teaching indicators to help teachers assess the quality of their teaching.

Teaching Indicators beyond Teaching Evaluations

Early informal anonymous student evaluations of course

• Use feedback to rethink class, if necessary. Provide brief statement of how you used feedback and a copy of informal instrument and raw data

Mid-term informal anonymous student evaluations of course

Use this form to propose the use of textbooks that are not listed under the list of approved textbooks.

For details, see Curriculum Proposal Policy.

Use the attached form to submit book orders for Writing Programs courses.

Faculty Associates and Teaching Assistants who wish to propose texts for Writing Programs Courses must adhere to the following procedure:

Faculty Associates and Teaching Assistants with at least two semesters of teaching experience at ASU, are free to submit a brief proposal etailing the curriculum and text for the course(s) they will be teaching. (Use the curriculum proposal form.) The proposal packet must include the following:

• Bibliographic information and ISBN of proposed text

Standard Policies (to be included in all syllabi)

Writing Programs Mission Statement

Writing Programs Course Goals

Writing Programs Teacher's Manual

Writing Programs Guide

Here are the grades available to courses in the Writing Programs:

If students fail the course due to academic honesty, the student should receive XE (failure due to academic honesty).

Responsibilities Attached to a Teaching Assistantship in ASU’s English Department.

While the financial support offered through teaching assistantships certainly makes them attractive, it is crucial to consider the actual responsibilities of such a position before making your decision to accept this offer.

Summer Orientation for New Teaching Assistants

Currently, some of the links on this page point to an older version of the Writing Programs website, which may be out of date. Those pages will be replaced with new pages as they become available.

1.00 ADMINISTRATION

2.00 TEACHING

2.01 Mission Statement for Writing Programs

• Mission
• Writing assignments
  

Please follow these guidelines (attached) as you prepare your syllabi for your Writing Programs courses. (ASUID login required to see the attachments.)