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Hello All,
I have a somewhat lame question. I have always done my classes alone
without a TA because I've had quite small classes--I'm a language
teacher. I'm turning to TBL in the hopes of keeping up the small class
atmosphere while dealing with a very large class. Now I have to write a
rationale for why I need a TA. Frankly, when they told me this-- I
began to doubt whether I really do need one and am wondering if you all
can advise me.
I couldn't get a scanner for grading the iRATs so I was hoping the TA
could be hand-grading those while I administer gRATs and start students
on other tasks. I also thought the room set-up (getting tables set up
for teams and putting them away again at the end) might be a little
tough on my own--though once it becomes a routine I'm sure the students
could do this. My TBL is all hand-made. No clickers, just laminated
A,B,C,D cards for teams to hold up. I do have the IF-AT forms--but
that's all the budget I've been given.
I'm not as young and spry as I used to be, but am I just being wimpy in
thinking that I need a helper? Do I have good reasons for getting a TA?
Thanks for your input!
Christine
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Christine Kuramoto, Assistant Professor: Medical English
Kyushu University, Department of Medical Education
Faculty of Medical Sciences
3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan
Phone: (+81)92-642-6186 Fax: (+81)92-642-6188
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