Teaching Assistant Paraprofessional: Transferable Skills & Professionalism
The Teaching Assistant Paraprofessional microcredential is awarded to learners who have completed a teaching assistantship position for one semester of an undergraduate course, coupled with completing professional development exercises. Earners will complete four modules to gain foundational knowledge of how to be successful emerging professionals through their experience as teaching assistant. Topics include building positive relationships with students, faculty, and staff; defining and implementing principles of equity and inclusion in academic settings; designing intentional learning activities; demonstrating professionalism; and identifying competencies they have acquired as a teaching assistant that are transferable in other contexts.
Earning Criteria
- Submit the reflection
Additional Details
Learning Outcomes
- Apply how professionalism skills are applied in the classroom
- Evaluate personal strengths and how to implement them on resumes and in interviews
Time to Complete
Gavin Gilliland
Assistant Director of First-Year Experiences
Academic Engagement and Transition Programs (AETP)
Sherman Hall (Academic IV Bldg) 352 B-Wing
+1 410 455 1185