Professional Development

Graduate Assistant Training (TA/RA)

The Graduate Assistant Training program is provided for all graduate students who have been hired as either a Teaching Assistant/Associate or Research Assistants/Associate.

Graduate TA/RA Pre-Service Trainings

Online pre-service training is required for all new graduate TAs and RAs within the first week of your appointment, ideally prior to their first day in the classroom or lab. These trainings are important for anyone serving in a classroom, lab, or student-facing capacity.

Some trainings will require access to Career Edge which is a platform for job-related training and ongoing professional development opportunities offered by ASU and LinkedIn Learning. Access to Career Edge is enabled after TA/RA paperwork has completed processing. You should expect to spend between 15 and 30 minutes per training in total.

The following trainings can be completed between signing of the Appointment Letter and processing of TA/RA position in the ASU payroll system:

Title of Training	Location of Training	Frequency of Training
Academic Freedom Orientation Lesson	Website	Once
Community of Care: Welcome Sun Devils	Canvas course	Once and each time it is updated
Everfi Violence Prevention program	Canvas course	Once
Information Security Awareness Training	CareerEdge	Annually

The following trainings should be completed after processing of TA/RA position in the ASU payroll system:

Title of Training	Location of Training	Frequency of Training
Arizona Public Service Policy	Career Edge	Once
ASU - Your Duty to Report & Preventing Harassment and Discrimination (Non-supervisor)	Career Edge	Every 2 years
Community of Care Training for Employees	Career Edge	As needed
FERPA Training for Staff (for System Access)	Career Edge	Once
Fire Safety	Career Edge	Annually
Research and Academic Integrity	Career Edge	Once

Teaching Assistant Field Guide

The Teaching Assistant Field Guide is available to all graduate assistants via Canvas. Designed as an online reference tool, the TA Field Guide includes modules offering an introduction to the TA experience, instructional strategies, and classroom management and includes:

onboarding checklists
policies and procedures
best practices
asynchronous discussions

Access the TA Field Guide on Canvas

For more information about the Teaching Assistant Field Guide, please contact the Graduate Student Support Resources team at tad-q@asu.edu.

Teaching Assistant Orientation

TA Orientation for Fall 2021 was held Friday, August 13, 2021 from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM. This virtual event is open to new teaching assistants.

Access the Recording, FAQ, and Resources from the Orientation by enrolling in the TA Field Guide.

Comments, questions, ideas or suggestions for agenda items/topics? Please email: gradinfo@asu.edu.

Questions

For questions specific to the Graduate Assistant Training program contact us at tad-q@asu.edu.

Professional Development