The Faculty Center for Teaching & Learning promotes excellence in all levels of teaching at the University of Central Florida. To that end, we offer several programs for the professional development of Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) at UCF. General information about becoming a GTA should be directed to Graduate Studies.
Before the start of every semester we offer a two-day GTA Training (for those preparing to teach at UCF for the first time, Graduate Studies requires attendance at this Training). Click here to read more information about GTA Training, or you may register online. Questions should be addressed to gradgta@mail.ucf.edu.
Online Policies and Procedures Module
Before all GTAs and Graders are permitted to teach, they must also complete an online learning module about UCF academic, employment, and legal policies. When you register through Graduate Studies for the GTA Training, you will receive email reminders about the Policies and Procedures Module and be asked to complete it then. If you will be a "GTA-Grader" only, you will not be required to attend the GTA Training but you must still complete the Policies and Procedures Module (contact Graduate Studies for any questions about requirements). Please note: the Policies and Procedures Module will only be active online during specific portions of the academic year.
12-Week GTA Certificate Course
Every semester we offer a voluntary course leading to a GTA Teaching Certificate. Click here for more information about the 12-Week GTA Certificate Course, or to fill out the online registration form.
Click Here to view the FCTL workbook CD.
UCF requires that the teaching-related performances of all Graduate Teaching Associates (Position Code 9183), Graduate Teaching Assistants (Position Code 9184), and Graduate Teaching Assistant-Graders (Position Code 9187) be assessed at the end of each term that the student serves as a GTA.
Departments and colleges may use any assessment tool available and gather information from any source that they determine to be relevant in order to conduct assessments of GTAs and to supplement the UCF GTA Performance Assessment Form. For example, departments may rely upon classroom visits, other informational observations, student ratings of instruction, other input from students, interviews and discussions with the GTA and other evidences of performance that are available to the department.
The Assessment Form can be accessed on the Graduate Studies website.