TA

Teaching is an integral part of your graduate experience.  Here you will find resources to assist you with your TA assignments, as well as your personal pedagogical evolution.  The Teaching and Learning Center has some wonderful resources. 

TAs have several duties, as explained in the Description of Duties (DoD) sent to you at the time of your appointment.

Set up direct deposit on UC Path: Money 

Submit your monthly timesheet in CruzPay -- "workers ultimately voted to discontinue the collective boycott of the monthly leave reporting forms." 

We suggest keeping a personal timesheet to keep track of your TA hours to ensure you do not go over your contracted hours. TAs are contracted to work a maximum of 220 hours per quarter and 20 hours per week. Below are examples of timesheets.

• Blank Timesheet; Filled Timesheet by Pierce Giffin 

• Discussion Section Materials 

• Lower Division Lab Materials 

• Syllabi 

• If you have materials to add, contact physgradadvising@ucsc.edu 

Come to the Physics Admin Office for TA-related office supplies:

• dry erase markers

• ink markers

• paper

• pencils

• pens

• post its

• paperclips

• ...and more!

You should never need to buy anything to TA. Ask the Admin Office for needed supplies!

4 digit code usually following the convention 2 - Year - Quarter:

• 2250 = Spring 2025

• 2252 = Winter 2025

• 2254 = Summer 2025

• 2258 = Fall 2025

• First year grads are part of the Wave Guides Grad Peer Mentoring program TE Mode (TA Excellence Mode). TE Mode mentors will support first year TAs.

• The TLC Graduate Pedagogy Fellowship is an excellent opportunity. 

• PHYS 291H: Physics Education and Communication  Seminar

  • Fall 2024: M 12:00-1:30 pm

  • Instructor: Dr. Amy Furniss, afurniss@ucsc.edu 

• Professors can evaluate TAs by filling out TA Performance Evaluations. You can request that professors fill these out.

• Students can evaluate TAs in the Student Experience of Teaching Surveys (SETS).

• TA Handbook

• Diversity and Climate Comittee Teaching Assistant Checklist and Best Practices Summary 

If you need to make or order copies of something for your TA course, there are two ways:

Ordering from the Copier Program

Email Copy Order Form to copy@ucsc.edu

Attach the file you need printed

If you want it delivered, indicate Mail Stop: Physics

FOAPAL: 20086-403140-002580-40 PYPRN

Printing to the Department Printer from your Computer

Download and Install the appropriate Print Driver for your computer

(Copier is a Ricoh MP C6004ex)

Print your document to the newly installed printer

(input your CruzID)

Go to the Department Printer. Select "Pharos Login" in the top-left

Input your CruzID

Input the last 4 digits of your ID number

Print!

Printing/Scanning to the Department Printer

Go to the Department Printer. Select "Pharos Login" in the top-left

Input your CruzID

Input the last 4 digits of your ID number

Place your document in the document feeder

Input the number of copies

Print!

The copier also staples!

Notify physgradadvising@ucsc.edu if the FOAPAL isn't showing up in your account

Physics department stewards 2024:

• Samuel S. Roberts - srobert6@ucsc.edu

• Samuel G. Christensen - sgchrist@ucsc.edu

• Swosti Choudhury - swchoudh@ucsc.edu

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