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The
faculty member in the lab is your supervisor; you should
always check before the first lab of the semester to
discuss specific lab responsibilities.
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You
should review the lab prior to the start of each lab
class period. TA copies of the lab manuals will be kept
in the prep room between Palenske 121 and 123.
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You
should be prompt and ready to start when lab begins.
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You
may be needed outside of regular laboratory hours, for
example to help students make up missed labs, review
before exams and quizzes, and prepare samples for
research projects.
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You
may need to help with lab set up and take down.
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You should always behave in
a professional manner. It is likely that you will have
friends taking the lab. You should be careful not
to spend more time helping them or chatting with them
than you do the other students. There generally
are 2 TA’s in the intro labs; if a close friend or
relative is in your lab, you should let the other TA
answer their questions. Sharing answers to graded
exercises with students in the class will be grounds for
dismissal.
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If
you are willing to drive on field trips, you need to
become an approved driver. Please go to
http://www.albion.edu/campussafety/driver_information_form.asp
to start this process.
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If
you are an approved driver, you can help pick up vans
before field trips. Vans are kept in the parking lot
behind Kresge Gym, next to Facilities. Your instructor
will let you know where to park the van.
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When
the trip is over, vans should be returned to the
Facilities parking lot. The van interiors need to have
all the litter picked up, and all the doors and windows
closed and locked. Keys, credit cards, and filled-in
trip reports may either be handed in at the loading dock
or, if it is after hours, deposited in the return slot
next to the door.
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Working as a teaching assistant is a position of trust.
It is an excellent way to review the course material,
and is good experience if you plan to apply for a
teaching assistantship in graduate school or become a
teacher yourself.
