Additional GC TLC Resources
Visible Pedagogy
https://vp.commons.gc.cuny.edu
The TLC’s blog, Visible Pedagogy, serves as a platform for discussions about teaching and learning at CUNY. Edited by the TLC staff, the blog features short essays by Graduate Center student instructors, reflecting on aspects of their pedagogy and classroom practice, as well as the Teach@CUNY series, which curates brief posts from members of the CUNY community in response to a particular topic or theme. Read more about our mission, and find out how to contribute here.
Online Guides
https://tlc.commons.gc.cuny.edu/#guides
The TLC has developed numerous online guides, referenced throughout this handbook, to address common issues such as Navigating CUNY, New to Teaching, Teaching in the Disciplines, Educational Technology, Writing across the Curriculum/Writing in the Disciplines/Quantitative Reasoning, and the Job Market.
Teaching as an International Student
https://internationalteachers.commons.gc.cuny.edu
This site on the CUNY Academic Commons aims to bring together and provide resources for the many international students who are teaching in CUNY undergraduate classrooms. It contains information on the American educational system, CUNY curriculum, and multilingual classrooms. There are sample activities, blog posts with experiences and tips from other international student teachers, and an annotated list of resources. You can also find a link to sign up for the international teachers’ group on the Academic Commons, where you can ask questions, post relevant material, and find a community of international teachers dedicated to enriching their classrooms through their own and their students’ experiences.
Additional Resources for International Students
“International Teaching Assistants Guide.” Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching. https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/itas/
“Tips for Surviving as an International Teaching Assistant.” Duquesne University Center for Teaching Excellence.http://www.duq.edu/about/centers-and-institutes/center-for-teaching-excellence/teaching-and-learning/surviving-as-an-international-ta