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TA/GA Day: In-Person Symposium on Teaching

Graduate Teaching Symposium (AA Day) 2025

The Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching is pleased to host a full day of events for Academic Assistants (AAs), and all graduate students interested in professional development in teaching.

You will take away valuable tips, tools, and strategies for carrying out your teaching duties in the upcoming year and have a chance to network with peers.

 Date 

September 11, 2025

 Time

9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

 Location

Morning:

Sears Atrium

George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, Third Floor

Toronto Metropolitan University

245 Church St., Toronto

Afternoon: 

Daphne Cockwell Complex (DCC), Seventh Floor

Toronto Metropolitan University

288 Church St., Toronto

Schedule-at-a-Glance

Morning Events

Sears Atrium- George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre

9:15 a.m. Welcome and introduction to Graduate Teaching Development Programming
10 a.m. Opening Keynote: Dr. Alyssa Counsell, Associate Professor in Psychology
11 a.m. Academic Assistants Panel
12 p.m. Lunch and Community Expo

Afternoon Events

7th floor, Daphne Cockwell Complex (DCC), 288 Church Street 

1:30 p.m.

Concurrent Workshops:

  • Elevate Your Teaching Profile
  • A Semester in the Life of a AA (TA/GA)
3 p.m. Closing Remarks (raffle, Q&A, feedback form)

Opening Keynote

Dr. Alyssa Counsell, Associate Professor in Psychology

Dr. Alyssa Counsell is the Director of the Psychology and Statistics Education Research (PASER) lab (external link) . She seeks to bridge the gap between methodological innovation and applied statistical practice. Her research falls into two categories: 1) The applications of advanced statistical models for complex psychological data; 2) Statistics literacy, pedagogy, and education in the social sciences. Dr. Counsell currently holds a SSHRC Insight Grant (2021 – 2026) for her research program, Improving statistics education and statistical literacy in the social sciences.

Contact 

taga@torontomu.ca