{"id":878,"date":"2015-05-13T14:14:17","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T21:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/chemistry\/?page_id=878"},"modified":"2022-12-31T17:46:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T01:46:56","slug":"research-in-biochemistry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/chemistry\/chemistry-degree\/student-activities-2\/research-in-biochemistry\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Experiences in Chemistry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/chemistry\/files\/2022\/12\/AdobeStock_503854673-1-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/chemistry\/files\/2022\/12\/AdobeStock_503854673-1-1024x613.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"613\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6681 size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/chemistry\/files\/2022\/12\/AdobeStock_503854673-1-1024x613.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/chemistry\/files\/2022\/12\/AdobeStock_503854673-1-300x180.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/chemistry\/files\/2022\/12\/AdobeStock_503854673-1-768x460.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/chemistry\/files\/2022\/12\/AdobeStock_503854673-1-1536x920.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/chemistry\/files\/2022\/12\/AdobeStock_503854673-1-2048x1226.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Why You Should Consider Serving as a Teaching Assistant or a Tutor:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Gain Hands-on Teaching Experience:<\/strong> As a TA, you will have the opportunity to lead labs, help students with experiments, and grade assignments, which can provide valuable teaching experience.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Professional Development: Serving as a TA can help you develop important skills such as communication, organization, and time management.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Networking Opportunities:<\/strong> As a TA, you will have the opportunity to work closely with faculty and other TAs, which can help you build professional relationships and expand your network.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Personal Growth:<\/strong> Being a TA can be a challenging but rewarding experience, and can help you develop personally as well as professionally.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Improved Subject Matter Mastery:<\/strong> Being a TA can also help you deepen your understanding of the subject matter and reinforce your knowledge.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>How you can get involved?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">If you are interested in gaining teaching experience in Chemistry, there are four main ways to get involved at WOU:\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Serve as a Chemistry Teaching Assistant for our laboratory courses\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Become involved in Peer Led Teaching and Learning (PLTL)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Become a Chemistry Tutor<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Get involved in Chemistry Outreach with local area High Schools<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Requirements:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Students serving as teaching assistants or tutors for the chemistry department must maintain a B-average in the coursework for which they will be tutoring.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>For More Information:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Contact your Chemistry Faculty Advisor or Professor Flatt (flattp@mail.wou.edu) for details<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why You Should Consider Serving as a Teaching Assistant or a Tutor: Gain Hands-on Teaching Experience: As a TA, you will have the opportunity to lead labs, help students with experiments, and grade assignments, which can provide valuable teaching experience. 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