Teacher Training
The English M.A. 该项目重视培养学生成为有效的课堂教师. Second year students have two unique teaching opportunities.
The English M.A. 该项目重视培养学生成为有效的课堂教师. Second-year students have two unique teaching opportunities.
Students can apply to become Teaching Fellows (TF), 使他们能够在第二年的秋季和春季学期设计和教授一年级写作研讨会(FWS)的一部分. Teaching Fellows participate in a pedagogy seminar during their first year, attend a summer workshop, and receive extensive mentoring while they are teaching. (注:目前电子游戏软件的员工通常没有资格获得教学奖学金.)
Alternatively, students can apply to be Teaching Assistants (TA), 在这个职位上，他们支持一名教师在第二年的秋季和春季学期教授一门讲座课.
ENGL 8825, Seminar in Composition Theory and Practice
被选为助教的学生将自动注册英语8825课程, “Seminar in Composition Theory and Practice,” during the spring semester of their first year. 本课程提供写作教学法的理论指导，并对写作教学提供具体的指导. Teaching Fellows learn how to design a syllabus, assignments, and class activities that fit within the Writing Program’s stated outcomes. TFs will also visit current FWS classes, to get a sense of the teaching and learning atmosphere of the program. 在学期结束时，电子游戏正规平台员提交最终作品集，其中包括FWS课程的教学大纲和作业, as well as a teaching rationale.
Mentoring
At the conclusion of ENGL 8825, the student is paired with a teaching mentor. During the summer between the first and second year, the Fellow works with the mentor revising the syllabus and assignments. 导师提供定期反馈和支持，而电子游戏正规平台员在第二年教学.
Summer Comp Camp
助教们将在暑假期间修改教学大纲，并参加一个为期一天的竞赛营会议，该会议计划在8月的第一个星期四举行. This summer work is critical, as it helps TFs understand and practice individual class goal setting, lesson planning, 并了解许多校园资源和服务，以支持您的教学和学生.
Status in the Teaching Fellow Program
所有参加ENGL 8825和暑期比较营的电子游戏正规平台员的状态都是临时的, 并取决于学生满意地完成研讨会，并批准为FWS课程设计的教学大纲和作业. If a student received a grade in ENGL 8825 below A- or 如果渔护署署长认为建议的航道尚未符合所有的渔护署指引, 教学电子游戏正规平台员将保持临时身份，直到他或她满意地修改了他或她的课程材料, under the supervision of one’s mentor and the Program Director. If the revisions are not made satisfactorily during that time period, the Teaching Fellow may forfeit his or her fellowship. We don’t anticipate that this situation will occur, but we feel it’s important to make the procedure and expectations clear.
Teaching FWS
Teaching Fellows will teach one section of FWS each semester of their second year. They also attend all FWS required meetings, 其中包括与导师的定期会面和每周50分钟的实习. Each section of FWS meets for 150 minutes of class time per week; additionally, instructors conference individually with their 15 students at least four weeks of the semester. This makes teaching FWS a time-consuming experience, 但这是一个有益的课程，它允许助教与一小群学生进行密集的写作练习，并学习如何在规定的指导方针下计划和执行课程.
Teaching Assistants
每个助教职位的指导方针将由与学生一起工作的个别教师定义. That commitment will begin in the summer before the fall of the second year.
Teaching Assistants do not enroll in ENGL 8825 or attend Comp Camp.
Stipends
Teaching Fellows are paid a stipend of $6,000 per course.
Teaching Assistants earn $4,000 per course.
每年最多提供18个教学电子游戏正规平台员职位和4个教学助理职位, thus making the selection process competitive.
强烈鼓励有兴趣成为教学电子游戏正规平台员的学生在硕士第一年申请成为写作电子游戏正规平台员(见下文).A. student, as this provides excellent preparation for the college classroom.
Applications are due during the fall semester of the student’s first year. The specific deadline will be provided by Dr. Paula Mathieu, Director of the First-Year Writing Program.
The application consists of a one-page letter, 说明你申请的职位，并简要描述你在课堂上可能用到的任何经验或技能. Especially relevant are any tutoring or teaching experiences one has had.
Selection Process
在秋季学期，FWS主任和工作人员将对所有感兴趣的申请人进行面试. They, along with the Director of the M.A. program and the English Department Faculty, 会决定哪些申请人会被指定为临时教学电子游戏正规平台员及助教. The decision will be based on the letter, interview, coursework, 以及教师对申请人是否准备好承担写作指导或助教职责的看法. All candidates will be notified of the decision near the end of the fall semester.
During both fall and spring semesters, 导师与学生在一年级写作研讨会和文学核心的ELL(英语语言学习者)部分配对，在学期中有六周. 导师为母语不是英语的学生提供定制的书面指导. Before meeting with students, 导师完成10小时的强化英语导师培训，探索英语语法和句法. 培训和辅导时间的补偿金为每小时15美元. The work load is typically 4 to 5 hours per week.
Contact Lynne Anderson, Director, Program for English Language Learners.
The Connors Family Learning Center (CFLC) has a large peer tutoring program with over 6,000 appointments every year. 在即将到来的学年，该中心将有几个写作导师的空缺. Writing tutors work one-on-one with students from a wide range of courses and receive ongoing training; they are paid on an hourly basis ($9.50 an hour). 正常工作量为每周10小时，每周的工作量变化不大. 作为CFLC写作导师的工作是成为BC社区一员的好方法，并提供各种学科的写作帮助. For further information contact Dr. Cecilie Joyner, Associate Director, Tutoring Services Connors Family Learning Center.
The Boston College Center for Teaching Excellence 支持教师和电子游戏正规平台生在教学中的最佳和创新实践. 该中心旨在维持和促进电子游戏软件在所有教学方法中的卓越文化, including the effective use of technology, to enhance faculty-student interaction both inside and outside the classroom.
The Apprenticeship in College Teaching Program is a free, 不含学分的课程，为电子游戏正规平台生在高等教育中的教学生涯做准备.