Assistantships and Teacher Training
Each year the Department
supports approximately 50 students, most as teaching assistants.
Unlike many other universities, during the first three years of study
teaching assistants do not teach their own classes, but instead meet
with students in small recitation sections. This means that the time
required for teaching duties at the University at Buffalo is
generally less than the time required at other institutions. Some
advanced students (usually those who have continued beyond the fourth
year) have the opportunity to teach their own sections of lower division
courses. Students participate in a teaching workshop, and each
student's development as a teacher is monitored and guided through
both faculty and student evaluations.
Exceptional performance in
teaching is recognized annually by
Excellence in Teaching awards of
the College of Arts and Sciences.
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