Graduate Teaching Assistants GTAs are essential in the STEM subjects. They provide vital hands-on expertise in laboratory and research skill-based classes a near-peer link for students and the ability to implement small group teaching strategies with better staff-student ratios. Our presentation will discuss professional development opportunities for GTAs and the barriers and challenges GTAs face in engaging with these opportunities. We will highlight the interventions we have put in place to support GTAs’ professional development and how we have sought to overcome barriers to engagement. We will also show how building a mentoring community is supporting GTAs seeking recognition.
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