English 600 supports the new graduate Teaching Interns (TIs) and Teaching Assistants (TAs) in the Freshman English program by introducing them to the pedagogy of freshman composition--including theories of composition, classroom management, course preparation and lesson plans, writing assignment design, evaluation of students, and digital technologies for writing. The course proceeds through lecture, demonstration, readings, discussions, and practice teaching designed to develop professional confidence in graduate teaching assistants as they teach the university\'s core requirement in written communication. In the spring semester of English 600, our assignments will center on the course requirements for English 104 and the demands of teaching First-Year Composition.

1. Attend the pre-semester meeting January 11 and meet three times a week throughout the semester in the designated classroom at the designated time. Please notify one of the instructors in advance if you cannot attend any session.

2. Participate in online and in-class discussion and impromptu activities.

3. Participate as a leader of class discussion on assigned readings from time to time during the semester.

4. Use webboard and email to communicate with your students.

5. Collaboratively develop prompts for the three to four essay assignments.

6. Return student writing within five working days from the time it was submitted.

7. Assemble a draft reflective electronic teaching portfolio including at least 3000 words of reflection. The portfolio must be submitted at the end of the semester to pass.