Like any new skill, it takes time to become a good teacher. As a teaching assistant, any opportunity you can find to practice your skill helps you get better.
Look for opportunities in the classes where you’re assisting: offer to guest lecture, help grade, hold office hours — whatever you think might help you and your students learn what you need to learn . The Centre for Teaching and Learning offers workshops and mini-courses that combine learning with practice. These make a great rehearsal space. You can also put together your own opportunities on and off-campus: get involved with a student or community group and offer to teach something. The participants get to learn from you and you get to work on your skills.
The more you practice, the more you’ll learn, the better you’ll be.
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