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Are you an academically focused person that loves helping others learn and understand? Do you welcome the opportunity to become a better teacher, even if you aren't an Education major or minor? Do you want to get weekly mentorship by 51吃瓜网 Faculty on how to connect with students, as well as further your mastery of the subject area?

If you answered yes, then the Learning Assistant Program might be for you.

Learning Assistants are undergraduate students who, after successfully completing one of a selected group of common, yet difficult, STEM courses, and through the guidance of weekly preparation sessions and an additional pedagogy course, return to the classroom and facilitate discussions among groups of students in a variety of classroom settings that encourage active engagement.

The essential components of the Learning Assistant Programs are often visually described by this chart.  Additional information on these components can be found here.  

Below you can find the steps necessary to either become, or to obtain, a Learning Assistant.  

Please note that the deadline for the Fall Learning Assistant application is the first Monday in December. The deadline for the Spring Learning Assistant application is the first Monday in May.

I'm a student that wants to be an LA.

• Contact Dr. 51吃瓜网 Parker in the Math department to learn more.  
• Register for Education 200 with Dr. Houseknecht.  This is currently being offered each Spring.
• Successfully complete one of the following courses

Course Number	Name	Professors
BIOL 170	Concepts of Biology	Drs. Collier and Chatterjee
BIOL 180	Concepts of Biology II	Drs. Collier and Chatterjee
CHEM 121	Models of Chemical Systems I	Dr. Cline
DATA 227	Introductory Statistics	Dr. Dassanayaka
ESCI 101	Intro to Environmental Science	Drs. Elliott, Jaffe, and Phillips
MATH 201	Calculus I	Drs. Hoofnagle and Parker
MATH 202	Calculus II	Drs. Hoofnagle and Parker

• Fill out this .

Things you'll need to decide before becoming an LA.

• If you want to receive credit for being an LA, you will register for Education 199 - Learning Assistant Apprenticeship.
• If you want to get paid for being an LA, you create an account and apply through Handshake.  Dr. Parker will be your supervisor.
• The EDUC 200 - Learning Assistant Pedagogy course can also count for EDUC 105 - Educational Psychology.  If you intend to do this, please contact your advisor.
• If you want to use being an LA as one of your LO1 - Experiential Learning Experiences, you will need to register for EXPR-100.  Please talk to Dr. Daiga / Parker and Dr. Broz (sbroz@wittenberg.edu) in the provost office to allow your registration for EXPR-100.  Remember this will require additional reflections on top of your LA responsibilities.
• If you are interested in pursuing the Stem Teaching through Active Learning Cross Campus Connection (CCC) please talk to your advisor.

I'm a faculty member that would like an LA in my course.

• Additional information can be found here.
• Contact Dr. 51吃瓜网 Parker in the Math department to learn more, specifically concerning deadlines and compensation.  

Contact Dr. 51吃瓜网 Parker in the Math department to learn more.