Psychology One Teaching Fellows
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is on the Psych One teaching team?
For the 2021-2022 academic year, the teaching team consists of:
What are my responsibilities?
For the 2021-2022 academic year, the teaching team consists of:
- James Gross (Fall Instructor)
- [Steven Roberts - on leave 2021-22]
- Jamil Zaki (Spring Instructor)
- Psych One Coordinator: Jennifer Randall Crosby (Winter Instructor)
- Administrative Assistant: Ariel Grayson
- A team of graduate and undergraduate Teaching Fellows
What are my responsibilities?
- Teach 2 sections per week in the Fall (one co-taught section with undergrad/grad pairs, one taught solo), and 1 section per week in the Winter or Spring.
- Attend every weekly meeting, Fridays 12:00PM - 1:00PM
- Attend every lecture, M/W/F 10:30AM - 11:50AM
- Attend your own 2 office hours
- Exam proctoring: Help will be requested (4 volunteers per exam, TBD). If you are not signed up and reminded, you do not need to attend exams.
- Section grading: You will be responsible for grading the three Writing Assignments for the students in your solo section (10-12) and half the students in your co-taught section (5-6). You will also assign participation grades. You will need to keep accurate records of all of your grades.
- Exam grading: We will grade short answers/essays as a group following each exam. All TFs are expected to help grade all 3 exams unless you have a class or final exam during that time. Exam grading sessions are typically on Fridays after exams.
What kind of training would I receive?
What is co-teaching all about?
Team-teaching allows TFs to learn from one another's strengths. Graduate and undergraduate TFs are a tremendous resource to one another. Graduate TFs usually have more experiences in Psychology, while undergraduate TFs have actually been through Psych One at Stanford.
Do I get academic credit for teaching?
Both graduate and undergraduate TFs can register for two classes (Psych 281 and 282) each quarter that they teach.
Do I need to be a Psychology major?
No! We've frequently had folks with other major as undergraduate TFs. While Psychology PhD students have priority for spots as graduate TFs, there are sometimes opportunities for non-Psychology PhD students as well.
How to get involved:
- A day-long orientation will be held on the Friday before the start of fall quarter
- Weekly meetings will provide ongoing training
- Online resources, including sample lesson plans, activities, video clips, discussion questions, and articles on teaching
- Section visits by Jennifer at least once per quarter to provide support and feedback
What is co-teaching all about?
Team-teaching allows TFs to learn from one another's strengths. Graduate and undergraduate TFs are a tremendous resource to one another. Graduate TFs usually have more experiences in Psychology, while undergraduate TFs have actually been through Psych One at Stanford.
Do I get academic credit for teaching?
Both graduate and undergraduate TFs can register for two classes (Psych 281 and 282) each quarter that they teach.
Do I need to be a Psychology major?
No! We've frequently had folks with other major as undergraduate TFs. While Psychology PhD students have priority for spots as graduate TFs, there are sometimes opportunities for non-Psychology PhD students as well.
How to get involved:
- Contact Psych One at psychone@stanford.edu
- Submit an application by Sunday, March 21, 2021