Ready To Teach: Graduate Teaching Assistants Prepare for Today and for Tomorrow

A refereed collection of papers based on presentations made during Changing Graduate Education: The Sixth National Conference on the Education and Employment of Graduate Teaching Assistants. – Edited by Will Davis, Jan Smith, and Rosslyn Smith, this excellent volume provides a rich array of insights into TA preparation methods. Ready to Teach embodies the diversity of scholarship and practice involved in preparing graduate student instructors to teach in higher education. In this volume, graduate student instructors, faculty members, administrators, professionals in instructional and faculty development, and specialists in English as a Second Language reflect and opine, share best practices, and report on foundational research. The result is a wonderful mixed bouquet, with individual pieces appropriately varied in complexity, sophistication, and intended audience.