Community-Engaged Learning Teaching Assistant Training 

CEL course instructors who have TAs can apply to have their TAs undertake 10 hours of training and support in a multicourse, multidisciplinary online cohort running alongside course delivery. Participating TAs will be able to better support CEL course instructors with elements of teaching specific to CEL courses including liaising with community partners, assessing reflection assignments, and preparing students for their engagement.    

Applications for Winter 2026 are now open

Deadline to apply: Friday, November 28, 2025

The CEL TA Training is designed to:  

  • Familiarize TAs with the uniqueness of CEL and its difference from pedagogies they may have encountered and supported before 
  • Provide an opportunity for TAs to learn, practice and deepen skills required for supporting student learning in CEL, including assessing reflection assignments and troubleshooting common student issues with placements and projects  
  • Support TAs through the arc of CEL course delivery 
  • Offer a collaborative space for TAs across disciplines to reflect on their practice as community-engaged educators 

TAs participating in the Training will come away with concrete skills in, and a theoretical understanding of: 

  • CEL as a pedagogy and practice in the experiential learning landscape 
  • Ethics, opportunities, and challenges of learning with grassroots, non-profit and public sector partners  
  • Preparing and supporting community partners and students for mutual benefit 
  • Designing, facilitating and assessing reflection as a core learning strategy in CEL 
  • Managing logistics, communications and troubleshooting  

 
The Training consists of six interactive 90-minute virtual sessions running alongside course delivery. Sessions include workshops, hands-on practice, coaching, and individual and group work. Participating TAs will have access to targeted support from CCP staff.  

In Fall 2025, sessions will be held on Fridays from 3 – 4:30 p.m. on September 5, September 12, September 19, September 26, October 3 and October 17.

Dates for Winter 2026 will be dependent on interest.

Any instructor delivering a CEL course in 2025-2026 can enroll their TA(s) in the training. Units must integrate these 10 hours of training into their TA contracts.
 
Interested instructors can complete this MS form by Friday, November 28, 2025. Upon receipt we will schedule a one-on-one meeting with you to discuss further.