The Division of Academic Affairs (DAA), Core Education, and the Center for Teaching and Learning have assembled guidance for the important role of GTAs in the successful implementation of Core Education. See details specific to the use of GTAs in DPO teaching below and visit the Core Education website for complete details for the use of GTAs across Core Education.
- Units that assign GTAs to teach Core Education courses in any category are responsible for ensuring enough advanced scheduling notice for the GTAs to complete all required training in advance of the term they are scheduled to teach a Core Ed course. In particular, GTAs should not be assigned to teach a Difference, Power, and Oppression (DPO) course for the first term of their employment to allow enough time to complete necessary training.
- Units that assign GTAs to teach Core Education courses in categories that have required training must ensure the weekly workload of the GTA is offset to accommodate the required training during the training week (for Teaching in Core, Seeking Solutions or Transitions) or weekly throughout the training term (DPO GTA Academy).
- We strongly recommend that GTAs teaching in any level of DPO take the 3-credit hour course GRAD 542: The Inclusive Classroom, which fulfills the training requirements for both DPO-F (DPO-Foundations) and DPO-A (DPO-Advanced) courses (this includes GTAs who will be assisting instructors of record, serving as graders, serving as instructors of record, and as recitation instructors).
- For cases in which taking the 3-credit hour course (GRAD 542) is not possible, the DPO Program offers an alternate format of training (DPO GTA Academy) across 8, 3-hour sessions and approximately 8 hours of preparation time (1 hour/session) for an anticipated total of 32 hours of training. This fulfills the requirement for GTAs to teach DPO-F courses, as well as those serving as graders, assistants, and recitation instructors for DPO-A courses. These sessions will be offered in person on the Corvallis campus in fall and spring terms.
- We discourage units from assigning GTAs to serve as instructors of record for DPO-A courses, and should a need arise to do so, that GTA must complete the GRAD 542 3-credit hour course training prior to teaching the DPO-A course. If a GTA feels that they have a strong foundation in DPO already, they may apply for a waiver.
DPO GTA Academy (Alternative to GRAD 542)
For those cases in which taking the 3-credit hour course (GRAD 542) is not possible, in fall and spring terms (see schedule below), the DPO Program will offer the DPO GTA Academy in-person on the Corvallis campus. The DPO GTA Academy consists of 8, 3-hour sessions and approximately 8 hours of preparation time (1 hour/session) for an anticipated total of 32 hours of training.
Fall Term 2025
Canceled due to low enrollment
- Weeks 1-8, Wednesdays, 2-5pm
Spring Term 2026
- Session 1: Friday, April 3, 9am-Noon
- Session 2: Friday, April 10, 9am-Noon
- Session 3: Friday, April 17, 9am-Noon
- Session 4: Friday, April 24, 9am-Noon
- Session 5: Friday, May 1, 9am-Noon
- Session 6: Friday, May 8, 9am-Noon
- Session 7: Friday, May 15, 9am-Noon
- Session 8: Friday, May 22, 9am-Noon