The Bush Foundation invited proposals for programs which would provide teacher training for new faculty and graduate students. Following an orientation, students find or are matched with a mentor from the kind of campus they prefer.
Students then prepare a teaching experience.
A TA may choose a course unit and do all the preparation, presentation, and assessment for that unit. In additon, the student teaches the course for a week. TAs are observed and receive feedback via mentors, teaching specialists, and video tapes. Throughout their experience, students are exposed to various people speaking about job search experiences, and are prepared for the rigors of their own job searches. Students then take the teaching portfolio created in an earlier course and, encouraged to think about their niche, turn it into a job portfolio.