Teaching Assistant Readings:

University of Massachusetts:

Click the link below and proceed to page 43 of the document. Read pages 43 - 51 . The sections are titled "Developing Your Instructional Style",  "Tips for Surviving Your First Class",  "Building A Supportive Classroom Environment" and "Classroom Management".

http://www.umass.edu/cft/publications/TAhandbook.pdf

Using the same link above, proceed to page 26, scroll down the page to the section titled, "Student Differences and Their Implications for Teaching".  Read pages 26 - 34.   The sections are titled "Student Differences and Their Implications For Teaching", "Cognitive Development", "Implications for Teaching", "Women's Development", "Cognitive Styles", and "Student Differences".

Cornell University - Leading Discussions

http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/taresources/leadisc.html

University of Washington, Handbook for Teaching Assistants Teaching and Learning: Handbook for Teaching Assistants

http://depts.washington.edu/cidrweb/AltTools.htm

University of Delaware Center for Teaching Excellence Graduate Teaching Assistant Handbook

http://cte.udel.edu/TAbook/contents.html

Center for Instructional Development, University of Carolina Helpful Tips for Teaching Assistants

http://ctl.unc.edu/hpl5.html