EDUC 495Teaching Preparation in Education
Education · 2 units · Graduate professional courses (400-499)
Teaching assistants (TA) are supported while becoming more effective and reflective teachers. Focus on how to create student-centered, inclusive learning experiences. Study of theory (relationship between teaching and learning), research (what we know about how people learn), and logistics (how this actually happens for students). Students gain understanding of serving as TA in education (e.g., departmental policies, responsibilities to students, how/where to get additional support, etc.). Students have opportunities to apply (in their own sections) what they learn, to reflect collaboratively on their ongoing TA experiences, and to learn from experienced TAs.
S/U grading.
When it runs
- Fall 2025
- Winter 2026
- Spring 2026
- Fall 2026
- Winter 2027
- Spring 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.