A teaching guide designed for use by new university teaching assistants provides help in preparing for and carrying out instructional responsibilities. Separate chapters give guidance with: preparing the course description and syllabus, including writing objectives; selecting teaching strategies (lecture, discussion, and laboratory experience); preparing a lecture (selecting material, the role of short-term memory, lecture structure, and preparing lecture notes); hints for effective lecturing; planning and leading a discussion, with examples; planning a demonstration and supervising a laboratory; using media with instruction (chalkboard, overhead projector, slides, films and videotapes, and other technological tools); student evaluation and the grading process (test types and construction, assignments and projects, and grading); evaluating student writing; instructional evaluation and improvement (student evaluation of teachers, peer evaluation, and self-evaluation); and post-course evaluation. Contains 12 references. (MSE)