Learning Assistant Program

Cultivate Your Teaching Skills

As part of the STEM Education Alliance, our learning assistant program gives you the opportunity to gain instruction experience before teaching at the high school or college level. Aquire hands-on experience now so you feel more prepared as you begin your career.

Acquire Hands-On Classroom Experience

Are you an undergraduate student who wants to help teach classes? Become a tutor through our Learning Assistants program. Choose from over 30 integrated sciences and STEM courses. Gain the experience you need before teaching at the high school or college level. You will help students understand STEM, and you will benefit, too! The Learning Assistant Program is part of the STEM Education Alliance.

I’m Ready to be a Learning Assistant!

What is a learning assistant?

Learn what it means to be a learning assistant and how you can benefit from helping fellow students succeed in the classroom.

Learn About the LA Program

Discover what it means to be a learning assistant with this informational video by Clay Stanfield, who manages the learning assistant program.

Become a Learning Assistant

Becoming a learning assistant is a great way to get paid for helping others while gaining insight into course materials. Applications generally open in October of the fall semester and March of the spring semester. Log into the Learning Assistant Alliance to submit an application!

Apply

Explore the LA Experience

If you enjoy helping others and want to get more comfortable with the content in a course, being an LA is a great way to achieve both. Plus you get paid! To submit an application, log in to Learning Assistant Alliance (LAA). The applications typically open Oct in the Fall and March in the Spring Semesters.

What is a Learning Assistant?

Learn what it means to be a learning assistant and how you can benefit from helping fellow students succeed in the classroom.

Being a Learning Assistant

Discover what it means to be a learning assistant with this informational video by Clay Stanfield, who manages the learning assistant program.

Become a Learning Assistant

Becoming a learning assistant is a great way to get paid for helping others while gaining insight into course materials. Applications generally open in October of the fall semester and March of the spring semester.

What is an LA?

Learn what a learning assistant does and how you can benefit from helping fellow students succeed in the classroom.

Being an LA

Discover what it means to be a learning assistant with this informational video by Clay Stanfield, who manages the learning assistant program.

Become an LA

Becoming a learning assistant is a great way to get paid for helping others while gaining insight into course materials. Applications generally open in October of the fall semester and March of the spring semester.

Apply

Meet Our Department

Robynne Lock, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Alum Clay Stanfield, M.A.T., M.S. Program Specialist

Contact Us

  • P.O. Box 3011
  • Commerce, TX 75429-3011
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