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Teaching Assistant Professional Development through Design: Why They Participate and How They BenefitAt a large Midwestern institution, one goal of the first-year engineering program is to fosterprofessional development, not only of the students enrolled in classes, but of the unit’s teachingassistants (TAs). These undergraduate and graduate students serve in the classroom, gradeassignments, support open lab hours, and attend trainings. Additionally, some TAs choose tospend extra hours developing the spring semester robot design project offered to first-yearengineering students. Participating in this curriculum development not only directly impacts thefirst-year students’ design experience, but also gives the TAs a unique opportunity forprofessional development. They are responsible for all aspects of project development andcreation, including designing the competition scenario, constructing the physical …