Supporting you while you support learners.
What We Do
Trillium Academics is dedicated to supporting teaching assistants and educators that directly interact with students, but may not receive the support they need from their institutions. We have easy asynchronous (“on your schedule”) help, and individual appointments to help you navigate the concerns that arise. We understand that you are more than just TAs; you may be parents, caregivers, students, workers, and much more (sometimes all at once).
So let us help you, so you can focus on helping those students without the extra stress of figuring it out all on your own.
Who We Are
Based in Peterborough, Ontario, Trillium Academics was formed from a small team of educators and parents that recognized the gap in support for teaching assistants (TAs). In our time as TAs, we’ve had to figure a lot of it out and a lot of it out onto our own. Rather, than accepting that this is “just how it is,” we use our experience as TAs and other learning supports to help you navigate the complex needs that this role doesn’t prepare you for.
So let us help you succeed, so you can focus on helping those students while keeping the stress and uncertainty to a minimum.
Our Mission
Our goal is to make things easy and judgement-free. We know that it can be hard to bring up difficulties with your colleagues and peers without being judged. It can be even harder to know how to ask for help from the institution and instructors you work with. Whether you are preparing to stand in front of the room for the first time, or have been up there many times before and need some extra help, we are here for you.
We have a variety of ways to support you and we hope that you look through them. If you don’t see a service you feel that you need or aren’t sure if it’s right for you, contact us and we will see what we can do to help.
So whatever brought you to seek help, we are glad you did it. You have taken the first step to becoming a better educator.
Appointment Types
Virtual appointments allow you to speak directly with one of our staff to address your concern in a one-on-one conversation from the comfort of your home. In these appointments, a Teaching Support Strategist will assess your concern, your strengths, and areas of improvement to make recommendations based on experience and researched strategies. Appointments last 45-minutes.
Common topics include:
-Job confidence
-Classroom management
-Time management
-Speaking with supervisors
Please note that a link for the appointment will be sent to the email you provide. We are able to address multiple concerns in an appointment, but our Strategists may suggest prioritizing certain ones.
Virtual appointments allow you to speak directly with one of our staff to address your concern in a one-on-one conversation from the comfort of your home. In these appointments, a Teaching Support Strategist will assess your concern, your strengths, and areas of improvement to make recommendations based on experience and researched strategies. Appointments last 45-minutes.
Common topics include:
-Job confidence
-Classroom management
-Time management
-Speaking with supervisors
Please note that a link for the appointment will be sent to the email you provide. We are able to address multiple concerns in an appointment, but our Strategists may suggest prioritizing certain ones.
Asynchronous appointments allow you to address your concern without worrying about availability or time commitment. In these appointments, a Teaching Support Strategist will review your concern and send you their recommendations based on experience and researched strategies. These responses typically range from 200-500 words based on the complexity of your issue.
Common topics include:
Job confidence
Classroom management
Time management
Speaking with supervisors
Please note that you do not need to be available during your selected slot. We will send the response to your provided email within 24 hours of your scheduled time. If you have multiple concerns, we will address the first one presented unless you request otherwise.
Asynchronous appointments allow you to address your concern without worrying about availability or time commitment. In these appointments, a Teaching Support Strategist will review your concern and send you their recommendations based on experience and researched strategies. These responses typically range from 200-500 words based on the complexity of your issue.
Common topics include:
Job confidence
Classroom management
Time management
Speaking with supervisors
<b>Please note that you do not need to be available during your selected slot.</b> We will send the response to your provided email within 24 hours of your scheduled time. If you have multiple concerns, we will address the first one presented unless you request otherwise.
Book an appointment
Are you looking to speak with an expert to find strategies or get an additional judgement-free perspective on a challenge you or your students are facing? Book a virtual or asynchronous appointment to speak with a Teaching Support Strategist today.
Please visit our Approved Institutions page to ensure your university permits you to use our service for your employment.
Virtual appointments are typically 45-minutes in length and asynchronous appointments typically range from 200-500 words.
Free Supporter-Backed Appointments
Thanks to the generous support of educators, parents, and even other TAs, we are proud to provide services to teaching staff completely free of charge to those booking them. We ensure the service received during these appointments are of the same quality as our other appointment offerings. Please check the services in this section to see if we have any offerings at this time.
Due to the resources necessary to cover our costs, these are limited services and are renewed based on the funds available. We apologize for the inconvenience if there are no supporter-backed appointments available and encourage you to consider getting support through our Asynchronous Support or Virtual Appointment offerings.
If you would like to contribute to help us provide services free of charge, please visit our Pay It Forward page. Each contribution helps us bring judgement-free and equitable supports to teaching staff regardless of their situation.
Thanks to the generosity of those making Pay it Forward contributions, we are able to provide this service to you absolutely free of charge. This service has limited availability.
Asynchronous appointments allow you to address your concern without worrying about availability or time commitment. In these appointments, a Teaching Support Strategist will review your concern and send you their recommendations based on experience and researched strategies. These responses typically range from 200-500 words based on the complexity of your issue.
Common topics include:
Job confidence
Classroom management
Time management
Speaking with supervisors
<b>Please note that you do not need to be available during your selected slot.</b> We will send the response to your provided email within 24 hours of your scheduled time. If you have multiple concerns, we will address the first one presented unless you request otherwise.
Interested in helping contribute to providing free and equitable teaching supports? Visit our Pay It Forward page for more information.
Thanks to the generosity of those making Pay it Forward contributions, we are able to provide this service to you absolutely free of charge. This service has limited availability.
Virtual appointments allow you to speak directly with one of our staff to address your concern in a one-on-one conversation from the comfort of your home. In these appointments, a Teaching Support Strategist will assess your concern, your strengths, and areas of improvement to make recommendations based on experience and researched strategies. Appointments last 45-minutes.
Common topics include:
-Job confidence
-Classroom management
-Time management
-Speaking with supervisors
Please note that a link for the appointment will be sent to the email you provide. We are able to address multiple concerns in an appointment, but our Strategists may suggest prioritizing certain ones.
Interested in helping contribute to providing free and equitable teaching supports? Visit our Pay It Forward page for more information.
Contact Us
Do you have any questions about our services or a suggestion for ways we can offer you support? Submit the following form and one of our experts will get back to you shortly.