Graduate Assistant Teaching Award

The Graduate Teaching Award was established by the UM Center for Teaching Excellence, the Graduate School and the Provost's Office to honor outstanding teaching by a graduate teaching assistant. Winners receive $1,500.

Who is eligible:
Graduate teaching assistants.

Nomination requirements:
-nomination form
-nomination letter (limited to two pages). The best letters of nomination tend to include specific detail that supports the generalizations made about teaching excellence.
-letter of recommendation (in addition to the nomination letter) from a department, class or student in a current or previous class taught by the nominee.
-available student evaluation results from the nominee's classes.

Additional helpful information for nominees include the following:
-a list of courses taught.
-evidence of multiple strategies for good classroom teaching.
-assessment plans that demonstrate student learning.
-any papers on teaching techniques.
-any presentations relative to teaching methods.
-statement of nominee's teaching philosophy.
-any other evidence of distinguished teaching.

Send nominations and documentation to:
Arlene Walker-Andrews
Office of the Provost
University Hall 126

The selection committee will consist of a subset of the advisory board of the Center for Teaching Excellence and the University Graduate Council. The selection committee will make a recommendation for the award to the provost.

Questions? Email arlene.walker-andrews@umontana.edu.