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2006-2007 Winner
Distinguished Teaching Award
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JILL
M. BELSKY
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Professor,
College of Forestry and Conservation. Director, Bolle Center
for People and Forests
Previous
recipients include Maryellen Campbell, David Friend, Ramona
Gray, Andrew Sheldon and Sharon Barrett.
Chairperson
will have award recipient's name to the Office of the President
no later than March 28. |
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Distinguished
Teaching Award
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The
$1,500 Distinguished Teaching Award is an extraordinary honor
bestowed on those faculty who, regardless of rank, have exhibited
a history of excellence in classroom teaching and have demonstrated
a quality long-term impact upon their students.
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Who
is eligible:
Any tenured or tenure-track faculty member who has not previously
received a Distinguished Teaching Award.
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Who
may nominate:
All UM faculty, deans and department chairpersons. (No self-nominations.)
Documentation may be compiled by the nominee, his or her chairperson
or any faculty member, although it is typically forwarded by the
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Nomination
requirements:
-completed nomination form.
-nomination letter (limited to two pages).
Unsuccessful
nomination information from previous years may be made current
and resubmitted.
The
best letters of nomination tend to include specific detail
that supports the generalizations made about teaching excellence.
Additional
materials for selected finalists:
The
Advisory Board for the Center for Teaching Excellence will
select up to four finalists for the award and solicit additional
information for those candidates, including:
-a
list of courses taught.
-teaching evaluations.
-evidence of multiple strategies for good classroom teaching.
-assessment plans that demonstrate student learning.
-letters of support.
-authored textbooks and laboratory manuals used outside UM.
-authored papers on teaching techniques in education journals.
-evidence of students' success following graduation.
-presentations relative to teaching methods.
-statement of nominee's teaching philosophy
-any other evidence of distinguished teaching.
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Send
initial nominations by Feb. 8, 2008, to:
Arlene Walker-Andrews
Office of the Provost
University Hall 126 |
Deadline
for finalist materials:
Friday, Feb. 29, 2008 |
All
awards will be presented at the:
Faculty and Staff Awards Reception
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
4 to 6 p.m.
University Center Ballroom |
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