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The Teaching Excellence Award
Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ)
- Completing a nomination packet seems like a lot of
work. Why should I make the effort?
There are several reasons. First, a nomination is an honor in
itself. If you don't recognize your colleague of excellence, perhaps
no one will. Second, awards reflect on those who give the awards
as well as those who receive them.
- Should I tell the nominee that they are being nominated?
It is up to the nominator whether or not to notify the nominee.
Working with the nominee may facilitate the process and help the
nominator put together a stronger nomination package.
- Does a nominator have to be an AMATYC member?
No. Anyone may nominate an AMATYC member for the Teaching Excellence
Award except an AMATYC Board member or a member of the Teaching
Excellence Award Committee.
- What if the nominee is not an AMATYC member?
The award is restricted to AMATYC members. Shortly after the deadline
date for receiving completed packets, the AMATYC office will confirm
the membership status of all nominees.
- How will the number of awardees be determined?
The TE Committee will determine the number of awards given based
on the total number of nominations and the strength of the applicant
pool: 1-9 nominations = 2 awards maximum; 10-15 nominations =
4 awards maximum; 16-22 nominations = 6 awards maximum; 23+ nominations
= 8 awards maximum.
- What happens if a cover letter or resume exceeds the
limit of three pages or extra materials, not listed in the nomination
packet, are submitted as part of the nomination?
Only the first three pages of the cover letter or resume are distributed
to the committee members. Excess pages and extra materials are
not distributed. This is to ensure a uniform basis for considering
each nominee.
- Who should do the two-page summary of the nominee’s
most recent student evaluations?
This is not prescribed in the guidelines. This may be an official
summary of student evaluation results, a description of the candidate's
most recent student evaluations in letter form prepared by the
candidate's supervisor or the candidate, or some combination thereof.
- Does graduate teaching experience count towards the
minimum of five years of full-time equivalent teaching experience?
No. Graduate teaching experience is usually supervised teaching
experience. The intent is that the individual has been a practitioner
for the equivalent of at least five years of full-time experience.
- If a colleague or supervisor nominates someone for
this award, can they also write a letter of support as a supervisor
or colleague in addition to being the nominator?
The rules don't prevent it, but it could detract a bit from the
strength of the nomination. That being said, our committee is
composed of professionals and one would expect them to judge based
upon the facts presented in the nomination above all else. Also,
no one can be selected unless nominated, so please don't let this
response stop you.
- Must the letters of support be written on college letterhead?
College letterhead does not have to be used for letters of support
if doing so would cause the letter to exceed the page limitation.
- What is the difference between the AMATYC Teaching
Excellence Award and the AMATYC Mathematics Excellence Award?
The criteria for the TE Award are weighted towards instructional
effectiveness and direct support of students while the ME Award
focuses primarily on professional contributions that are outside
of the classroom and often nationally recognized.
- Can I send a PDF copy of the nomination materials through
the email?
No. Nine hardcopy copies of each item of the Nomination Packet
must be sent to the Chair of the TE Committee.
- The supervisor of the nominee is on the AMATYC Board,
can the Board member write a letter of recommendation?
No. Letters of recommendation from AMATYC Board members will not
be accepted. The letter of recommendation from a supervisor would
have to come from another “level” of supervision.
- Will letters of nomination or recommendation be accepted
if they are not signed?
No. All letters (cover letter from the nominator and letters of
recommendation) must be signed.
- What do I do if I have a question not addressed here?
Contact the Teaching Excellence Award Committee Chair, Rob Farinelli,
301.934.7836, rfarinelli@csmd.edu
or your AMATYC regional vice-president.
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