TATP Teaching Excellence Award
Congratulations to the 2013 Teaching Excellence Award Winners:
Beth Jean Evans, Department of Political Science/School for the Environment
Wilson Ma, Rotman School of Management
Mark Schranz, Department of Philosophy
Adriel Sarah Weaver, Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
Recipients of this award will receive a monetary award and certificate. Award winners will also be asked to participate in a panel discussion at TA Day 2013 (date to be determined).
Thank you to the other shortlisted candidates:
Fazle Chowdhury, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, UTSC
Sherry Esfahani, Materials Science and Engineering
David Jansen, Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies
Amir Manbachi, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
Helia Mohammadi, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Hammad Shaikh, Mathematical and Computational Sciences, UTM
Samia Abdel Tawwab, Italian Studies
Robert Williamson, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate a teaching assistant. This year we had 462 student and 62 faculty nominations for 182 teaching assistants.
The Teaching Assistants’ Training Program’s (TATP) Teaching Excellence Award was created in 2003 to recognize the outstanding contributions of teaching assistants at the University of Toronto. The award seeks to value the work of TAs who regularly inspire and challenge undergraduate students.
Important Dates
Nominations Open: Monday, January 28, 2013
Nominations Close: Monday, March 11, 2013
Short List Announced: Friday, March 22, 2013
Supporting Material due: Monday, April 15, 2013
Winners Announced: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Please review the Nomination Process, Selection Criteria and Eligibility Requirements
If you have any questions, contact k.olmstead@utoronto.ca or call 416-946-7249.
Someone who has....
If you are a teaching assistant who would like to share information about this award, please let colleagues, your department and students know how they can nominate a TA. All nominations are anonymous and a TA should not be involved in this process beyond sharing a link to this page.
Beth Jean Evans, Department of Political Science/School for the Environment
Wilson Ma, Rotman School of Management
Mark Schranz, Department of Philosophy
Adriel Sarah Weaver, Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
Recipients of this award will receive a monetary award and certificate. Award winners will also be asked to participate in a panel discussion at TA Day 2013 (date to be determined).
Thank you to the other shortlisted candidates:
Fazle Chowdhury, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, UTSC
Sherry Esfahani, Materials Science and Engineering
David Jansen, Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies
Amir Manbachi, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
Helia Mohammadi, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Hammad Shaikh, Mathematical and Computational Sciences, UTM
Samia Abdel Tawwab, Italian Studies
Robert Williamson, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate a teaching assistant. This year we had 462 student and 62 faculty nominations for 182 teaching assistants.
The Teaching Assistants’ Training Program’s (TATP) Teaching Excellence Award was created in 2003 to recognize the outstanding contributions of teaching assistants at the University of Toronto. The award seeks to value the work of TAs who regularly inspire and challenge undergraduate students.
Important Dates
Nominations Open: Monday, January 28, 2013
Nominations Close: Monday, March 11, 2013
Short List Announced: Friday, March 22, 2013
Supporting Material due: Monday, April 15, 2013
Winners Announced: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Please review the Nomination Process, Selection Criteria and Eligibility Requirements
If you have any questions, contact k.olmstead@utoronto.ca or call 416-946-7249.
Someone who has....
- Excellent organizational skills (in relation to their ability to organize, structure and prepare tutorials, labs or classes)
- Comprehensive knowledge of their subject area
- Effective communication skills (including clarity of examples and explanations, effective communication of expectations, relation of current issues/research to student experiences and real-world applications)
- Enthusiasm for their subject area
- Ability to provide effective feedback to students
- Ability to encourage student participation
If you are a teaching assistant who would like to share information about this award, please let colleagues, your department and students know how they can nominate a TA. All nominations are anonymous and a TA should not be involved in this process beyond sharing a link to this page.
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