Faculty Teaching Excellence Award

Overview  

The ISUP Teaching Excellence Award recognizes ISUP instructors’ excellence in undergraduate or graduate teaching in a University of Toronto course, workshop, or program. For the purposes of this award, “teaching” includes lecturing; involvement in seminars, tutorials, or labs; online or in-person consultations; or developing and delivering RGASC programs. Priority will be given to work completed within the past 18 months. 

Eligibility  

To be eligible for this award, candidates must be faculty in full-time continuing positions (i.e., Teaching or Tenure Stream) at ISUP; Limited Term Appointments (LTAs) at ISUP; or sessional instructors who have taught at ISUP for at least three terms. Anyone (faculty, staff, ISUP partner) can nominate a faculty member for this award. 

Selection Criteria   

Nominees for this award will be evaluated according to the following criteria:  

• Effective instruction in courses or programming that develops students’ mastery of subject matter. 

• Effective instruction in courses or programming that develops students’ academic skills. 

• Inclusive teaching practices in courses or programs. 

• Accessibility to students. 

• Creation of outstanding learning experiences (including experiential learning, research opportunities, individual coursework, or co-curricular programs) that support students’ intellectual development. 

• The creation or improvement of courses, curricula, programs, teaching processes, and educational materials that increase the effectiveness of teaching and learning. 

• The creation of new and innovative teaching processes and materials, assignments, and forms of evaluation. 

Note, nominees do not need to meet all criteria in order to receive the award. 

Nomination Process  

A nomination package must be submitted via this nomination form before January 17^th of the current academic year to qualify for this award.  

The nomination package must include the following:  

• A detailed statement from the nominator specifying how the nominee meets the award criteria. The statement should include the following:
  1. A description of the faculty member’s significant teaching contributions from the past 18 months (300 words max.). 
  2. A description of how these contributions align with their teaching philosophy (300 words max.).
  3. A description of the impact their recent pedagogy on ISUP and the wider disciplinary community (300 words max.).

• The nominee’s updated CV and teaching philosophy. 

• A shortened version of the nominee’s teaching dossier (10 pages max.). 

• At least one letter of support from colleagues. A maximum of 2 letters will be considered. 

The ISUP Awards Committee will determine the recipient, based on the criteria outlined, and announce the winner before April 30^th of the current academic year.