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CENTER FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE |
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Volume 19, Number 1 - September & October 2009
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Graduate Fellowship Calls |
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The 2008-09 CTE-Lilly Graduate Teaching
Fellowship Application Deadline: August 31, 2009 The Center for Teaching Excellence seeks applicants for the 2009-2010 CTE-Lilly Graduate Teaching Fellows program. This pilot program, in its second year, is co-sponsored and funded by the Graduate School to support the professional development of graduate students. The program is modeled after the very successful CTE-Lilly Fellows program for faculty which has been in existence for nearly two decades. The CTE-Lilly Graduate Teaching Fellows Program is open to senior graduate students from across campus who are making appropriate progress to degree and have at least two years of teaching experience. The CTE-Lilly Graduate Teaching Fellows will meet regularly during the academic year to discuss and address pedagogical and educational issues in undergraduate teaching at the University of Maryland. The selected fellows are expected to develop a sustained conversation about teaching and learning and together construct and implement a project, initiative or event relevant to the improvement of the educational culture at the University of Maryland. Each Fellow will receive a $1,000.00 stipend. Stipends will be distributed at the midpoint and the end of the academic year. For more information or to apply visit: http://www.cte.umd.edu/programs/graduate/lillygraduate/index.html The International Teaching Fellowship Application Deadline: September 8, 2009 The Graduate School, in partnership with the Center for Teaching Excellence, is pleased to announce a second year of our new program to support the professional development of international graduate students. This pilot initiative, the International Teaching Fellows program, pairs international graduate teaching assistants (IGTAs) who have recently joined the University with faculty mentors who will consult with the Fellows to facilitate their development as future faculty and as University of Maryland teaching assistants. The International Teaching Fellows will also meet as a learning community, under the guidance of CTE. They will write, share, and discuss reflections on teaching and will investigate strategies for improving their understanding of effective undergraduate education. Fellows will dedicate approximately 20 hours per semester to the program. TAs selected will receive a $500 supplemental stipend upon program completion. For further information on program expectations, see below.The International Teaching Fellowship (ITF) is an honorific program. GTAs are nominated by their graduate direc tors and compete for one of eight slots. To nominate a student, we ask for a letter of recommendation addressing the studentıs potential and promise and articulating how participation in the International Teaching Fellowship will benefit the student and your program. We are asking graduate program directors to nominate no more than one international graduate student for this pilot program.Nominations must be submitted electronically to cte@umd.edu by September 8, 2009. If you have questions or would like to discuss the program, please contact Dave Eubanks at eubankd@umd.edu or 5-9356 or visit http://www.cte.umd.edu/ITF.
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