1. Distinguished Teacher Award
Processes & Procedures
Excellence in Teaching Committee
Academic Year

2. Objectives of Presentation
Distinguished Teacher Award
Objectives of Presentation
Participants will learn the following:
Timeline for review and selection of 2019 Distinguished Teacher
Documentation to include in teaching portfolio
Guidelines for observing face-to-face classes
Process to notify nominees of final status

3. Distinguished Teacher Award
Timeline
Timeline for review and selection:
Friday, January 18, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.
Deadline to submit hard copy of teaching portfolio
Take to Office of the Provost in 205 Howell McDowell
January 28 to April 12, 2019
Committee observes face-to-face classes
Committee has “observer” access to courses in Blackboard
No later than mid-May 2019
Committee forwards recommendation to Dr. Albert, Provost
No later than end-of-June 2019
All nominees notified of their final status
Fall Convocation 2019
Award recipient officially announced

4. Teaching Portfolio
Nominees must submit a teaching portfolio to be considered.
Use existing materials whenever possible:
Avoid creating extra work for yourself
Nominees typically submit one 3-ring binder
Deliver a hard copy of the portfolio:
To the Office of the Provost in 205 Howell McDowell
No later than Friday, January 18, 2019 at 4:30 pm.
Portfolios may be submitted early but no deadline extensions will be granted.

5. Teaching Portfolio
Please include the following in your teaching portfolio:
Curriculum vitae
Statement of teaching philosophy
Syllabi for Spring 2018 and other selected classes
Sample tests, assignments and teaching materials for selected classes
Student, alumni, peer and/or department chair evaluations of teaching
Summarized data preferred for student evaluations
NOTE: Avoid soliciting letters of support from all current MSU students

6. Include additional documentation as appropriate to
Teaching Portfolio
Include additional documentation as appropriate to
support your case for excellence in teaching.
Examples include:
Cover letter or executive brief
Samples of feedback to students with identifiers removed
Examples of research and service directly related to teaching such as:
Journal articles and conference presentations focusing on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
Projects with Undergraduate Research or Engagement Fellows

7. Classroom Observations
Members of the Excellence in Teaching Committee
will visit face-to-face classes for each nominee.
Guidelines include:
All visits will be between January 28 and April 12, 2019.
No committee member will come to a class, lab or private lesson unannounced.
Committee members will arrange their own visitation schedule via direct contact with nominees.
Committee members will stay for the entire session unless a prior arrangement has been made to arrive late or leave early.
More than one committee member may observe a particular session.
Committee members are listed on the Faculty Senate website.

8. Final Notification Process
Distinguished Teacher Award
Final Notification Process
By the end of June 2019
All nominees who submit a portfolio and are reviewed will:
Receive written notification of their final status
Be notified at their home address
The award recipient will be contacted:
Directly via telephone
At their home or cell phone number
NOTE: preferred number to

9. Questions Contact: TBD Chair – Excellence in Teaching Committee
Office – Camden-Carroll Library
Office Phone – (606) –