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2012 CARLA B. HOWERY AWARD FOR DEVELOPING TEACHER-SCHOLARS

Letter of Nomination due January 31, 2012
Completed Portfolio due March 31, 2012

Eligibility:  Must be a member of the American Sociological Association.

Criteria:  The Carla B. Howery Award for Developing Teacher-Scholars recognizes that one of the most important ways to contribute to teaching sociology is through training and mentoring future teacher-scholars.  Teacher-scholars use the scholarly literature in their own teaching and contribute to the scholarship of teaching and learning by publicly documenting teaching activities.  This award is given annually to an individual who has made significant contributions to teaching sociology through mentoring and training of graduate students to teach sociology and contribute to the scholarship of teaching and learning. Jossey-Bass has generously agreed to provide $250 in books of his/her choice to each recipient of the award.

Portfolio Guidelines:  The candidate should demonstrate excellence in developing teacher-scholars by documenting their contributions as outlined below. 

1. Brief written statement articulating the candidate's teaching philosophy specifically directed toward training graduate students to teach and methods used to achieve this goal (limit of 2 pages).
2. Excerpts from syllabi from different graduate teaching courses that the nominee has taught or other examples of the means by which graduate students were taught to become teacher-scholars (limit of 8 pages).
3. Examples of assessment tools such as projects, exams, student portfolios, or evidence of improved graduate student learning outcomes related to teaching sociology and/or contributing to the scholarship of teaching and learning (limit of 10 pages).
4. Examples of scholarly activities related to teaching.
5. Leadership activities related to teaching and learning.
6. Copy of resume or curriculum vitae.
7. Letters of endorsement from two colleagues and four current or former graduate students.

Five copies of the complete portfolio should be mailed to:

Dana Greene, Chair
Teaching and Learning Section Awards
Institute for the Environment
337 W. Rosemary Street
CB 6116
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC  27599-6116

PREVIOUS CARLA B. HOWERY AWARD WINNERS

2012 HANS O. MAUKSCH AWARD

The ASA Section on Teaching and Learning seeks nominations for the 2012 Hans O. Mauksch Award for Distinguished Contributions to Undergraduate Sociology. Jossey-Bass has generously agreed to provide $250 in books of his/her choice to each recipient of the award.

To place a name in nomination for this award, please send a letter of nomination to the Award Committee Chairperson indicating the name of the nominee, institutional affiliation, current curriculum vitae and a discussion of the nominees distinguished contributions to undergraduate sociology. Please indicate the mailing addresses, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers where both you and the nominee may be contacted.

Please send your nomination letter as soon as possible, but no later than January 31, 2012.

APPLICATION PORTFOLIOS MUST BE COMPLETED AND RECEIVED BY MARCH 31, 2012 (SEE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW)

Nominations are now open for the 2012 Hans O. Mauksch Award (nominations are due January 31, 2012).

Address nominations to:

Dana Greene, Chair
Teaching and Learning Section Awards
Institute for the Environment
337 W. Rosemary Street
CB 6116
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC  27599-6116

INSTRUCTIONS TO NOMINATOR FOR PREPARING NOMINEE'S PORTFOLIO

The nominator should collate all materials for the portfolio and forward five copies of the entire portfolio before the March 31, 2012 deadline.

The portfolio should include:

1. The nominee's summative narrative of relevant activities and contributions using the criteria below (same headings, same order, please). The criteria are not rank ordered. Be concise with your response.

A. Teaching honors and/or awards earned.

B. Program development (at home institution or other levels).

C. Development or modification of innovative teaching techniques; development of new curricula.

D. Advising and committee duties related to teaching and undergraduate education.

E. Indication of peer and student assessment concerning your instruction.

F. Contributions to instructional activities of state, regional, and/or national professional associations.

G. Papers given at various meetings related to teaching activities.

H. Publications or materials intended to enhance undergraduate instruction and learning processes: instructional activities or techniques, learning environments, computer software, textbooks or supplemental materials.

I. Articles related to undergraduate teaching published in refereed scholarly journals.

J. Other relevant contributions not indicated above (leadership in faculty development, seminars, workshops; distinctive student learning outcomes, etc.).

2. Current curriculum vitae.

3. Four to six letters of recommendation, including the nominator's letter (please include these in the packet rather than have them sent directly to the committee).

Although not required, it is appropriate that nominees and awardees be members of the Section on Teaching and Learning.

PREVIOUS HANS O. MAUKSCH AWARD WINNERS

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