In recognition of the valuable role that teaching assistants play in our programs, the University annually awards teaching prizes to UBC Teaching Assistants, with two of these awards being allocated to the Facultyof Education. The prize includes both a certificate and $1,000.00. At the same time, in recognition of the contribution to our Faculty of so many outstanding Teaching Assistants, the Facultyof Education annually awards an additional teaching prize to supplement those awarded at the University level.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2008-2009 Graduate Teaching Assistant Teaching Awards. Please visit the VP Academic & Provost's Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Teaching Award web page for information on eligibility, procedures, supporting documentation and criteria.

Please note: The nomination submission guidelines on the VP Academic & Provost web site describe two different sets of support documentation for the dossier - "Required" and "Suggested".

In order that all Education nominations are adjudicated equitably at the Faculty level, Education dossiers must contain the "Required" support materials only. Dossiers that contain any of the "Suggested" support materials will have those materials removed prior to adjudication.

Also, in addition to the "required" documentation, applicants should include a one-page personal statement outlining why they are an excellent candidate for the award, keeping in mind the "Effective Teaching Criteria" outlined in the Call for Nominations (see also http://www.vpacademic.ubc.ca/awards/gradta/criteria.htm).

The "required" documentation for the 2008-09 Graduate TA Teaching Award competition includes "formal feedback from students, colleagues, supervisors." To help fulfill this requirement, nominees should include in their dossiers student evaluation data, also known as SCET scores.

Deadlines:
Nominations are due to Faculty of Education Department Heads by March 10, 2009.
Departmental nomination packages are due in the OGPR for Faculty adjudication by March 13, 2009

For more information about call for nomination, please visit the VP Academic & Provost web site or contact the Office of Graduate Programs & Research at 604-822-5512 / email: ogpr@interchange.ubc.ca