Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards

Nominations for Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards (OTAA) are now being accepted for 2009-2010 (requires Blackboard authentication). If you feel that a teaching assistant (TA) has made a significant contribution to the quality of teaching and learning at Florida State University, then please nominate this student for this award.

Nomination Deadline: Friday, January 29, 2010

Purpose

The Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards are given to teaching assistants (TAs) in recognition of their distinguished contributions to student learning through excellence in instruction.

Eligibility

Eligible nominees should:

• exhibit outstanding teaching in the classroom, laboratory, or online
  
• have been involved in undergraduate or graduate instruction at FSU for at least two semesters, one of which must be during Spring 2009 - Spring 2010
  
• have NOT previously received an OTAA award, and are NOT currently a PIE Associate
  
• be a FSU degree-seeking graduate student hired as a TA

Criteria

To be eligible for an award nominees are required to submit a Teaching Portfolio to the award committee that documents they:

• have a broad knowledge of the field, and the ability to help students actively learn new knowledge, skills and perspectives, evidenced by: intro page, nomination forms, letters, Teaching Philosophy, SUSSAI, other supporting documents
  
• work in a collegial manner with students, faculty supervisors and graduate teaching assistant colleagues evidenced by: nomination forms, intro page, letters, SUSSAI
  
• incorporate new teaching skills learned through workshops, seminars and/or self-directed learning evidenced by: CV, Teaching Philosophy, 7 Principles Reflection, other supporting documents.
  
• are a role model, demonstrating high standards, good listening skills and ethics evidenced by: nomination forms, letters, SUSSAI, other supporting documents.

How to submit your nomination:
Download the
printable flyer.
• Nominate a TA for Excellence in Instruction (online form requires authentication)
  
• Print ( 204 kb)

  Mail completed forms to:
  FSU Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards Committee
  Suite C-3500 University Center
  Tallahassee, Florida 32306-2550
  Campus Mail Code: 2550

  Or fax to: 850-644-5803

Nominations must be received on or before Friday, January 29, 2010, to be considered in the 2009-2010 academic year.

Award Presentation

• Previous Graduate Student Awards
  At the 2009 Celebration of Graduate Student Excellence held at Dodd Hall Auditorium on April 8th, the university honored graduate students for excellence in teaching, research and creativity, leadership, contributions to the university and community, and service to fellow graduate students. Each of the seventeen award winners received a framed certificate and $500. The program also honored twenty-five Program for Instructional Excellence (PIE) Teaching Associates, seventeen candidates for the Graduate Student Leadership Award, three Interdisciplinary Dialogues recipients, and sixty-four students nominated for the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards (OTAA). All of the graduate student awards are generously supported by Academic & Professional Program Services (APPS), The Graduate School, The Office of Research, and The Congress of Graduate Students (COGS).
2009 Awards

• Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards
• Leadership Award
• Research & Creativity Awards
• Preparing Future Faculty Fellows
• PIE Associates