{"id":366,"date":"2023-04-03T19:42:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T19:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/?page_id=366"},"modified":"2024-09-27T16:48:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T20:48:37","slug":"celtt-excellence-in-transformative-teaching-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/celtt-excellence-in-transformative-teaching-award\/","title":{"rendered":"CELTT Excellence in Transformative Teaching Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The CELTT Excellence in Transformative Teaching Award recognizes outstanding teaching and innovation within the UBalt classroom and community. UBalt is a place where leaders advance, thrive, and apply their skills to local and global challenges; faculty are central to this mission. Recipients of the CELTT Excellence in Transformative Teaching Award will have demonstrated a notable record of success in educating and transforming undergraduate and\/or graduate students in any discipline at UBalt.<\/p>\n<p>The Excellence in Transformative Teaching Award will be awarded to a faculty member who has transformed the classroom&#8217;s learning experience. This might include a new, immersive experience; the use of high impact practices; the integration of an emerging learning technology; a curricular revision; an inventive tradition; an exemplary project; or any teaching practice, project, or process that transforms the students or learning experience.<\/p>\n<p>This teaching transformation between faculty and student can happen in any classroom regardless of rank! <strong>Therefore, it is important that all faculty positions can be recognized for the wonderful work they do as part of the UBalt campus and community.<\/strong> We encourage Adjuncts, Lecturers, Senior Lecturers, Professors of Practice, Visiting Professors, Tenure-Track, and Tenure Professors to apply!<\/p>\n<h4>What is the Award?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Award of $2000<\/li>\n<li>Plaque and letter of acknowledgement<\/li>\n<li>Recognition during a Fall 2024 Teaching &amp; Learning event.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The call for nominations will open September 6, 2024 and close September 20, 2024. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Application Process<\/p>\n<h4>Criteria<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Current faculty member at the University of Baltimore who taught at least one course during Fall 2023 and Spring 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Has taught for at least two consecutive semesters as faculty at any rank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Nominations<\/h4>\n<p>The call for nominations is open and will close on September 20, 2024. Nominations can be submitted by anyone, including faculty members themselves, by completing the <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/KPUvL6cvMc\">nomination form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Application Process<\/h4>\n<p>To self-nominate or nominate a faculty member, they must submit the below information using the nomination form. \u00a0All final applications must be submitted by September 20, 2024.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Name, Affiliated School, Position Title, Years at UBalt<\/li>\n<li>Narrative providing evidence of teaching excellence and transformation (500 words max) as evidenced by a new, immersive experience; the use of high impact practices; the integration of an emerging learning technology; a curricular revision; an inventive tradition; an exemplary project; or any teaching practice, project, or process that transforms the students or learning experience.<\/li>\n<li>Teaching philosophy statement (300 words max) including the nominee\u2019s approach to the classroom that transforms the learning experience for you and the student. Some guiding questions:\n<ul>\n<li>Excellent instructors create a supportive and inclusive learning environment. How do you create this type of environment?<\/li>\n<li>Excellent instructors inspire, transform, and empower students, altering the trajectory of their present and future lives. Describe the ways your teaching transforms the learning experience and students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Selection Process<\/h4>\n<p>Award recipient will be selected by CELTT staff based on the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Evidence of transformation:<\/strong> To what extent has the faculty member transformed the learning experience for both faculty and students?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Innovation and creativity: <\/strong>To what extent has the faculty member demonstrated innovation and creativity in their teaching practice, project, or process?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Impact on student learning: <\/strong>To what extent has the faculty member transformed the students&#8217; learning experience, and how does it reflect in their academic achievements?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Impact on faculty growth:<\/strong> To what extent has the faculty member&#8217;s work transformed their colleagues&#8217; teaching practices, pedagogy, or professional growth?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sustainability and scalability: <\/strong>To what extent is the teaching practice, project or process sustainable and scalable?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evidence of excellence: <\/strong>To what extent does the faculty member exemplify excellence in teaching, including engagement, assessment, and inclusivity?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Rubric<\/h4>\n<p>How satisfied are you with the evidence that the nominee satisfied the following award criteria?<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"174\">Objective<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\">1<\/p>\n<p>Strongly Dissatisfied<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\">2<\/p>\n<p>Dissatisfied<\/td>\n<td width=\"74\">3<\/p>\n<p>Neutral<\/td>\n<td width=\"87\">4<\/p>\n<p>Satisfied<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">5<\/p>\n<p>Strongly<\/p>\n<p>Satisfied<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"174\"><strong>Evidence of transformation:<\/strong> To what extent has the faculty member transformed the learning experience for both faculty and students?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"74\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"87\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"174\"><strong>Innovation and creativity: <\/strong>To what extent has the faculty member demonstrated innovation and creativity in their teaching practice, project, or process?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"74\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"87\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"174\"><strong>Impact on student learning: <\/strong>To what extent has the faculty member transformed the students&#8217; learning experience, and how does it reflect in their academic achievements?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"74\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"87\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"174\"><strong>Impact on faculty growth:<\/strong> To what extent has the faculty member&#8217;s work transformed their colleagues&#8217; teaching practices, pedagogy, or professional growth?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"74\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"87\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"174\"><strong>Sustainability and scalability: <\/strong>To what extent is the teaching practice, project or process sustainable and scalable?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"74\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"87\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"174\"><strong>Evidence of excellence: <\/strong>To what extent does the faculty member exemplify excellence in teaching, including engagement, assessment, and inclusivity?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"74\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"87\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CELTT Excellence in Transformative Teaching Award recognizes outstanding teaching and innovation within the UBalt classroom and community. 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