ETA Process
All current full-time and part-time faculty members from all Columbia departments and programs are eligible for consideration in 2011. All evaluations for the ETA are conducted by the ETA committee, an all-college faculty committe whose members are elected or appointed by the CCFO, the Provost, the Chair's Council, and P-Fac.
Please note that because the selection process includes classroom observations, finalists ordinarily should be teaching at least one course during Spring Semester 2011. Exceptions may be made in cases of extraordinary merit, where there is a pattern of evidence from observations by students and colleagues documenting excellent and innovative teaching.
Students are encouraged to nominate their best Columbia teacher, whether or not they are currently enrolled in one of that teacher’s classes.
Faculty members are encouraged to nominate their most respected and accomplished teaching colleagues.
Nominations will be accepted between Monday, November 15, 2010 and Friday, February 11, 2011.
Friday, February 11, 2011: Nominations are due.
Monday, February 14, 2011: Nominated faculty will be notified.
Friday, March 4, 2011: Nomination Packets are due from nominated faculty by 5 p.m. More on this below.
Friday, April 1, 2011: The Excellence in Teaching committee will select a group of finalists by this date and will schedule a classroom observation with each finalist during the weeks following spring break.
Friday, May 6, 2011: The full-time and part-time recipients of the 2010 Excellence in Teaching Award will be announced at the Academic Affairs End-of-Year Soirée
Please read carefully. Because of the number of submissions we receive, we cannot be responsible if nomination packets are incomplete.
Nominated faculty must submit 10 copies of a Nomination Packet in print or on CD either via interoffice mail or by dropping it off at the Center for Teaching Excellence on the 8th Fl., 600 S. Michigan Ave. by 5 p.m. on Friday, March 4, 2011. A submissions box will be available.
If you are submitting hard copies:
• 10 copies must be stapled and double-sided (if possible)
• Materials must be clearly marked and collated in the order listed below
If you are submitting CDs:
• 10 CDs must be submitted, labeled with instructor's name, department, and "ETA Nomination Packet"
• All folders and files on the CD must be clearly marked, indicating what materials the folder or file contains (e.g. ETA Cover Sheet)
A Nomination Packet consists of the following seven components:
1. Completed cover sheet. Click here for cover sheet.
2. A statement of teaching philosophy (1-2 pages) that articulates your core values as a teacher and that provides examples of how you practice those values in the classroom.
3. Written responses to the following three questions:
• In your view, what is the most challenging aspect of teaching and how do you handle this challenge?
• What is your favorite lesson plan or assignment, and why? Please describe the assignment in answering this question.
• How do you create an inclusive learning community in your classroom that respects the diversity of students' voices and needs? (Diversity defined broadly, not just in racial or ethnic terms.)
4. A relevant syllabus.
5. Support materials: To help illustrate your responses to the above three questions, please attach examples of one or two assignments and (if possible) the student work they generated. These support materials can be printed, on CD, or Web-based (please provide links). Please be aware that we will be unable to return these materials.
6. Student evaluations from all the courses you taught in Fall 2010 (or the most recent semester in which you taught).
7. Your curriculum vitae.
Please note that because the selection process includes classroom observations, finalists ordinarily should be teaching at least one course during Spring Semester 2011. Exceptions may be made in cases of extraordinary merit, where there is a pattern of evidence from observations by students and colleagues documenting excellent and innovative teaching.
Students are encouraged to nominate their best Columbia teacher, whether or not they are currently enrolled in one of that teacher’s classes.
Faculty members are encouraged to nominate their most respected and accomplished teaching colleagues.
2010-2011 ETA Timeline
Friday, February 11, 2011: Nominations are due.
Monday, February 14, 2011: Nominated faculty will be notified.
Friday, March 4, 2011: Nomination Packets are due from nominated faculty by 5 p.m. More on this below.
Friday, April 1, 2011: The Excellence in Teaching committee will select a group of finalists by this date and will schedule a classroom observation with each finalist during the weeks following spring break.
Friday, May 6, 2011: The full-time and part-time recipients of the 2010 Excellence in Teaching Award will be announced at the Academic Affairs End-of-Year Soirée
How a faculty member
can accept a nomination
can accept a nomination
Please read carefully. Because of the number of submissions we receive, we cannot be responsible if nomination packets are incomplete.
Nominated faculty must submit 10 copies of a Nomination Packet in print or on CD either via interoffice mail or by dropping it off at the Center for Teaching Excellence on the 8th Fl., 600 S. Michigan Ave. by 5 p.m. on Friday, March 4, 2011. A submissions box will be available.
If you are submitting hard copies:
• 10 copies must be stapled and double-sided (if possible)
• Materials must be clearly marked and collated in the order listed below
If you are submitting CDs:
• 10 CDs must be submitted, labeled with instructor's name, department, and "ETA Nomination Packet"
• All folders and files on the CD must be clearly marked, indicating what materials the folder or file contains (e.g. ETA Cover Sheet)
A Nomination Packet consists of the following seven components:
1. Completed cover sheet. Click here for cover sheet.
2. A statement of teaching philosophy (1-2 pages) that articulates your core values as a teacher and that provides examples of how you practice those values in the classroom.
3. Written responses to the following three questions:
• In your view, what is the most challenging aspect of teaching and how do you handle this challenge?
• What is your favorite lesson plan or assignment, and why? Please describe the assignment in answering this question.
• How do you create an inclusive learning community in your classroom that respects the diversity of students' voices and needs? (Diversity defined broadly, not just in racial or ethnic terms.)
4. A relevant syllabus.
5. Support materials: To help illustrate your responses to the above three questions, please attach examples of one or two assignments and (if possible) the student work they generated. These support materials can be printed, on CD, or Web-based (please provide links). Please be aware that we will be unable to return these materials.
6. Student evaluations from all the courses you taught in Fall 2010 (or the most recent semester in which you taught).
7. Your curriculum vitae.