Effective Teaching Sample Clauses

Effective Teaching. The scholar-teacher ideal at AU combines “excellence in research with exceptional teaching.” In the Department of Sociology, it is a goal toward which we strive. Excellent scholars must be able to teach effectively in order to receive tenure and/or promotion, including promotion to the rank of Professor. The Department seeks clear evidence of effective teaching in a variety of ways. Inside the classroom, we look for evidence of the ability to teach courses, whether foundational or more specialized. A primary basis for evaluating teaching accomplishments will be the teaching portfolio, which comprises five components; all are weighted equally in the evaluation of effective teaching. The portfolio must include (a) a teaching statement/pedagogical narrative; at least one indicator in each of the following three categories: (b) self-assessment of teaching, (c) peer (faculty) assessment of teaching, (d) non-numerical (qualitative) student assessment of teaching; and (e) standardized numerical student evaluations of teaching (N-SETs). Summaries of these components may be found on the Xxxx of Faculty website under “Teaching Portfolio” via this link: xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx/xxxxxxx/academicaffairs/faculty-resources.cfm. They are further detailed here as follows: Teaching statement/pedagogical narrative: Candidates must prepare a teaching statement/pedagogical narrative describing their approach to and achievements in teaching. Self assessment of teaching: The teaching portfolio must include at least one form of self- assessment of teaching. This could be an annotated syllabus describing design, innovation, purpose of assignments; examples of feedback to students; a written self- evaluation of a video of classroom teaching; or written self-evaluation of teaching outside the classroom. A faculty member also may describe their use of the resources of CTRL or other pedagogical resources to further supplement one of these forms of self-assessment of teaching effectiveness. Peer (faculty) assessment: At least one form of peer (faculty) assessment must be included in the teaching portfolio. Faculty may request that a member of the faculty of equal or higher rank, in or outside of the Department, visit their classroom or watch a video reording of a class to offer constructive feedback for improvement. The faculty member may include this feedback in their portfolio as evidence of teaching effectiveness. Other forms of peer (faculty) assessment, such as written review of c...
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Effective Teaching. While various terms have been used to identify essential dimensions of teaching, the following have been selected. These dimensions have been listed in their order of priority. The first five (5) appear to have more significance in terms of a Teacher's influence on learner outcome than the remaining four (4), though all are important when evaluating a Teacher's total performance. It is projected that all aspects of teaching can be classified in one of these dimensions:
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Related to Effective Teaching

  • Exchange Teaching An employee on continuing or professional service contract may be granted a leave of absence for one year for the purpose of exchange teaching. Exchange teaching shall be limited to accredited public school systems, colleges and universities or similar institutions. The cooperating school system, college or university must furnish an employee to take the place of the employee released by the Board. The released employee shall draw full salary plus the value of any supplements performed by the cooperating employee. Application for exchange teaching for the next school year must be made by April 15.

  • The Joint Committee 1. A Joint Committee is hereby established in which each Contracting Party shall be represented.

  • Procedures of the Joint Committee 1. For the proper implementation of this Agreement, the Joint Committee shall meet at an appropriate level whenever necessary upon request but at least once a year. Either Party may request a meeting be held.

  • Positive Test Result Where there has been a positive test result in a confirmatory test and in any confirmatory retest (if the employee requested one), the Employer will do the following unless the employee has furnished a legitimate medical reason for the positive test result:

  • Project Steering Committee 1. For a sound implementation and management of the project, a steering committee shall be set up in line with provisions of the programme implementation manual.

  • Substitute Teaching An adjunct faculty member who is interested in a substitute teaching assignment may be assigned to teach as a substitute in a course section for which the adjunct faculty member is qualified to teach. Each semester an adjunct faculty member may submit to the appropriate Xxxx a written request, on a form provided by the College, which shall indicate his/her willingness and availability to act as a substitute teacher and a reliable means by which to contact the adjunct faculty member on short notice. An adjunct faculty member who is selected to substitute teach shall be paid in accordance with Article 8.4.

  • Training Committee The parties to this Agreement may form a Training Committee. The Training Committee will be constituted by equal numbers of Employer nominees and ETU employee representatives and have a charter which clearly states its role and responsibilities. It shall monitor the clauses of this Agreement which relate to training and ensure all employees have equal access to training.

  • Independent Study Independent study is a program of independent study, research, and/or experience directly related to the duties described in the employee’s job description or related classification as determined by the Retraining and Study Committee, which promises professional values equivalent to that derived from formal study at a recognized educational institution.

  • Positive Test Results In the event an employee tests positive for drug use, the employee will be provided, in writing, notice of their right to explain the test results. The employee may indicate any relevant circumstance, including over the counter or prescription medication taken within the last thirty (30) days, or any other information relevant to the reliability of, or explanation for, a positive test result.

  • Joint Steering Committee [***] following the Effective Date [***], a joint steering committee (the “JSC”) will be established by the Parties to provide oversight and to facilitate information sharing between the Parties with respect to the activities under this Agreement.

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