2003 Teaching Awards



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Call for Nominations -2003 Teaching Awards

Sponsored by the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP)

Division Two of the American Psychological Association

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The Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Division Two of the American Psychological Association) announces its 2003 program of awards for outstanding teachers of psychology. Teaching awards of $750 and a plaque are bestowed for outstanding performance in each of four environments:

Four-year Colleges or Universities: Robert S. Daniel Awards
Two-year Colleges
High Schools: Moffett Memorial Teaching Award
Graduate Students: McKeachie Early Career Award

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Criteria
Nominations will be judged on the following criteria by a panel including previous award winners. Nominees will not be expected to have achieved recognition in all areas. In particular, some criteria are not relevant for all teaching environments.

1.	Demonstrated influence in interesting students in the field of psychology. Documentation could include papers or projects completed by students; evidence of students presenting papers at professional meetings or of students subsequently publishing their work done with this teacher; actions by the teacher, both curricular and co-curricular, intended to increase student interest and involvement in psychology (e.g., encouraging students to major in psychology at a university or college).
2.	Development of effective teaching methods, courses, and/or teaching materials. Documentation could include description and sample of methods, materials, course syllabi, and evidence of successful utilization.
3.	Outstanding performance as a classroom teacher. Documentation could include student evaluations, enrollment figures, and evaluative observations by colleagues, teaching awards, and other forms of prior recognition.
4.	Concerns with professional identity as a teacher of psychology. This might be seen as professional activity on or away from campus, including publications of articles on teaching, stimulation of student research, community presentations about psychology, attendance at professional meetings or workshops relevant to the teaching of psychology, or memberships in organizations indicating such identification.

Winners will be notified in advance. Awards will be presented at a special Society for the Teaching of Psychology program at the 2003 meeting of the American Psychological Association. If a winner cannot attend, STP will appoint a representative to make the presentation at the winner's home campus at a time convenient to the winner .

The nominator and nominee, working together, must complete all documentation in support of the nomination. Responsibility for accumulating supporting documentation cannot be assumed by the Awards Committee. For ease of the review process, many nominees send materials in bound form (e.g., ring binder or spiral bound). In any case, submitted materials should not exceed 2 inches in width. Nominations are to be sent to Chairperson of the Awards Committee and must have a first-class postmark not later than January 10, 2003. Materials will be returned after the review process. However, nominees are encouraged to keep a photocopy of their materials.

These awards are designed to recognize teachers all across the country, including those who do not belong to STP and who are not nationally known. Re-nominations and self-nominations are acceptable. STP reserves the right not to make an award in a particular category if the Awards Committee believes no nominee is qualified in a particular year.

Send materials to: Dr. Dana S. Dunn, Chair, The Society for the Teaching of Psychology Awards Committee, Department of Psychology, Moravian College, 1200 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018-6650. He can also be reached at (610) 861-1562.

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