Purpose
The NACTA Teaching Scholar Award is presented to a maximum of 1% of the NACTA membership body. These individuals should demonstrate a heavier commitment to NACTA since earning the NACTA Educator Award and be clear about their involvement with NACTA, the NACTA Journal, and our NACTA annual conference. Individuals seeking this award should also demonstrate a teaching influence beyond their own campus.
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Eligibility
- Applicants must hold a current Membership in NACTA at time of application and been a member for at least 3 years. Applicants who are not paid NACTA members by close of award applications will be ineligible to receive the award and will not have their applications reviewed.
- Nominee must have been on a full-time appointment involving at least 25% teaching for a minimum of 5 of the past 7 years.
- Nominee must have received the NACTA Educator Award at least 2 years prior.
- This award is presented to the maximum of 2% of membership each year (highest scoring nominations will be awarded based on membership numbers).
- Award recipients are expected to attend the NACTA Conference in order to receive their award.
There is no funding for travel associated with this award.
Criteria for Applications
Application materials should be compiled and submitted by a supporting faculty mentor or
University designee. The packet should be typed, single spaced as appropriate. Please utilize
the template provided:
- Cover Page
- Nomination Letter
- Teaching Philosophy
- Self Evaluation of Instruction
a. 9 areas of Reflection
- Promotion and Enhancement of Teaching Summary
- Engagement with NACTA
- 2 Faculty Peer/Administrator Evaluation of Instruction
- 3 Student Evaluations of Instruction
- Summary of Teaching Evaluations
- Nominee’s Resume
Special Instructions
Awardees are expected to be present at the NACTA Annual Conference to receive their award. A consent of nomination implies that the nominee has an intention and, if selected for an award, will attend the conference.
Submission Information
For each nominee, upload one single PDF file that includes all nomination materials (all documents, letters of support, teaching evaluations and other relevant documents) on the electronic submission form by 11:59 PM on January 15.
We will only accept one PDF file for each nomination and will not combine your materials into one file if you upload multiple files for each nominee. Evaluations of all nominees will be conducted electronically by previous NACTA recipient members.
Supplemental materials will be submitted separately from the nomination packet.
Recognition
Recipient(s) will be recognized at the Annual NACTA Conference.
Deadline for Submission
All nomination materials must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on January 15. If you have questions or difficulties with submitting your nomination, please reach out to us via support@nactateachers.org.
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