TE Award

The Few. The Excellent.

AMATYC is looking for a few excellent mathematics teachers. Well, really we want as many as we can get. Do you have a colleague who always tries to provide that extra effort to help their students to be successful? Maybe you are that type of teacher. If so, AMATYC, through the Teaching Excellence Award, would like to give you or your colleague the recognition you have earned.

The Teaching Excellence Award (TE Award) is intended for educators who have made outstanding contributions to mathematics or mathematics education at a two-year college. Teaching excellence is the main focus of the award. Each awardee will receive an AMATYC medallion and a $500 check from Books/Cole, a part of Cengage Learning. The next Teaching Excellence Awards will be presented at the 2011 AMATYC Conference in Austin, Texas. November 2011 may seem a long way off but the deadline for applications is December 6, 2010.

Nominees must be AMATYC members whose primary assigned duties are delivering instruction in an associate degree-granting program. Nominees must have the equivalent of a minimum of 5 years of full-time teaching experience. Individuals can be selected for the award only once.

Information about preparing a nomination packet for yourself or a colleague is available at AMATYC’s web site, www.amatyc.org/awards/TeachingExcellence. Once a nomination is submitted, it will be reviewed by the Teaching Excellence Award Committee. The committee is chaired by the AMATYC President-Elect, Jim Roznowski ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) and has members representing each of AMATYC’s eight regions. Representing the Mid-Atlantic Region is Agnes Azzolino ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). Points are assigned based on the following selection criteria.

Selection Criteria

Teaching excellence is the main focus of the Teaching Excellence Award. Criteria for selection are:

1.	Instructional Effectiveness and Support of Students - 25 points
	innovative teaching strategies, alternative assessment methods, curriculum development, creating a learning environment for all students, accessible to students in and out of the classroom, etc.
2.	Professional Involvement and Professional Development/Renewal Activities - 15 points
	active participation in professional organizations, speeches, articles, conferences, etc.
3.	Interaction with Colleagues - 5 points
	sharing and discussing ideas with other colleagues
4.	Service to Departments/Division/College - 5 points
	active contributor to college community

Receive the recognition that you or a colleague deserves. Submit a nomination packet for the 2011 AMATYC Teaching Excellence Award.