2014 TATP Teaching Excellence Award Short-listed Candidates

April 8, 2014

Congratulations to Nathaniel Gilmore on being shortlisted for the 2014 TATP Teaching Excellence Award. This year’s winners will be announced on April 30th.

The Teaching Assistants’ Training Program’s (TATP) Teaching Excellence Award was created in 2003 to recognize the outstanding contributions of teaching assistants at the University of Toronto. The award seeks to value the work of TAs who regularly inspire and challenge undergraduate students.

A TATP Award Winner is someone who has….

• Excellent organizational skills (in relation to their ability to organize, structure and prepare tutorials, labs or classes)
• Comprehensive knowledge of their subject area
• Effective communication skills (including clarity of examples and explanations, effective communication of expectations, relation of current issues/research to student experiences and real-world applications)
• Enthusiasm for their subject area
• Ability to provide effective feedback to students
• Ability to encourage student participation

As you may recall, Political Science student Beth Jean Evans won the 2013 TATP Teaching Excellence Award:
PhD Candidate Beth Jean Evans wins the TATP Teaching Excellence Award

The department eagerly awaits the announcement of this year’s winners. Good luck Nathaniel!