Teaching Portfolio

1994 Leadership Award, The David & Dovetta Wilson Scholarship Fund, New York City, May 21, 1994.
For contributions and leadership in the academic development of America’s youth.
Mortar Board Award for Outstanding Teaching,University of Massachusetts Amherst, spring 1993.
For outstanding teaching at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Point of Excellence Award, Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education, Bloomington, Indiana, 1992.
For distinguished contributions to the field of education.
Major Award Prior to Review Period
Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1984-1985.
Teaching Improvement Activities
As documented in my Teaching Philosophy Statement, all teachers must seek continuous renewal and growth. I work diligently to improve my knowledge base and instructional methodologies. The following briefly identifies my efforts:

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  Portfolio Development, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, May 1999.
  

As a member of a six-person team, we trained 45 Emory faculty in portfolio development in a five-day workshop.

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  Faculty Grant for Teaching, Council on Teaching, Learning, and Instructional
  

Technology, Center for Teaching, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1998-1999.
Proposal to develop a new course for non-majors on contemporary educational issues. • TEACHnology Fellowship, Center for Teaching, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1997-1998.
Ten senior faculty (one from each school and college) were awarded fellowships to study technology in classroom teaching.

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  Presented workshop, Course Design, the Syllabus, and the First Day of Class, at the University’s Teaching Assistant Orientation, every August since 1989. Invitation from the Center for Teaching.
  
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  Request mid-semester student assessments of my courses. These anonymous evaluations help determine course strengths and address student concerns.
  
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  Search for materials and strategies to enhance my courses. Significant course changes occur every semester. This maintains currency of material presented and interest among students.